Active Capital Projects Updates

Below you’ll find a list of active capital improvement projects and associated traffic impacts. 
 
Click here to view projects that have already been completed.

City Park Improvement

Hagen Park Tennis Court and Island City Park Preserve (ICPP) Resurfacing

The court resurfacing project for the asphalt tennis courts at Hagen Park and basketball court at the ICPP recently began. The Hagen Park tennis and pickleball courts will be at a reduced capacity during the resurfacing, but will still be open to play. The ICPP basketball courts will be unavailable. Completion is expected by June 15, 2023. 

Hagen Park Recreation Area Renovations

The City received a FRDAP grant for $300,000 to install a new children’s playground, permanent pickleball courts, improvements to the restrooms and the trail. The design/build agreement with the contractor is expected to be approved by the end of May, with project design commencement expected around July 1, 2023. 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects

The 48th-year project consists of the installation of energy efficient lighting at the Hagen Park athletic courts.  This will occur in late spring/early summer 2023.

Water Infrastructure Improvements

  • In line with the City’s 2020 Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Integrated Master Plan, 2023 infrastructure projects include lining sewer mains in several lift station collection basins, which include Basin Areas 1, 3, 7 (now completed) , and 11 (beginning mid-May).  
  • A new wastewater force main line connecting the City to Fort Lauderdale’s wastewater treatment plant is in the final stages of permitting and, after procurement, is expected to begin construction in Fall 2023. 
  • The City has completed several storm drain lining projects and is moving forward on installing new drainage in the 1400 block of NE 24 Street and 2200 block of NW 2 Avenue (also in the final stages of permitting).
  • Funding for these projects comes from a variety of sources, including federal grant and loan programs and utility funds.  An application for WIFIA funding of approx. $22.5M for infrastructure projects through 2029 is in progress.

NW 29th Street and NW 30th Court

New water main and service line replacements will be installed along NW 29th Street and sections of NW 30th Court. These projects are included in the City’s Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Integrated Master Plan of infrastructure improvements to be implemented during the 10-year period 2021-2030 and will be partially funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Improvements for water distribution upgrades on NW 29 Street and NE 30 Court began on March 26, 2023.

  • The NW 30th Court project is in the engineering design phase with construction planned for the first quarter of 2023.  
  • Sewer lining for the NW 29th Street project has been completed and mobilization work began on March 20, 2023, with an expected completion date in mid-May 2023.
    1. Improvements will include replacing the water main line, the water meter service lines, and adding fire hydrants between the eastern right-of-way on Andrews Avenue to NW 9th Terrace. 
    2. Most of the construction will be completed during the daytime, except for Powerline Road, which will be completed at night. Construction will take place Monday through Friday with an occasional Saturday. 
    3. Traffic flow is not expected to be impacted.

Lift Station Improvements

Lift Station 10

The CIPP lining was completed, and service lateral grouting has begun.

Lift Station 11

30% progress plans were received on August 25, 2022.

Roadway Improvements

City Hall Parking Lots

The repair, resealing, and restriping of the City Hall, Island City Cultural Center, and the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library parking lots are currently in the permitting phase. 

NE 26th Street

The redesign of NE 26th Street between Five Points and the City limits to the east has been completed.  Once final approval of the plans has been received, the City may commence the construction phase of the project.

NW 29th Street 

The NW 29th Street project will span from the western right-of-way of N. Andrews Avenue to the eastern right-of-way of Powerline Road and will include a complete repaving, replacement of sidewalks, swale restoration, lane width reduction, and addition of east and west-bound bicycle lanes. 

Project implementation is expected to begin in mid to late 2023 and will take approximately nine months to complete. Construction will take place Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., and Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Full road closures for through-traffic are expected throughout the project but local traffic will still be permitted.

These projects are partially funded through the seventh penny sales tax, which passed by referendum about four years ago. 

The first two Transportation Surtax Projects have been completed, and a third project, the redesign of NE 26th Street between Five Points and the City limits to the east, is underway. This is a surtax-funded project of a county road, but city staff has been advocating for as many improvements as possible. Elements of the project include widening the sidewalks, installing a crosswalk at NE 14 Avenue, and possible landscaping, medians, and lighting. Once final approval of the plan has been received, the City may commence the construction phase of the project.

Three roadway resurfacing projects, also funded through the surtax program, are under construction. The areas affected are primarily in the central part of the City.

Wayfinding 

Engineering plans to install branded wayfinding signs throughout the City have been completed.  The City Is In the final stages of project review with the County and hopes to enter an Interlocal Agreement in spring 2023.