Attention: Bike Path Construction Starts

Your tax dollars have been hard at work the last few months downtown intersections.

Now, expect to see even more city crews, as construction begins on Sonoma's comprehensive bike path project – which will link downtown with a series of cycle friendly routes.

No streets will be closed during construction; however, street parking may be restricted on Fifth Street West (between West MacArthur Street and West Napa Street) and on West MacArthur Street (between Broadway and Fifth Street West) during the period of Nov. 5 and Nov. 9.

The lanes will be built as a mix of Class II Routes, which are restricted by right-of-way for the exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles, and Class III Bike Route, which simply highlight a recommended bike route with signs, but without a separate striped bike lane. 

Here's the streets that will be affected:

• Fifth Street West between West MacArthur and West Napa Street: Class II Bike Route, will include two lighted and audible crosswalks near Sassarini Elementary School
• West Macarthur Street between Broadway and Fifth Street West: Class II Bike Route
• Second Street East between MacArthur Lane and the Sonoma Bike Path: Class III Bike Route
• Third Street West between Arroyo Way and West Spain Street: Class III Bike Route
• Oregon Street between Studley Street to Seventh Street West: Class III Bike Route
• Seventh Street West between Oregon Street and West Napa Street: Class III Bike Route
• Curtain Lane between Seventh Street West and Fifth Street West: Class III Bike Route

The city will remove a total of 119 parking places to accomidate the lanes:

• Fifth Street West (35 total spaces removed: 4 spaces on the east side of the street, immediately south of Andrieux Street; on the west side of the street, 13 spaces removed just south of Andrieux Street, and 18 spaces removed between the southernmost driveway of DeAnza Moon Valley and Smith Street);
• West MacArthur Street (84 spaces removed on the south side of the street).

A note from the city: During construction, please be aware of heavy equipment and construction personnel and follow instruction of the contractor’s flaggers and signs. Noise levels may be temporarily increased during construction.

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