PORT ANGELES — A pedestrian bridge is expected to span Dry Creek as part of the Olympic Discovery Trail by this time next year.
The construction of the bridge, estimated at nearly $760,000, is part of a plan approved unanimously by the City Council on Tuesday for development of a four-mile segment of the trail from Marine Drive to the Elwha River. Bridge construction is set for spring 2010, said Mike Szatlocky, civil engineer for the city.
While the price tag for the bridge is about three-quarters of a million dollars, the city’s contribution will be a small portion of that.
Szatlocky said the city, after approval form the City Council on June 16, will contribute $70,000 from its general fund and $160,000 in city lodging tax revenue for the bridge construction. The rest of the funding will come from a $379,670 grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, $37,500 from the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, and $50,000 from the Peninsula Trails Coalition, he said.
Total cost for the trail segment is unknown at this time, Szatlocky said.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.
