Small Project (under $10 million), Award of Merit: Shepard State Park Marshwalk Pier
This $394,498 project connects two hiking trails in the park with a pier over the marsh so that visitors can see and interact with the many species living there. At 1,005 ft, the pier is the largest ever constructed over a marsh in Mississippi and the only one to use Thruflow decking, which allows light to penetrate the water, minimizing impacts on aquatic vegetation.
Photo courtesy of Cypress Environment & Infrastructure