Fort Bragg residents were getting a safer, more accessible sidewalk.
What they also got was a towering wooden fence that locals say has turned a scenic stretch of Highway 1 into an ocean-view blockade.
The nearly $10 million sidewalk project has sparked a local revolt and prompted Caltrans to plan changes to the controversial barrier.
“CalTrans has done a bad thing and it needs to be undone,” Fort Bragg resident Bonnie Brayton told SFGATE via email.
The $9.5 million project is intended to improve pedestrian access and bring the sidewalk into compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
The work spans nearly the entire city, from the…
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