At its December 13, 2023 meeting, the City Commission approved a referral to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee to discuss the upcoming Miami-Dade County Venetian Causeway Bridge Projects.

The Venetian Causeway Bridge Replacement project consists of ten fixed span bridges and two bascule leaf span bridges over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) (Bridge Identification No.’s 874459, 874460, 874461, 874463, 874465, 874466, 874471, 874472, 874473, 874474, 874477, and 874481) extending from North Bayshore Drive (City of Miami) to Purdy Avenue (City of Miami Beach). For ease of identification, the bridges are numbered 1 through 12, with Bridge 1 being the westernmost bridge and Bridge 12 the easternmost bridge. 

The project will address identified structural and functional deficiencies of the 10 existing low level fixed span bridges and the east bascule bridge via replacement of the bridges.  The project, once completed, will increase the safety and resiliency of the bridges, maintain the aesthetics of the causeway, and enhance bicycle and pedestrian facilities.