Buried within Caltrans’ reams of documentation about the Albion River Bridge is a critically important document: the Community Impact Assessment (CIA) document.

One paragraph hits the nail on the head with respect to the potential loss of the historic Albion River Bridge:

For some residents, the project would change their perception of community character due to the local importance of the existing bridge. The bridge is iconic, and some community members feel the existing bridge defines them as a unique coastal community. Replacement of this historic bridge would change their sense of historic character.

There are myriad other reasons to object to Caltrans’ plans, including environmental damage, taking of private property, up to five years of bridge closures, and much more. Our recent post describes more.

The version of the CIA that Caltrans posted weighs in at over 60MB—a pretty big download for residents of a region where fast internet connections aren’t a given.

We compressed it into a more-reasonable size (16MB). You can download it here.

Attend our community meeting and comment workshop

You can learn a lot more about Caltrans’ bad plans at our community meeting at 5:30 pm tomorrow (August 27) at the Mendocino Community Center in Mendocino. Learn more and plan to attend!