City officials and boosters are celebrating after a long-awaited pedestrian-bicycle bridge was hoisted by crane and installed recently over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Emeryville.

The arched South Bayfront Bridge was hoisted by crane and set into place this past weekend by Richmond-based contractor Ghilotti Bros. during a four-hour overnight window allotted by the railroad, which could have assessed a financial penalty if the project took too long.

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