Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn addresses those gathered for the April 12 Temecula City Council meeting. Valley News/Courtesy photo
The Santa Gertrudis Creek Pedestrian-Bicycle Trail Extension and Interconnect Project currently under construction, needs an additional $885,000 to complete. According to a city report, the project has experienced a variety of unforeseen conditions including COVID-related delays, mitigation of nesting birds, prior improvements within the channel not documented on existing record data, weather related events and other circumstances.The unpredicted conditions increased the cost of construction and delayed completion of the project. Originally the project had an authorized contingency amount of $397,862.63, but those funds are depleted.The trail includes a mile of asphalt pedestrian and bicycle trail along the southern bank of the Creek between Ynez and Winchester roads. Temecula City
