Naples approves beach accessibility upgrades at Vedado Way
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>> PEOPLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A PLAN TODAY TO MAKE ONE COLLIER COUNTY BEACH MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. >> THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OFF SHORE BOULEVARD AT WAY. GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER ALEXA VELA'S IS LIVE AT THE BEACH WITH MORE ON THESE CHANGES. WE'VE WATCHED PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO PULL THE BEACH WAGONS FROM THE SANTA THE PARKING LOT. SO THE CITY OF NAPLES WILL BE ADDING A BLOOM AT HERE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DO THAT. WALK. >> YEAH, IT'S IT'S TOUGH FULL. AND THAT'S BEEN THE COMMON ANSWER TODAY AS WE TALK TO PEOPLE HAULING STUFF FROM THE SAND TO THE PARKING LOT BEING WE'D BE IF THEY PUT THE BLUE. LETS THEM. IT DOES LOOK, TAKE A LOOK AT MY LUGGAGE. >> I HAVE TO TAKE ON MUCH IS OFF THE BEACH. SO IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH IN THE SENATE. BUT ONCE YOU MAKE IT TO THE BLACK PUPPET, HE'S NAPLES CITY COUNCIL IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A PROJECT DESIGNED TO MAKE THAT THE DA DA WAY. BEACH ACCESS EASIER FOR EVERYONE. TODAY THEY APPROVED A $125,000 PLAN TO ADD A BLOOM AT THE BEACH ENTRANCE, GIVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR ANYONE USING STROLLERS, WHEELCHAIRS OR WAGONS. >> BETTER SUPPORT IN THE SAND OR 100% FOR THE ELDERLY. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, THANK GOD. I'M STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE NO PROBLEM PULLING THIS WAGON. BUT YEAH, WE DEFINITELY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. YES. >> THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES MORE HANDICAP PARKING SPOTS. ADA FRIENDLY WATER FOUNTAINS A SHOWER AND WIDER SIDEWALKS. THE NAPLES PARKS AND REC FACILITIES. DIRECTOR TOLD ME THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED BEFORE HURRICANE IAN BUT WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL NOW. SO THE WALKWAYS WILL BECOME ADA COMPLIANT PREVIOUS WALKWAYS WERE NOT. >> THEY WERE TOO NARROW. SO THAT TO MAKE THOSE ADA COMPLIANT, THEY THE AIM AT WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT AND THEN THE PARKING SPACES AND JUST MAKING A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE, YOU KNOW, OF ELEVATION THAT YOU HAVE TO GO UP TO GET TO THE BEACH. >> MERRITT TOLD ME THEY WILL GET STARTED ON THE PROJECT SOMETIME IN APRIL AND IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT A MONTH TO INSTAL
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Naples approves beach accessibility upgrades at Vedado Way
Naples City Council approved a $125,070.16 project to add ADA-compliant amenities like blue sand mats at the Vedado Way beach entrance. These mats are designed to make it easier for people with disabilities, as well as those using strollers, wheelchairs, or wagons, to move through the sand."Yeah, it's tough pulling!" said Dan Garrity, who was visiting the beach and hauling his family's belongings across the sand.Jim Roggio, a Naples resident, agreed that the blue mats would help. "We'd be happier if they put the blue mats down because look, take a look at my luggage. I have to take all my chairs off the beach. So it's a little tough in the sand, but once you make it to the blacktop, it's easy," Roggio said.In addition to the mats, the project also includes adding more handicapped parking spots, ADA-friendly water fountains, a shower, and wider sidewalks.Chad Merritt, the City of Naples Parks and Recreation Facilities Director, explained that the project was initially planned before Hurricane Ian but was put on hold."So the walkways will become ADA-compliant; previous walkways were not. They were too narrow. So they didn't make those ADA-compliant. The ADA mat, which we talked about, and then the parking spaces and just making it a little more accessible. You don't have elevations that you have to go up to get to the beach." Merritt said.The city plans to start the project sometime in April and is expected to take about a month to 45 days to complete.
NAPLES, Fla. —
Naples City Council approved a $125,070.16 project to add ADA-compliant amenities like blue sand mats at the Vedado Way beach entrance. These mats are designed to make it easier for people with disabilities, as well as those using strollers, wheelchairs, or wagons, to move through the sand.
"Yeah, it's tough pulling!" said Dan Garrity, who was visiting the beach and hauling his family's belongings across the sand.
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Jim Roggio, a Naples resident, agreed that the blue mats would help. "We'd be happier if they put the blue mats down because look, take a look at my luggage. I have to take all my chairs off the beach. So it's a little tough in the sand, but once you make it to the blacktop, it's easy," Roggio said.
In addition to the mats, the project also includes adding more handicapped parking spots, ADA-friendly water fountains, a shower, and wider sidewalks.
Chad Merritt, the City of Naples Parks and Recreation Facilities Director, explained that the project was initially planned before Hurricane Ian but was put on hold.
"So the walkways will become ADA-compliant; previous walkways were not. They were too narrow. So they didn't make those ADA-compliant. The ADA mat, which we talked about, and then the parking spaces and just making it a little more accessible. You don't have elevations that you have to go up to get to the beach." Merritt said.
The city plans to start the project sometime in April and is expected to take about a month to 45 days to complete.
