By Kathy Chouteau
The Point Molate Bay Trail project has received the funding needed to complete its construction, which could be completed by the end of 2021, according to the Trails for Richmond Action Committee (TRAC).
The City of Richmond and East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) have been awarded $2.2 million in funding toward the creation of 2.5 miles of shoreline Bay Trail stretching from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail to the northern border of Point Molate at Stenmark Drive.
The local funding was awarded by the California Natural Resources Agency as one part of $27.7 million for 19 different projects statewide that will increase access to the outdoors and bolster recreational opportunities for communities. Part of the Proposition 68-funded Recreational Trails and Greenways grant program, the local grants encompassed $1,000,000 for the City of Richmond and $1,202,830 for the EBRPD for the Point Molate Bay Trail project.