Deltona unveils plan to restore Lakeshore Boat Ramp; officials target October 2026 completion

Deltona city officials outlined a phased plan on Aug. 18 to restore the city’s Lakeshore Boat Ramp, a project staff said will require permitting with state and regional agencies and could reach final closeout in October 2026. Jim Parrish, deputy utility director, introduced the update and said staff and consultants have been meeting with the St. Johns River Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as part of the permitting and design process. “Tonight, I wanted to give an update for our restoration efforts for the Lakeshore Boat Ramp,” Parrish said.

The restoration approach presented by Brad Blaise of Mead & Hunt calls for removal of the outer sheet piling, placement of engineered backfill to ballast artesian conditions, retention of the deep inner sheet piling, a new concrete cap to match existing wall elevations, excavation and revegetation behind the outer piling, reinstatement of floating docks and rehabilitation of the ramp using precast mats. Blaise…