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Petaluma project team outlines $97 million Caulfield Lane movable bridge and extension

Petaluma City Council · February 23, 2026
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City staff and consultants presented conceptual design, coordination needs and a partial funding plan for a movable Caulfield Lane drawbridge and roadway extension; the team expects 2028 shovel-ready design but does not yet have full construction funding.

Petaluma officials and consultants presented an update on the Caulfield Lane drawbridge and associated Caulfield extension on Feb. 23, detailing design work, environmental steps and preliminary costs.

Bjorn Greetenberg, project manager for the design team, said the project would construct a movable (draw) bridge across the Petaluma River with two vehicular lanes, multiuse paths on each side and a counterweight housed below roadway grade to reduce visual impacts. "We've completed preliminary design, topographic surveys and a hydraulic analysis," Greetenberg said, adding that a final river boring is scheduled for this summer.

Jason Hickey, structures lead, described navigational clearances and coordination needs with federal and state agencies. He said the project includes about a 90-foot-plus horizontal opening and about 70 feet of vertical clearance above flood elevation for…

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