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Commission backs Waterway Board call to verify Underline bridge clearance after residents warn of navigation conflicts
Summary
The City Commission accepted a Waterway Advisory Board recommendation asking staff to independently verify proposed pedestrian-bridge clearance on the Underline project and to maximize height where possible; residents said current plans risk blocking boat navigation when tides are high.
Coral Gables commissioners voted March 11 to accept a recommendation from the Waterway Advisory Board asking staff to verify the elevation data used in the county’s Underline pedestrian bridge design and to seek the highest feasible clearance consistent with other constraints.
The Advisory Board recommended that city engineers review the survey and tidal data used to set the planned bridge elevation and verify the clearance under both the proposed Underline bridge and the existing U.S. 1 bridge, and that the city press for the maximum feasible height. Doug Yoder, chair of the Waterway Advisory Board, told the commission the board had asked…
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