As part of the Middlebridge Conservation Land Management Plan, the Town of Narragansett intends to remove the entire asphalt parking lot located in front of the marina and relocate it to a higher elevation to the eastern side of the former café (yellow building).
In doing so, the town will restore a salt marsh at the top of bank and a coastal buffer in the former parking area and create a more resilient shoreline that is tolerant to coastal flooding. By removing the asphalt along the edge of the river, the amount of untreated stormwater runoff flowing directly into Narrow River will be reduced.
Public access will be provided to the shoreline and interpretive signage will educate the public about the Town’s coastal adaptation efforts.
The parking facility in the rear should handle most of the displaced parking although a small parking area adjacent to the cottages may be added to offset their lost spaces.
Construction will be completed this year (2023) although some landscaping and signage may carry over to next season.
