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Miramar spending $4M on road fixes in historic neighborhoods. Here’s what to know

By Reporting by Morgan C. Mullings. Produced with AI assistance
Historic Miramar streets will get sidewalks, ADA-compliant ramps and lights under a plan funded through the capital improvement budget.
Historic Miramar streets will get sidewalks, ADA-compliant ramps and lights under a plan funded through the capital improvement budget. Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com

City commissioners have approved two new phases of its complete streets project, bringing sidewalks, street lights and ADA-compliant ramps to Historic Miramar.

The work is part of an $87 million capital improvement budget that also includes drainage upgrades and road extensions west of I-75.

FULL STORY: New sidewalks, ramps and lights coming to Historic Miramar. Here’s what to expect

Construction will begin this year on Historic Miramar streets to add sidewalks and make them ADA compliant.
Construction will begin this year on Historic Miramar streets to add sidewalks and make them ADA compliant. Danny Burke via Unsplash

Here are the highlights:

  • The City Commission on Monday, Feb. 23, approved phase III and phase IV of the complete streets project, which adds new sidewalks, street lights and ADA-compliant ramps to Historic Miramar.
  • Phase III is budgeted at $2.6 million and covers streets including SW 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 33rd, 37th and 40th Court, plus portions of SW 61st Avenue. Phase IV is budgeted at $1.4 million and covers SW 31st Street, SW 61st Avenue and several other roads.
  • The Florida Department of Transportation will partially reimburse both projects, and construction is set for fiscal year 2026.
  • The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization selected both projects for funding through a competitive grant program that supports complete streets work, traffic calming, ADA upgrades, bus shelters and other improvements.
  • Beyond the Historic Miramar work, the city plans to widen Pembroke Road to four lanes west of I-75 and extend it to U.S. 27, and extend Miramar Parkway from SW 192nd Terrace to Pembroke Road.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miramar News newsroom. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by Miramar News journalists.

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