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About the Project
Collier County is beginning design services for the Upper Gordon River Improvements Project located in a section of the Upper Gordon River between Golden Gate Parkway and Pine Ridge Road. This project is bordered by the Freedom Park, Wilderness Golf Community, Hole in the Wall Golf Club, and the Country Club of Naples to the west and Estuary at Grey Oaks Golf Community, Royal Poinciana Golf Club, and Forest Lakes Community to the east. Each section may have varying improvements.
See map indicating the project area.
Benefits of the Improvements
The improvements provided by this project will enhance the capacity of stormwater flow through the Gordon River to the receiving waters of Naples Bay and improve water quality. This enhanced capacity will reduce flooding in residential and commercial developments in the basin.
The construction portion of this project will consist of clearing exotic vegetation (primarily Brazilian peppertrees), building a maintenance access travel way, dredging the river channel, reinforcing the riverbanks, and replacing an existing rock weir with an automated concrete gated weir. (A weir is a low dam built across a river to control the level of water upstream or regulate its flow). Dredging is important to the routine maintenance of waterways as sedimentation, the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream, gradually fills waterways. Benefits of dredging include improved flood control and water quality.
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What to Expect During Design
You may notice survey crews gathering data in the river and around your property during the design phase. These crews will minimize disturbances while collecting project-related information. No action is required on your part.
Project design is expected to be completed in summer 2023.