Bayshore Bikeway, Western Salt Segment
The Bayshore Bikeway is a regional corridor around San Diego Bay (Bay). The 1.8-mile Western Salt Segment passes through the salt evaporation ponds between the City of San Diego and Imperial Beach. The Class I bike path is primarily located within the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)/railroad right-of-way (ROW) and crosses over the Coronado Branch Rail Line. Portions of the bike path are adjacent to the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge).
BRG provided environmental compliance and permitting services, which included early identification of environmental constraints. Working with the City and design team, BRG assisted in developing an alternative that avoided all long-term impacts to wetlands and removed abandoned piles beneath the railroad bridges for a net gain in wetlands.
The project won the American Public Works Association’s Project of the Year Award in 2009.
