The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday night approved money to study a new I Street Bridge. Just more than $2 million was set aside for design and environmental review.Watch report: Sac City Council approves money for studying new I Street Bridge"The new facility will be located upriver (from the old bridge) and will connect to the Railyards River District," said Jesse Gotham, a senior engineer with the Public Works Department. "The currently bridge will remain in place -- what will be demolished will be the approach structures." Then and now: Sacramento's bridgesThe current I Street Bridge is more than 100 years old, and very narrow -- especially on the sidewalks. It can't accommodate buses and has no bike lanes.The new bridge will have wide lanes, bike lanes and a bigger walkway.The cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento are working together to replace the I Street Bridge by 2020. It will take about $80 million to make the project a reality.Both cities plan to apply for federal grants, which they believe could cover 100 percent of the cost.Officials said the new bridge will sit just north of the current bridge. It will provide better access for everyone and cross the Sacramento River between the railyards and West Sacramento.When the new bridge is built, the old I Street Bridge will be closed off to traffic and only used by railroad staff.KCRA 3's Leticia Ordaz contributed to this report.

The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday night approved money to study a new I Street Bridge. Just more than $2 million was set aside for design and environmental review.



Watch report: Sac City Council approves money for studying new I Street Bridge

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"The new facility will be located upriver (from the old bridge) and will connect to the Railyards River District," said Jesse Gotham, a senior engineer with the Public Works Department. "The currently bridge will remain in place -- what will be demolished will be the approach structures."

Then and now: Sacramento's bridges

The current I Street Bridge is more than 100 years old, and very narrow -- especially on the sidewalks. It can't accommodate buses and has no bike lanes.

The new bridge will have wide lanes, bike lanes and a bigger walkway.



The cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento are working together to replace the I Street Bridge by 2020. It will take about $80 million to make the project a reality.



Both cities plan to apply for federal grants, which they believe could cover 100 percent of the cost.



Officials said the new bridge will sit just north of the current bridge. It will provide better access for everyone and cross the Sacramento River between the railyards and West Sacramento.



When the new bridge is built, the old I Street Bridge will be closed off to traffic and only used by railroad staff.



KCRA 3's Leticia Ordaz contributed to this report.