Lower Matecumbe was the first location in the Florida Keys to have a bike path along the entire length of the island, paved in 1987. The pride of the island. It soon became the community park for the island where people walked, jogged and rode bikes, visiting with neighbors along the way. A lovely tree lined pathway.  

And in fact it is a part of the Florida State Park: Overseas Heritage Trail.  

On February 10, 2005 the Department of Transportation deeded the westernmost 50’ of the US One Right of Way on most of Lower Matecumbe to Islamorada, making the Village responsible for the portion where the bike path is located… ours to own, upgrade, maintain.

For at least the last ten years the bike path has been in need of major repairs, especially true from MM73.5 to MM74.5.  And it gets continually worse as there is very little paved path left.  

The first work was for the U.S. 1 culvert, on both sides of U.S. One just south of Palm Dr - between two homes owned by the Florida Sea Base and across the lagoon from Iroquois Dr.

While the other four culvert projects have been completed on the bayside side streets, the work started at the beginning, nearly a year ago, remains an unfinished construction site between two residential homes owned by the Sea Base.  Far from an orderly construction site.