GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE INC
Programs
Emerald Trail Construction Project
EMERALD TRAIL: CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TRAIL SEGMENT (1.3 MILES, THE LAVILLA LINK WILL BE COMPLETE BY MARCH 2024. IT IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC LAVILLA NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE, AND WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING S-LINE RAIL TRAIL. THE TRAIL SEGMENT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF 6 ACRES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND TRAIL SEGMENT (.9 MILES) WILL BE UNDERWAY BY MARCH 2024. THIS SEGMENT CONVERTS A TWO-LANE ONE-WAY STREET TO ONE LANE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE A TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK. IT WILL CONNECT FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE AND THE SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. TRAIL SEGMENT 3, THE RIVERSIDE LINK, IS NOW UNDER DESIGN WITH CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED IN 2025. THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES (ITS HEADWATERS) WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER 2024. PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION IS ALMOST COMPLETE, AND THE OUTFALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$265.3KHogans Creek Ecological Restoration Project
GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE COMPLETED THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF HOGANS CREEK, THE SECOND OF TWO CREEKS WITHIN THE EMERALD TRAIL PROJECT. THE CREEK IS ALMOST THREE MILES IN LENGTH; CURRENTLY FLOODS; ITS INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAILING, AND THE WATER AND SOME OF THE SURROUNDING LAND ARE CONTAMINATED. GWJAX HAS SECURED A 5.9M GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION DESIGN. THE DESIGN PROJECT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.7KMcCoys Creek Branches Construction Project
GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE ALSO HAS SECURED 10.3M IN FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT THE MCCOYS CREEK BRANCHES PROJECT. CONSTRUCTION FUNDS WERE SECURED AS FOLLOWS: 50% FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 25% FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND 25% FROM THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. THE BRANCHES SIT WITHIN A 30-ACRE CITY-OWNED PARK AND ARE THE CREEK'S HEADWATERS. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY JANUARY 2024. PHASE 1 OF MCCOYS CREEK FROM I-95 WEST TO KING ST. CURRENTLY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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