This year, when the March for Justice crosses the Guadalupe street Bridge on March 31st, participants will be greeted by 11 colorful banners very much in the style of the OLLU banners lining Commerce and 24th streets.

The bridge banners, hung in late February of this year, mark the first step toward the transformation of the historic bridge.  The banners feature Mexican iconography that includes Our Lady of Guadalupe, the sun, a cactus, a rooster and an indigenous man and woman.

Plans for future enhancements to the bridge, contingent on raising the money, will include metalwork facades on either side of the bridge along with tiled lampposts, artistic touches that should please residents and tourists alike.

The project is an idea that came from the West Side community under the leadership of City Councilmember Patti Radle.  Cost for the bridge enhancement is projected at $75,000.  The AT&T Foundation has contributed $5,000 toward the project.