Public parking has reopened at Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park as progress continues on a planned $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach restoration project.
It is expected to be completed by early August, the St. Johns County public affairs office said April 5.
“Our contractor, Weeks Marine, was able to get the majority of the parking lot cleared up of restoration equipment and supplies, and ready for the public earlier than expected,” St. Johns County coastal environment project manager Sloane Stephens said.
“The County’s Parks/Beach Services has done a walk-through. We’re trying to keep everyone’s safety in mind.”
The county said Feb. 21 it will restore storm-damaged dunes and berms to provide storm protection to upland infrastructure with more than two million cubic yards of sand dredged in from the ocean.
The project will create additional environmental habitat for wildlife and enhance the recreational to the beach. It will stretch over about 9 miles of coastline from the St. Johns-Duval county line south to the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, according to the St. Johns County website.
The county said the parking lot may close intermittently for public safety during the repair or delivery of large contractor equipment.