Currents
July 2019
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The boulevard was narrowed, the sidewalks were
broadened, the landscaping was enhanced and the
dune system along the beachfront was restored and
made more resilient to the environment. The beach
pavilions and the children’s play area next to the pier
were refurbished, and “The Great Lawn” – an artifi-
cial turf gathering area with an interactive splash pad
– was built at the boulevard’s south end. On-street
parking was also added. An iconic $21.5 million 663-
space garage, Pier Parking Garage, which is part of
the Fishing Village, was com-
pleted in June 2016.
The portion of Atlantic Boule-
vard between Federal Highway
and the beach was also
improved. It went from six lanes
to four lanes so that two lanes
would align directly with the
bridge, which only has two lanes
in each direction. The lane reduc-
tion also moved on-street parking
off Atlantic Boulevard and into the
side streets so it wouldn’t inter-
fere with traffic. The sidewalks
were widened and nicer medians
were built with more elaborate
landscaping. As part of the
upgrades on Atlantic Boulevard
and Pompano Beach Boulevard,
utility wires were placed under-
ground and more attractive street-
lights with better light coverage
for pedestrians and vehicles were
installed.
The parking garage project
also included the creation of two
new pedestrian-friendly, intersect-
ing streets – Pier Street and
Seabreeze Way – that run
through the Fishing Village. Pier
Street will be used to link the
Pompano pier to the Intracoastal
Waterway and the city’s new
water taxi service that was
launched last month. To facilitate
safe pedestrian crossing of A1A,
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