Santa Ana River Trail
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors Tuesday signed off on the final budget for a signage project along the Santa Ana River Trail, covering most points on the segment that traverses Riverside County with guideposts, relying on a federal allocation to pay for it.
In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board authorized the Regional Parks & Open Space District to utilize $941,406 in 2021 American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Santa Ana River Trail Wayfinding Signage Project.
In September, the county hired Los Angeles-based Monarka Development Corp., also known as Express Sign & Neon, to handle the project, which is slated to get underway before year’s end.
The initial project budget was $1 million, but Regional Parks & Open Space District officials determined the full amount would not be required, so the board revised the final budget at a slightly lower sum in accordance with updated figures.
“The signage program project aims to enhance the quality of life for Riverside County residents and Santa Ana River Trail users by maintaining clean, safe and equitable outdoor recreational opportunities,” according to documents posted to the board agenda.
The total length of the trail, also dubbed “Crest to Coast,” is 110 miles, spanning the upper tier of the San Bernardino National Forest to Huntington Beach in Orange County. The path, which is still under development, crosses Riverside County via the Santa Ana River bottom, from the northeastern edge of Jurupa Valley to the Corona (71) Expressway at the OC line.
Along with Jurupa Valley, the cities of Corona, Eastvale, Norco and Riverside have portions of the trail within their jurisdictions. Some sections of the trail have paved surfaces for bicyclists.
“This project includes the installation of over 300 signs along the already constructed lengths of the SART,” documents stated. “Sign designs include information kiosks, interpretive panels, directional signs, monuments and regulatory signs. These signs will help people get easily oriented to the SART, find their destination, locate points of interest and discover information in an easy-to-digest way.”
The signage project does not have a specified completion date.
The county received about $480 million in ARPA funds, and remaining money must be allocated to infrastructure, social assistance and related programs by Dec. 31.
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