Mohawk Street Extension: Just Another Bridge To Nowhere?

Sources have told Truxtun Avenue that Granite Construction just bid on a new Bakersfield bridge over the Kern River. It's just part of a huge new roadway project that proposes to ease the traffic burden on existing roadways in the area.

But will this be a Bakersfield bridge to nowhere?

Take Mohawk Street for its short curving drive from California Avenue past apartments and commercial buildings. A lone restaurant called Woody's sits on the corner where Mohawk meets Truxtun Extension. While coming up to the intersection a driver can look straight ahead to strip of grass where frisbee golf courses are frequented by hardcore disk tossers. They can be seen playing any day of the week.

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