 After the lock was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, local historical groups militated for the construction of a park surrounding the lock.In 1992, the South Florida Water Management District removed a flood control spillway running perpendicular to the old lock structure, and built a modern concrete water control structure just west of the lock.At the same time, various governmental and county groups worked together to restore the lock, which is now the centerpiece of Broward Memorial Lock Park.