CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The highly anticipated Rail Trail Bridge Project will soon be underway after city leaders celebrated the official kickoff on Tuesday Morning.

The new pedestrian and bicycle bridge will connect Uptown and South End from the CATS Blue Line Brooklyn Village Station to the existing Rail Trail under the East Morehead Street bridge.

"This is how we build a city that works for everyone, where people can move safely and comfortably on foot, by bike, or by transit; where walkable streets and connected pathways bring neighbors closer together; and where mobility isn’t limited to those with cars, but accessible to all,” Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson said.

The $16.4 million project will include a signature bridge with multiple structural arches, cables and lighting, al

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