26-034 Wayside Park East and 17th Avenue Park Improvements

Wayside Park East at 17th Avenue and Bayfront Parkway has fallen into disrepair due to its age, and this was made far worse by hurricane damage. The park’s boat ramps, and dock were damaged during Hurricane Sally, the parking lot pavement is in poor condition and lacks current accessibility features, and the boardwalk north of the railroad track needs replacement. Additionally, the northbound approach to “Graffiti Bridge” is notorious for generating truck strikes on the low bridge. This project works in conjunction with FDOT to install a state-of-the-art advanced warning system alerting truck drivers of the low bridge hazard well before the bridge. Overall, road and park safety and accessibility are greatly improved by the successful completion of this project