Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to get new traffic lane in April

Within months, drivers weary of the eastbound crawl to and across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge every evening should get relief with the addition of a new traffic lane.

But bicyclists, who were supposed to get their own path on the upper deck at the same time, will have to wait, perhaps up to a year, and they might have to surrender the path to cars for a few hours each weekday morning.

East Bay bike advocates, who fought for years for a two-way path just for cyclists and pedestrians, aren’t pleased with the development.

“We’re not prepared to give up all of the bridge during the morning,” said Dave Campbell, advocacy and policy director for Bike East Bay.