Ever since the bailey bridge was closed on Unwin Avenue just east of Cherry Beach cyclists using the Martin Goodman Trail have had to squeeze along a narrow foodbridge clinging to the south side of the bridge. That bottleneck on the trail is now gone and has been replaced by a new cycling pedestrian bridge.

Here on the Martin Goodman Trail just east of Cherry Beach Cyclists have had to turn north onto Unwin avenue and cross on the bailey bridge. Now a new cycling/pedestrian Bridge is in place so cyclists and other trail users don't have to make this detour any more.

While the new bridge is in place there still is more work to be done. The approaches to the bridge have yet to be paved so there is just gravel to the east and the west of the bridge. Hopefully this will be in place soon now that the weather is warming up.

Looking west over the new bridge. The approach has not yet been paved so use caution crossing.

In addition to the cycling a bridge for automobile traffic on Unwin will be built this spring and there is landscaping work being done on the south west area of the bridge to the shore of the lake creating a small stopping area. While this is a small project it removes a big barrier on the trail and improves one small corner of our waterfront.