ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. \u2014 A $19.9 million seawall replacement project by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is scheduled to begin Monday, June 15, along State Road A1A from the Bridge of Lions to Charlotte Street.<\/p>\n
The project aims to improve and protect critical waterfront infrastructure while preserving the historic bayfront character.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The comprehensive project involves replacing the existing seawall, reconstructing the bayfront promenade and upgrading the current post-and-chain barrier to a solid 3.5-foot coquina concrete wall. It also includes the removal and reconstruction of timber pergolas, the removal of the event platform and other related improvements. <\/p>\n The initiative is a collaborative effort among FDOT, the National Park Service and the City of St. Augustine. Vecellio and Grogan, Inc. was selected as the contractor for the construction. <\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n Traffic flow will be maintained throughout the construction period, in accordance with FDOT design standards. <\/p>\n Lane closures will not be permitted from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n Residents and visitors should anticipate construction activity along the bayfront corridor. Temporary impacts to pedestrian access within parts of the project area may occur as work continues.<\/p>\n Construction is expected to end in fall 2027, provided favorable weather conditions and no unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n Click here<\/b><\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. \u2014 A $19.9 million seawall replacement project by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":868474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5136],"tags":[7320,5229,353638,7323,353639,41199,3188,723,82526,7324,353637,7310,7327,7325,353634,7326,353636,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,353635,7322,7321],"class_list":["post-868473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-action-news-jax","tag-america","tag-bridge-of-lions","tag-cbs47","tag-charlotte-street","tag-fdot","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-florida-department-of-transportation","tag-fox30","tag-historic-bayfront","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-fl","tag-northeast-florida","tag-seawall-replacement","tag-southeast-georgia","tag-state-road-a1a","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-waterfront-infrastructure","tag-wfox","tag-wjax"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116753152662172493","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868473","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=868473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}