Everglades National Park new visitor center construction project in Florida

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The project involves the construction of a new visitor center project at Everglades National Park in Florida, USA.The project scope of work includes:Sidewalks, plazas, and gathering areas around the visitor center;A new entrance road;A remote concession and storage building near the park's canoe/kayak launch;Bringing site utilities up to code;Demolition of portions of the existing bulkhead;Construction of a new bulkhead at the park's marina and waterfront;Dredging in Chokoloskee Bay;Native landscape and rain gardens;Multiple shallow, dry retention ponds for drainage next to parking lots and driveways;A new gravel parking lot for canoers/kayakers at an existing grassy overflow parking area; andReplacement of the existing floating dock system with a new system that has accessible ramps.