John Yarbrough Linear Park Multi-Use Trail, Fort Myers, FL

KCA was selected to provide design services for the John Yarbrough Linear Park Multi-Use Trail (JYLPMT) Extension project. Located within the City of Fort Myers and unincorporated Lee County, the JYLPMT is an existing, non-motorized transportation, and recreation corridor, currently extending approximately 6 miles from Six Mile Cypress Parkway to Colonial Boulevard. The proposed 12-foot-wide, 1.8-mile long, shared-use trail, is envisioned for a wide range of non-motorized transportation and recreation activities, such as bicycling, walking, and rollerblading. KCA will team with the City to develop the safe extension that will become a great addition to the community and the City Fort Myers’s bike/pedestrian network. The KCA team proposed an innovative approach for establishing the proposed trail alignment over the Ten Mile Canal before spanning Colonial Boulevard, distancing the construction from the Seminole Gulf Railroad. The project includes a new pedestrian bridge over SR 884 and a separate pedestrian bridge spanning the Ten Mile Canal. Improvements within the SR 884 right-of-way (R/W) are being designed in accordance with FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and will require coordination of an FDOT R/W Occupancy Agreement as well as extensive utility coordination.