Commuters be warned: the I Street Bridge spanning Sacramento and West Sacramento is slated for a temporary shutdown. For travelers looking to cross the Sacramento River, a major inconvenience looms from October 6 through October 16, as Union Pacific Railroad embarks on a necessary repair mission. The historical bridge, requiring upkeep on the exterior siding of its attached building, will be out of commission starting at 6 a.m. Monday and is set to reopen the following Thursday at the same hour.
Sacramento City Express reports that this 10-day closure will directly impact anyone who typically traverses the bridge, including drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. For those of us who rely on this vital connector, it's time to quickly make alternate plans. Detour signs will likely crop up to attempt to guide the inevitable confusion that such a closure warrants.
So, what's the reroute game plan? Westbound traffic will be redirected from I Street onto Third Street, then to Capitol Mall, while eastbound traffic will see a similar reroute involving B Street, Fourth, C Street, and Third Street before hitting Tower Bridge Gateway. The busy bees looking to zigzag their way across the city should plan to add some extra time to their journey to accommodate the detours.
