12 years after discovery, public to get Miami Circle access
If all goes according to plan, the public will have limited access to the Miami Circle site by the end of the year.
Construction on the park at the mouth of the Miami River in Brickell, designed by the Orlando-based architectural firm Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, began in June, said Ryan Wheeler, chief of the state's
Bureau of Archaeological Research.
Miami-based Zurqui Construction Services is construction manager.
"Things are looking good, now that construction is under way," said Spencer Crowley III, an Akerman Senterfitt attorney who represents Miami-Dade County on the board of the Florida Inland Navigation District, which finances shoreline improvements.
He said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection last week issued a permit for a stormwater well, a crucial component of the site's drainage system.
On the day after the permit was issued, construction on the well had begun, said Jorge Zamanillo, curator of object collections at HistoryMiami, the museum that manages the site.
"Another milestone coming up," Mr. Crowley said, "will be planting some of the bigger trees on site, to give them time to adapt before the park opens."
The park will be integrated into the Riverwalk project, Dr. Wheeler said, and will include interpretative signage about the history of the property as well as the Miami Circle....
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Construction on the park at the mouth of the Miami River in Brickell, designed by the Orlando-based architectural firm Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, began in June, said Ryan Wheeler, chief of the state's
Bureau of Archaeological Research.
Miami-based Zurqui Construction Services is construction manager.
"Things are looking good, now that construction is under way," said Spencer Crowley III, an Akerman Senterfitt attorney who represents Miami-Dade County on the board of the Florida Inland Navigation District, which finances shoreline improvements.
He said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection last week issued a permit for a stormwater well, a crucial component of the site's drainage system.
On the day after the permit was issued, construction on the well had begun, said Jorge Zamanillo, curator of object collections at HistoryMiami, the museum that manages the site.
"Another milestone coming up," Mr. Crowley said, "will be planting some of the bigger trees on site, to give them time to adapt before the park opens."
The park will be integrated into the Riverwalk project, Dr. Wheeler said, and will include interpretative signage about the history of the property as well as the Miami Circle....