Mark Thomas designed modifications to the interchange, including widening and retrofitting the existing Watt Avenue Overcrossing of US 50. Watt Avenue is a major arterial in Sacramento County; it is one of a few crossings of the American River and was planned to become a multi-modal corridor with enhanced bicycle/pedestrian facilities and bus rapid transit (BRT) facilities. By widening the overcrossing, we were able to include a grade-separated Class 1 bicycle path through the interchange. The path now provides bicyclists and pedestrians the ability to move safely and freely through the interchange without points of conflict with vehicular traffic.
