The City of Thousand Oaks Joins the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency and Conejo Recreation and Park District to Celebrate the new Conejo Canyons Bridge

CONTACT: Cliff Finley, Public Works Director, cfinley@toaks.gov; (805) 701-7125 

Brian Stark, COSCA Administrator, bstark@toaks.gov (805) 449-2345 

Alexandra South, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Director, asouth@toaks.gov; (805) 449-2120

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 17, 2024 - The City of Thousand Oaks, in collaboration with the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) and Conejo Recreation and Parks District (CRPD) held a celebration on May 14, 2024, to commemorate the completion of the Conejo Canyons Bridge. 

The new Conejo Canyons Bridge, strategically located across the Arroyo Conejo Creek, southwest of Hill Canyon Road, serves as a vital access link to large areas of open space. It connects existing trails and access roads on either side of the creek, between Conejo Canyons and Wildwood Park, providing a defined route between Santa Rosa Equestrian Park and Wildwood Canyon. This bridge also offers a direct and safe crossing between Hill Canyon Treatment Plant and the City’s Municipal Service Center at the north end of Rancho Conejo Boulevard for emergency vehicular access. In addition, the bridge will provide COSCA park rangers greater accessibility to open space areas in support of maintenance and resource management, allowing for safer travel between remote locations and adding efficiency to their open-space stewardship efforts. 

The Conejo Canyons Bridge was built to provide emergency access to the canyon and to make the area more accessible to open-space users. The specific location for the bridge was selected because it best achieves the goals highlighted above with the fewest environmental impacts.

The total cost of the project was $3,300,000, which was included in the City’s Capital Improvement Budget. Donations from the Conejo Recreation and Park District and the Conejo Open Space Foundation helped to offset some of the total costs.  

The bridge has been open to the public since April 2024. For more information on this project, please visit www.toaks.co/ccbridge 

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