{"id":506604,"date":"2026-01-10T17:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/506604\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:15:23","slug":"southbank-riverwalk-extension-in-permitting-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/506604\/","title":{"rendered":"Southbank Riverwalk extension in permitting review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h891128-p1\" class=\"permalinkable\">An extension of the Downtown Southbank Riverwalk is in permitting review on a timeline for completion in less than two years, a city official told the Downtown Development Review Board on Jan. 8.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p2\" class=\"permalinkable\">Jill Enz of the city\u2019s Parks, Recreation and Community Services department said the 1,200-foot extension would connect the Riverwalk from Baptist Medical Center to the Fuller Warren Bridge Shared Use Path.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Custom shade structures, benches and landscaping are part of the Southbank Riverwalk extension.\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/southbank_riverwalk_extension_2_t850.jpeg\" title=\"Custom shade structures, benches and landscaping are part of the Southbank Riverwalk extension.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Custom shade structures, benches and landscaping are part of the Southbank Riverwalk extension.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p3\" class=\"permalinkable\">Enz, the department\u2019s chief of natural and marine resources, said the new portion would include two bump-outs with custom shade structures, benches and landscaping. The walkway will be 17 feet wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p4\" class=\"permalinkable\">The shade structures will be on the east side, which will expose the walkway to the afternoon and evening sun but provide open views of the river and Downtown skyline.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Fuller Warren Bridge Shared-Use Path over the St. Johns River.\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fuller_warren_shared_use_path_Jacksonville_Today_t850.jpg\" title=\"The Fuller Warren Bridge Shared-Use Path over the St. Johns River.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Fuller Warren Bridge Shared-Use Path over the St. Johns River.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Today<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p5\" class=\"permalinkable\">Presentation materials for the project stated the project is fully funded through the city\u2019s Capital Improvement Plan, with $7.1 million allocated in the fiscal year 2025 budget for the extension and enhancement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p6\" class=\"permalinkable\">A timeline calls for 60 days of permitting, 30 days for bidding and 18 months for construction.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p7\" class=\"permalinkable\">The presentation materials called the extension a missing link in the Riverwalk, which stretches about 3 miles on the north and south banks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Southbank Riverwalk extension near Baptist Medical Center.\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/southbank_riverwalk_exension_plan_t850.jpg\" title=\"The Southbank Riverwalk extension near Baptist Medical Center.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Southbank Riverwalk extension near Baptist Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p8\" class=\"permalinkable\">Another extension at the $693 million RiversEdge mixed-use project was completed in November 2025. That property is the former site of the JEA Southside Generating Plant.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p9\" class=\"permalinkable\">Jacksonville-based Haskell, which built other portions of the Riverwalk, is the contractor.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Southbank Riverwalk extension would connect Baptist Medical Center to the Fuller Warren Bridge Shared Use Path.\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/southbank_riverwalk_exension_t850.jpg\" title=\"The Southbank Riverwalk extension would connect Baptist Medical Center to the Fuller Warren Bridge Shared Use Path.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Southbank Riverwalk extension would connect Baptist Medical Center to the Fuller Warren Bridge Shared Use Path.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p10\" class=\"permalinkable\">Enz said the extension was designed to \u201ccarry momentum\u201d from the Shared Use Path to the Southbank.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h891128-p11\" class=\"permalinkable\">The $126 million Shared Use Path, completed in 2023, added a 4,600-foot walking and cycling pathway to the bridge, connecting Riverside to San Marco. The Florida Department of Transportation headed the project in collaboration with the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An extension of the Downtown Southbank Riverwalk is in permitting review on a timeline for completion in less&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":506605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,3188,723,7310,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-506604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-jacksonville","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115871935749866622","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}