• Improve safety
  Both bridges on Arlington Avenue over the Truckee River are nearly a century old, and are in need of replacement.
• Improve Bicycle, and Pedestrian Connectivity
  Multi-modal improvements include widening the existing sidewalks to eight feet and providing a two-foot striped buffer between dedicated bike lanes and the vehicle travel lanes.
• Flood Mitigation
  The new north bridge will have only one pier, compared to the two piers of the existing bridge, providing more unobstructed area in the event of flooding. A new access will be built to help remove debris. The new bridges will provide the same or slightly improved hydraulic capacity compared to the existing bridges. Flooding throughout Wingfield Park and the surrounding area will still occur at the same storm events as flooding occurs now.

• Two new structurally efficient and aesthetically pleasing bridges
• Continuous eight-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides of Arlington Avenue
• River overlooks at each side of the north bridge
• Dedicated five-foot bike lane separated from vehicular traffic with a two-foot striped buffer lane
• Pedestrian scale lighting along Arlington Avenue between the intersections
• Additional trees
• New roadway surface on Arlington Avenue between West First Street and Island Drive
• An additional marked crosswalk at the north side of the Island Avenue / Arlington Avenue intersection to provide marked crosswalks at all four legs of this intersection
• Drainage improvements
• Americans with disabilities (ADA) improvements along the project limits to ensure ADA compliancy

No. The existing roadway and nearby building elevations at First Street and Island Avenue prohibit the ability to raise the bridge profiles.

During the Feasibility Study, an aesthetics theme of Modern Art Deco was selected by the stakeholder working group and endorsed by the public. Preliminary renderings can be viewed on the home page. The aesthetic design features of the bridge railing, pedestrian lighting fixtures, and bridge pylons are the direct result of public feedback obtained during the August 2022 Public Information Meeting in conjunction with the use of our Build-A-Bridge web tool.

There will be one 11-foot through lane in each direction, a striped 2-foot buffer, and 5-foot dedicated bike lane. At the intersections with West First Street and Island Avenue, a dedicated left turn lane to westbound West First Street and eastbound Island Avenue will be maintained.

In the northbound direction, the existing dedicated right turn lane will be modified so that right turn movements will share the through lane. This will allow the striped buffer and dedicated bike lane to continue along Arlington Avenue to the intersection with West Frist Street. (In the current condition, the dedicated bike lane ends near the amphitheater and bikes must enter either the through lane or the right turn lane.

The speed limit will remain 15 MPH for safety through Wingfield Park.

An Environmental Study is being completed. This study will include analysis on:

• Noise
• Visual Resources
• Biological Resources
• Multimodal (Bike/Ped/Transit)
• Land Use / Social-Economic
• Air Quality
• Water Resources / Wetlands
• Parks / Recreation
• Historic Resources
• Hazardous Materials
• Traffic / Safety

Preliminary design indicates 13 trees will be impacted by the construction excavation limits for the new bridges, widened sidewalk, and maintenance access ramp, or are already dead or dying. Approximately 19 new trees (a net gain of 6 trees) will be planted once construction is complete. Trees will be planted along Arlington Avenue in accordance with the City of Reno landscaping code to have trees spaced at 30-foot intervals within the project limits.

All construction information is preliminary and subject to revision.

Arlington Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Island Drive and West First Street.

Anticipated detour routes over the Truckee River include Keystone Avenue and the one-way couplet of Sierra St./Center St.
Eastbound/westbound traffic to/from Arlington Avenue is anticipated to use Second Street and California Avenue.

All construction information is preliminary and subject to revision.

Due to safety concerns, the City of Reno has requested full closure of Wingfield Park for the duration of construction. Nearby Barbara Bennett Park and West Street Plaza will not be impacted.

Recreation assess to the river will be maintained during most of the construction duration, however there will be some restrictions to maintain public safety. Between July 1st and October 31st, the contractor will install barrier in the river to divert flows to one channel or the other. This is needed to create a dry work zone for bridge construction. During those times, recreation river use will be restricted to one channel. In addition, certain construction activities may require short closures of the whitewater park for safety reasons.

All construction information is preliminary and subject to revision.

No, overall improvements to Wingfield Park and the whitewater park are NOT included in this bridge replacement project.

In the north channel, minor improvements to realign the upstream drop structure will be designed by the original whitewater park designer to coordinate this feature with the single pier configuration of the new bridge (the existing bridge has two piers).

Other localized impacts within our construction footprints for the bridges will be restored to their current condition.

The City of Reno is in the process of developing a Park Master Plan for possible improvements to Wingfield Park, Barbara Bennett Park, and the whitewater park. The plan is tentatively scheduled to be completed by August 2023.

All construction information is preliminary and subject to revision.

A contractor will be selected in late 2024 with in-river construction of the bridges to begin in July 2025, when access to the river is allowed. Construction is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2026. Construction river access is only allowed from July 1 through October 31 each year. The team anticipates the contractor will build one bridge per season.

All construction information is preliminary and subject to revision.

The $28.3 million project (design and construction) is being funded through multiple resources:

• $3.3 million COVID Funds (Federal)
• $2.0 million Congressional Directive Funds (Federal)
• $7.0 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant (Federal)
• $5.9 million Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Funds (Federal)
• $10.1 million Local Fuel Tax (RTC)

All construction information is preliminary and subject to revision.

The reconstruction of the bridges and their roads will require adjustments to the recently completed elevations, but the functionality of the services will be maintained.

The three existing streetlights serviced by overhead power along Arlington Avenue between Island Avenue and West Frist Street will be replaced by pedestrian scale lighting (with adequate lighting levels for vehicular traffic as well) serviced with underground power.

The reconstruction the roadway will require minor adjustments to the two storm drain inlets along Arlington Avenue within Wingfield Park. The construction of the north bridge will impact the existing Peavine Creek box culvert that currently outlets through the north abutment. The outlet of this box culvert will be modified to a reinforced concrete pipe and will continue to outlet through the north abutment.

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