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A long-awaited bridge installation is happening in Mountain View that will connect the Stevens Creek Trail to the Ameswell Hotel for improved pedestrian and bicycle access in the Moffett area.
Currently, a portion of Stevens Creek Trail has been narrowed to allow for the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge directly across from the Ameswell property at 750 Moffett Blvd. Access to the area will be curtailed next week though as a full closure is slated for the trail segment between La Avenida Street and Moffett Boulevard from Monday, July 28 to Friday, Aug. 15, according to a city update.
A detour route has been mapped out by the city for pedestrians and bicyclists to use Shoreline Boulevard and Middlefield Road during the week of construction. Access to the trail will be open at the La Avenida entrance and Moffett Boulevard entrance.
The bridge over Stevens Creek has been a long-time coming. It was one of the conditions for the Ameswell development, which the city approved back in 2016. The hotel, office building and parking garage have been built since then, but the bridge has taken a lot longer – roughly nine years.
Mountain View spokesperson Lenka Wright attributed the delay to complications during the design phase of the project. The developer needed to obtain multiple permits from the city, Santa Clara Valley Water and PG&E, Wright said in an email.
There also was a limited window for when construction could occur at the creek. The Valley Water permit only allows work to be done from May 15 to Oct. 15, Wright said.
The developer has fully funded the cost of the bridge, and the city will own the bridge once construction is complete, Wright said.
The bridge installation is expected to be finished in October, according to the city website.
Editor’s Note: The story has been updated to include a recent city notification that the trail closure has been extended to three weeks from July 28 to Aug. 15.
