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Regents Road bridge, deleted
There's a reason this bridge hasn't been built in 40 years. It has always been politically unpopular enough to make most city councilmembers reluctant to approve it. One of the most vocal proponents of the bridge is Harry Mathis who was on the city council for 8 years and never brought it to a vote. I was at the Dec 5th council meeting and the opponents of the bridge outnumbered the proponents by about 2:1 - so there is plenty of support for taking this bridge out of the plan. There is also the small matter of funding. The bridge is now estimated at $60-$70 million, and there is about $20 million in the FBA (developer fee) account. All the less controversial projects got done already. Keep in mind that there are further improvements already in the works on 5 and 805, plus the trolley - all with the goal of reducing rush hour congestion. I'd like to see how those play out before agreeing to pull freeway traffic off the freeways and into neighborhoods.— January 10, 2017 10:01 a.m.