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ITB# 2023-108
SE Illinois Ave. Park to Temporarily Close for $300,000 Shoreline Project

STUART, Fla (September 20, 2023) - The City of Stuart has executed a contract with Edens Benton, Inc., for the City of Stuart S.E. Illinois Avenue Living Shoreline Project.

Work is scheduled to begin on September 25, 2023, and should be completed by March 22, 2024, pending weather delays.

The $300,000 project, funded in part by the Indian River Lagoon Council (#IRL2022-06), consists of erosion control, vegetation removal, placement of gabions, grading, placement of rip-rap, landscaping, irrigation, hardscape and construction/restoration.

During construction, S.E. Illinois Park will be closed to the public.

 For more information on the project, please contact Marc Rogolino, Project Manager, City of Stuart, Utilities and Engineering Department at (772) 221-4700 or mrogolino@ci.stuart.fl.us.

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