We're getting closer to completion of the long-awaited Mary Avenue bicycle footbridge over Highway 280. The anchoring of two support towers that will support the bridge's main overpass has been completed.
A series of thick steel cables are now installed. These cables, which connect to the top of the towers and the bases of the bridge, allow the bridge to span the eight-lane highway with no supports added to the freeway.
The $10.2 million bridge will allow easy access across the highway for pedestrians and bicyclists. It is funded primarily by Valley Transportation Authority, with remaining funds coming from the cities of Cupertino and Sunnyvale.
The area at its bases will include about 12 acres of native landscaping, sound walls and bicycle trails. It has a tentative completion date for spring 2009.
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