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    Whiskey Island Connector

    About | Planning & Design | Re-Connecting Cleveland TIGER Grant Project | Whiskey Island Connector
    The Whiskey Island Connector links the Wendy Park Bridge to Edgewater Park and the Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway.

    Construction Details

    • Construction Start: December 2019
    • Completion: June 2021
    • Contract Amount: $3,646,114.64
    • Contractor: Mark Haynes Construction, Inc.
    • Project Designer: E. L. Robinson Engineering
    • Contact: Bob Burichin, Project Manager, 216-401-4116 or btb@clevelandmetroparks.com 

    Updates

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    Fencing installed along the trail along the Cleveland Bulk Terminal
    • 6/24/21: Official ribbon cutting held
    • 5/17/21: Final preparations for June ribbon cutting
    • 4/19/21: Boardwalk plank installation and final landscaping
    • 3/22/21: Removable boardwalk truss set into place at west end
    • 2/22/21: Wood safety railings installed
    • 1/25/21: Sandstone caps set on retaining wall at west end boardwalk
    • 12/28/20: Work underway on boardwalk foundations at the west end of the project area
    • 11/30/20: Main all purpose trail corridor bermed and seeded
    • 10/29/20: RediRock retaining wall work at west end underway and new fence completed along Port
    • 9/21/20: Installed new retaining wall at west end of project
    • 8/24/20: Underground utility work underway and concrete poured for drive aprons and overlook
    • 7/27/20: Embankment work continues between Whiskey Island Drive and the Port's Bulk Terminal
    • 6/29:20: Finishing water line work and beginning fence installation
    • 6/1/20: Continued work on water line
    • 5/18/20: New water line installed
    • 5/4/20: Underground utility work in progress
    • 4/20/20: Installation of wooden boardwalk section begins
    • 3/23/20: Work on eastern embankment underway
    • 2/11/20: Permits being finalized and clearing to begin
    • 1/17/20: Full mobilization to begin soon  
    • 12/30/19: Early site work underway
    • 11/5/19: Construction to begin in early December
    • 9/18/19: Construction contract awarded
    • 9/3/19: Bids due September 6, 2019

    Project Materials

    • Whiskey Island Connector Map
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