CRA funding $3.1 million in road projects in Innovation Square
The future site of Innovation Square now stands as a fenced, 16-acre grass plot along Southwest Second Avenue.
As companies continue to announce plans to locate in the technology hub, the City Commission has approved plans for the Community Redevelopment Agency to fund the bulk of the approximately $3.1 million construction of two perpendicular roads that will cross the property.
Diane Gilreath, a project engineer with the CRA, has described the planned Southwest Ninth Street as the “signature corridor” in Innovation Square. More than just a street, the roughly 150 feet of right of way will include sidewalks, trees and landscaping and a park.