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The City of Miami has announced that it has been awarded a significant grant of $60,353,730 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Grant Program.
The grant was awarded in FY2023 under the Neighborhood Access and Equity program initiative. The project has total estimated cost of $82,653,730.
“The I-395 Underdeck and Heritage Trail project not only corrects a longstanding injustice.
It provides a degree of beauty, vibrancy, connectivity, prosperity, mobility, and recreation that any world-class city would envy,” said Mayor Francis X. Suarez. “Our city is grateful beyond measure to Sen. Marco Rubio for his support and advocacy towards this project.”
The “Connecting Miami: I-395 Underdeck and Heritage Trail” project will create a planned public landscape beneath the elevated I-395 highway viaducts. Spanning 33 acres, this urban open space and streetscape will reunite the urban fabric of Overtown, a historically Black neighborhood that was fragmented during highway construction in the 1960s. A mile-long “Heritage Trail” will extend across active rail tracks, linking Overtown to Biscayne Bay.
The Underdeck will offer a safe environment for various recreational activities such as walking, jogging and biking, thereby promoting non-vehicular transportation options.
Additionally, it aims to enhance the quality of life, economic vitality, and social equity for all residents by establishing an environmentally sustainable and resilient urban landscape.
“I am encouraged that we are moving forward to curate this space in a way that is considerate and respectful of the people and neighborhoods that suffered the ills of a community-disrupting highway. I am committed to revitalizing the historic Overtown community, seeing it prosper once again economically, culturally, and socially,” said Commissioner Christine King.
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