Richmond Parkway (originally Richmond Bypass) is an

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connecting Interstate 580 and

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through

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. The road allows drivers traveling between

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(to the west) and

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(to the north) to bypass central Richmond.

History

The original idea for Richmond Parkway came from a state proposal for State Route 93 in the early 1980s. When the state did not implement the plan, local officials assembled $200 million in state and local funds to fund a road largely following the same route as proposed Route 93, which was built in the 1990s. While it mostly functions as an expressway, parts of Richmond Parkway do not meet state expressway standards. For this reason,

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has refused to take it over and officially designate it as part of SR 93 until these local officials bring it up to the state's standards.

Major intersections

References

External links

CCTA Measure C Project #1300: Richmond Parkway
- MTC {{Richmond, California Streets in Richmond, California

History

Major intersections

See also

References

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