Construction for accessibility improvements at the Swinging Bridge Picnic area will be the week of April 28, 2008. This projects is part of a larger project effort to improve accessibility at five day-use areas throughout the park. The contractor will fence off the areas to be improved including several parking spaces for vehicle and material staging. Construction will continue for the next two weeks.

Did we not once hear that the Plan was to remove some bridges across the Merced, including this one? I recall that I was horrified at the time, and I am glad that they are doing improvements instead of removal.

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Wilderness forever,
Bruce Jensen