Cooperative agreement with city of crystal river, city hall, crystal river, FL 34428, for providing funding to adjust the vertical height of the main access road to the east the refuge headquarters,…

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the City of Crystal River, Florida a Cooperative Agreement totaling $195,000 on December 18, 2025, under the Federal Lands Access Program (CFDA 20.224) to improve transportation infrastructure serving the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. The project adjusts the vertical height of SE Paradise Point Road (the main access road to the East Refuge Headquarters), enhances the adjacent pedestrian sidewalk, and constructs a roundabout at the intersection of SE Paradise Point Road and SE Kings Bay Drive. Work is performed in Crystal River, Florida with a completion date of July 31, 2027. The Federal Lands Access Program funds transportation planning, engineering, construction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance of facilities that provide access to or are located within federal lands, including provisions for pedestrians and bicycles and environmental mitigation to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality.

Cooperative agreement with city of crystal river, city hall, crystal river, FL 34428, for providing funding to adjust the vertical height of the main access road to the east the refuge headquarters, SE paradise point road, and the nearby pedestrian sidewalk that borders the refuge. The proposed project also includes construction of a roundabout at the intersection of SE paradise point RD and SE kings BAY drive associated to project FL flap crrv BYP (1).