I am a huge fan of the sidewalk project and was disappointed when the work was halted last year. Still, after the retrofitting, even just the Phase One section from Grand Pineapple into town has proven a great boon to many. It is very well used. I love it.
When I arrived at the end of January I noticed that work that appeared to be the recommencement of the sidewalk project was taking place across from Couples Swept Away. I was surprised to see this; I assumed that work would pick up at the G.P. where it left off and proceed north, rather than start at C.S.A. and work south to connect at the G.P.
So today I took a walk up towards C.S.A. to check on the work project that I had observed over a month ago. I’m happy to report that it is indeed Phase Two of the sidewalk project and that it is progressing well.
The Ph. 2 base has been prepared as far south as Chances. There are breaks along the way where infrastructure has to be addressed, ie; ditches, palm trees, boulders, driveways, etc. Apparently they are doing the easy bits first, but the base is coming along nicely.
Parts of the sidewalk have also been poured and laid. The Phase Two sidewalk is of a different design than Phase One. One side of it is the standard sidewalk design (concrete, with regular seams), while the other side is done in a herringbone paver brick pattern. It looks quite nice. The brick is laid on a concrete foundation. It is solid. There are several crews at work.
If they keep working at the same pace, I expect it Phase Two will be completed in three or four months. I’m really looking forward to walking the full length of it on my next trip.
