Miami-Dade Parks announces the start of construction improvements at Pelican Harbor Marina
MIAMI —
The Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is implementing the “Pelican Harbor Marina Boat Ramp Parking Lot Beautification Project,” to renovate, upgrade and improve public access to the marina facility. Construction is expected to start in September 2018 and will be completed in Fall2019. (Note: Schedule may change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.)
Every effort will be made to minimize noise, dust and traffic disruptions that may result from construction activities. The boat ramp will remain open at all times with about 40 parking spaces available throughout the construction.
The work will entail:
•Reconfiguring directional traffic flow through the lot to reduce conflicts and congestion.
•Creating an eastbound right turn lane that will reduce the backing up of vehicles onto the busy 79th Street Causeway.
•Reconfiguring parking spaces to accommodate 150 trailers and 24 vehicles.
•Removing and replacing roadway asphalt surfaces (onsite/offsite) to include regrading, remilling, resurfacing, and restriping.
•Installing new signs and signalization along SR-934/ NE 79th St. Causeway as well as installing signs within the marina parking lot.
•Installing a new eight-foot-wide pedestrian concrete walkway that will traverse the entire site from the northeast corner of the property to existing Causeway sidewalks.
•Improving parking lot stormwater drainage to address frequent standing water.
•Installing new landscaping.
•Making lighting improvements.
•Installing new fire hydrant.
•Installing an empty conduit system for a future CCTV security system for enhanced security surveillance.
Miami-Dade Parks’ Design and Build Teams are working to complete the project in conjunction with David Plummer & Associates (engineers), Gardner & Semler Landscape Architecture (landscaping), Martin Vilato Associates, Inc. (electrical engineers), Maurice Gray Associates, Inc. (structural engineers), and V. Engineering Corp. (contractor).
The marina boat ramp parking lot beautification project will cost approximately $2.6 million and will be funded by the Florida Inland Navigational District (FIND), Coastal Park and Marina Enterprise (CPME) and the Florida Boating Improvement Program (FBIP) Vessel programs.
About Pelican Harbor Marina:
Located at 1275 NE 79th St., Miami, on Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway, Pelican Harbor Marina offers close ocean access to the Haulover inlet and Government Cut. The 18-acre marina features a variety of boating services and amenities that include free parking, 24-hour security, and boat ramp access, 112 wet slips, transient dockage, a sailboat mooring field, a dinghy dock, fuel operations, pump-out services, water taxi service, and an on-site sailing school. The marina’s dock master building contains a boater’s hospitality area with vending machines, restrooms, showers, and laundry services. There is also a sea bird rehabilitation station on site. Marina patrons can take their boat or catch a water taxi to the nearby Pelican Island nature preserve and bird sanctuary, just 400 yards offshore. The Island has a day dock, barbeque grills, picnic tables, shelters and a sand volleyball court. For more information, call 305-754-9330 or visit the web page.
About Miami-Dade Parks:
Miami-Dade Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 270 parks and 13,573 acres of land. It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world and focused on Placemaking, Health and Fitness, and Conservation and Stewardship. The non-profit Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade supports Miami-Dade Parks’ efforts to further develop Miami-Dade County’s world-class parks system for residents and visitors.
# # #
To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters and/or any accommodations to participate in any Miami-Dade Parks-sponsored program or meeting, contact Mary Palacios at Mary.Palacios@miamidade.gov, 305-755-7848, at least 7 days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).