EXCHANGE PROPERTY BETWEEN COUNTY AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Resolution approving a land exchange between Miami-Dade County and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The County will convey a 3.889-acre tract of County-owned land (bounded on the north by SW 26 Street, the south by SW 28 Street, the west by SW 173 Avenue, and the east by SW 172 Court) to SFWMD in exchange for five fee simple parcels owned by SFWMD (Parcels 2, 5, 7, 8, and 11) comprising 1.318 acres, located along the west right-of-way line of SW 157th Avenue between SW 42nd Street and SW 26th Street, required for County roadway improvements to SW 157th Avenue. The exchange is of equal value, $175,000.00. The County property is declared surplus, and the County elects not to reserve mineral rights. The resolution was adopted on 7/21/2026. Funding for design, construction, and right-of-way acquisition of all parcels is estimated at $26,593,000. The project consists of widening SW 157 Avenue from SW 42 Street to SW 26 Street to a four-lane roadway with new raised landscape medians, irrigation, sidewalks, curb and gutters, storm drainage system, pavement markings and signage, intersection and signalization improvements, and roadway lighting.