The City’s construction contractor, Barriere Construction Co., LLC is scheduled to begin repaving the roadways within Joe W. Brown Memorial Park at the end of April. The $1.2 million project will be split into three phases of construction and is projected to last about four months, weather permitting.
Phase I A/B: The first crew will start removing and replacing the existing asphalt pavement on Waterford Street from Nature Center Drive to the Farrar Canal. The second crew will removing and replacing the existing asphalt pavement Nature Center Drive from Read Boulevard to Waterford Street, and Phase 1 will also include repaving the parking lot off Nature Center Drive.
Phase II A/B: Crews will remove and replace existing asphalt pavement on Nature Center Drive from Read Boulevard to the new bridge over the North Lagoon, and then continuing from the bridge to the intersection of Nature Center Drive. The $2.2 million bridge over the North Lagoon was completed and reopened to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in December 2017.
Phase III: Crews will remove and replace the asphalt roadway on Waterford Street from the Farrar Canal to Lake Forest Boulevard.
In general, construction crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The project scope of work also includes replacing damaged portions of sidewalks, installing Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, and minor roadway striping. Multiple construction crews will be onsite during each phase of construction. Park patrons are asked to be mindful of construction equipment, safety signage, barricades, and signs. Construction equipment should not be moved from its assigned location.