Utica plans pedestrian bridge over Clinton River

Getting to downtown Utica is about to become much easier, as the Macomb County suburb plans to build a pedestrian bridge over the Clinton River.

The city recently received $303,192 in federal Transportation Enhancement funding to fill the financing gap for the $452,525 project. Work is expected to begin this spring and wrap up by the end of September.

The bridge will connect the Macomb Orchard Trail to downtown Utica as well as the Clinton River Trail in Oakland County. It will provide pedestrians and bicyclists with a safe place to cross the river without having to navigate the busy Van Dyke/M-59 intersection. Utica Mayor Jacqueline Noonan expects the bridge will have a big impact on several fronts.

"It's nature. It's economic. It's community," Noonan says. "We're just so excited and proud."

The project is one of the final pieces of the Macomb County Bike/Hike Master Plan. Utica and other Macomb County communities have been working on building that series of bike trails and paths for 22 years. This bridge will connect Utica to the Huron Clinton Metroparks at Metro Beach and Stoney Creek.

Source: Jacqueline Noonan, mayor of Utica
Writer: Jon Zemke

Utica plans pedestrian bridge over Clinton River

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