I spoke at two big ribbon cuttings last week. The first was the 10.5 megawatt Solar 1 project. You can read about it here:

http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20180418/NEWS/180419795 http://richmondstandard.com/2018/04/18/vast-solar-farm-on-chevron-land-gets-earth-day-celebration/ https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/04/18/new-10-5-megawatt-solar-farm-opens-on-site-of-former-chevron-landfill-in-richmond/

The second was the opening of the third westbound lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Read about it at:

https://mtc.ca.gov/whats-happening/news/third-eastbound-lane-richmond-san-rafael-bridge-opens-today https://mtc.ca.gov/whats-happening/news/photo-gallery/ribbon-cutting-third-eastbound-lane-richmond-san-rafael-bridge https://mtc.ca.gov/our-work/plans-projects/major-regional-projects/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-access-improvements

Work continues on the first-ever bicycle/pedestrian link between Contra Costa and Marin counties. To separate bicyclists and pedestrians from westbound traffic on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, plans for the new 10-feet wide, Americans with Disabilities Act standards-compliant bike/ped path (link is external) call for installation of a moveable concrete barrier that will allow BATA and Caltrans to conduct bridge maintenance work during short closures of the path. Most of these closures will occur at night. A “zipper truck” similar to that used for the moveable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge (link is external) will used to shift the barrier on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Completion of the moveable barrier project is slated for early 2019. More information about the I-580 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvement Projects (link is external) can be found on the MTC website.