Tamiami Trail Bridge Groundbreaking

Date: December 4, 2009 

Location: Miami-Dade County, FL

Description:

On December 4, 2009, the National Park Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will break ground on a new bridge along Tamiami Trail, just north of Everglades National Park in Miami-Dade County.  Tamiami Trail has acted as a dam, stopping natural north-south flow of water through the greater Everglades ecosystem into Everglades National Park and Florida Bay. As a result, the Park is starved for water, causing the decline of the Park’s wading bird and wildlife habitat and its unique landscape.

Twenty years in the making, this groundbreaking represents an important step forward in restoration.  A one-mile bridge will allow more water to flow south into Everglades National Park, improving conditions for native wildlife. Much work still remains – 10 more miles of road block water flow into the Park, and the National Park Service is currently developing a plan for a second phase to build additional bridging.

WHAT: Tamiami Trail Bridge Groundbreaking
WHEN: December 4, 2009
WHERE: On Tamiami Trail / US41, approximately 1 mile west of SW 177th Ave
WHO: National Park Service and U.S. Corps of Engineers
CONTACT/RSVP: Sara Fain, sfain@npca.org or 305-546-6689