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Brightline: bridge span for Aventura station landed on mall parcel; construction bid evaluation underway
Summary
Brightline told the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust that easements with Aventura Mall and Miami‑Dade County are finalized and that contractor bids for the Aventura pedestrian bridge have been received; FDOT aerial easement and $4 million in local contributions must be finalized before work begins.
Brightline representatives updated the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on March 19 on the status of the East Brightline (Aventura) station pedestrian bridge and ramp.
Brian Kronberg, senior vice president of development and construction for Brightline, said last year the company finalized an easement with Aventura Mall and Miami‑Dade County that identifies an outparcel where the pedestrian bridge will land.
"We were able to finalize the easement with Aventura Mall and Miami‑Dade County," Kronberg said, adding that the recorded easement allowed Brightline to issue construction drawings and go out to bid for general contractors to perform the bridge erection work.
Kronberg said the physical bridge sections already exist and…
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