Paducah commissioners hear update on Riverfront Infrastructure Project

The Paducah Board of Commissioners heard an update on the Riverfront Infrastructure Improvement Project during Tuesday night's meeting.

Engineering Project Manager Melanie Townsend shared images highlighting the project’s progress, particularly since April.

Recent work includes the installation of the large “Port of Paducah” letters, which mark the entrance to downtown from the new pier.

The commons area, a park between the floodwall and the transient dock, is nearly complete. It features a decorative compass rose near the Harrison Street floodwall opening, green space, terraced seating, irrigation and landscaping, picnic tables, concrete pavers, and the historic chain feature, presented by the Dismukes family to the City of Paducah, along with an adjacent informational marker. 

The commons area will be completed this month.

The project includes a riverboat excursion pier, transportation enhancements that include bus shelters near the National Quilt Museum and Walker Hall and a reconfigured entrance to the Paducah-McCracken County Convention & Expo Center.

It also features improvements along the river side of the floodwall between the Convention Center and Broadway. 

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in August with grand opening planned for September.