Construction Starts on Everglades Restoration Project Tamiami Trail
A long-awaited Everglades restoration construction project began in February on the western section of the Tamiami Trail in Miami-Dade County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced.
The Tamiami Trail project includes constructing a 1-mile bridge, and raising and reinforcing an additional 9.7 miles of road. The bridge will allow water to flow without obstruction into Everglades National Park. Because sheet flow is essential to the health and viability of the Everglades, initiation of this project represents an advancement for the South Florida ecosystem restoration program.