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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There is a busy week planned for road crews, which means it will be a difficult week for motorists. Traffic, already set to dramatically increase as Palm Beach County public schools open Tuesday, will also be met with road closures and construction zones.
The following is the VERY LONG list of road projects expected to impact motorists in South Palm Beach County this week.
Description: 95 Express Lanes Phase 3B-2 will extend the existing Express Lanes north from just south of Glades Road to just south of Linton Boulevard in Palm Beach County. One lane will be added, and the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane will be converted to create two Express Lanes in each direction. The number of General Use lanes will remain the same. Access to the Express Lanes will be provided via two designated ingress and egress locations—between Glades Road and Spanish River Boulevard and between Yamato Road and Linton Boulevard. The scope of work includes reconfiguration of the SR 808/Glades Road Interchange to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). Additional project improvements include overhead sign structure installation, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Express Lane markers, new signalization, lighting, signing and pavement markings, and ramp signalization at five interchanges from Glades Road to Linton Boulevard. Shoulder-mounted sound barrier walls will be constructed along I-95 northbound between Clint Moore Road and Linton Boulevard, ground-mounted sound walls will be installed on the south side of Yamato Road east of I-95 adjacent to the University Heights Community and along I-95 northbound south of Linton Boulevard adjacent to the Tierra Verde Community. The Clint Moore Road Bridge over I-95 will be fully reconstructed and the Glades Road bridge over the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) railroad tracks and Military Trail and the I-95 bridge over the C-15 Canal (between Peninsula Drive and Linton Boulevard) will be widened. For more information, please contact I-95 Community Outreach Specialist Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or apacini@corradino.com .
Cost/Completion: $148 million. Completion is expected in late 2023.
Description: This 2.750 project located in West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach will begin on August 10, 2022. Improvements include milling and resurfacing segments of I-95 in both directions, installing new signage, including an overhead Dynamic Message Sign on I-95 northbound just south of 10th Avenue North, upgrading existing lighting with LED luminaires, and installing a new Road Weather Information System (RWIS). Cost/Completion: $3.4 million/Fall 2023 Traffic Impact: All lanes are open. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Angel Streeter Gardner at 561-886-8773 or angel@valerin-group.com .
SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROJECTS (Boca Raton, Delray Beach)
Description: This 0.1-mile project in the cities of Boca Raton and Delray Beach consists of replacing the two-lane Brant Drive Bridge (Bridge No. 935501) over the C-15 Canal with a new bridge consisting of two travel lanes and 10-foot shared-use paths in each direction. Improvements also include constructing 10-foot shared-use paths in each direction north of the bridge, reconstructing sidewalks south of the bridge, adding decorative lighting and drainage, upgrading signage and pavement markings, reconstructing roadway approaches and milling and resurfacing.
Cost/Completion: $2.47 million/Fall 2022
For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Angel Streeter Gardner at 561-886-8773 or angel@valerin-group.com .
Description: This 0.8-mile roadway improvements project, from NE 2nd Avenue to State Road A1A in the City of Delray Beach, began Monday, July 19, 2021. The City of Delray Beach, as Project Sponsor, requested that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Four design and construct this project through application to the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency and City of Delray Beach Resolution 06-18. Work includes milling and resurfacing with minor widening, concrete sidewalk and driveway replacement including curb and gutter improvements, signing and pavement marking upgrades including bike lane and detectable warning surfaces, and drainage and utility improvements.
Cost/Completion: $2 million. Completion is expected in summer 2023.
Description: This 0.8-mile roadway improvements project from Old Germantown Road to Lowson Boulevard in the City of Delray Beach began Friday, November 12, 2021. The City of Delray Beach, as Project Sponsor, requested that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four design and construct the Homewood Boulevard Improvements Project through application to the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency, Palm Beach County Resolution 2021-0169, and City of Delray Beach Resolution 06-18. Work includes milling and resurfacing the roadway with minor widening; concrete sidewalk and driveway replacement, including curb and gutter improvements; signing and pavement marking upgrades, including bike lane and detectable warning surfaces; installation of four (4) new signal mast arms at Linton Blvd. to meet current standards; and drainage and utility improvements.
Cost/Completion: $2.5 million. Completion is expected in early 2023.
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY PROJECTS (Boynton Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach)
Description: This 0.400-mile project is anticipated to begin on Thursday, August 11, 2022. Work includes installing new steel mast arms at the intersections of US-1/Lake Avenue and US-1/Lucerne Avenue, installing new light poles with LED Luminaires, replacing concrete sidewalk, driveways, and curb and gutter impacted by LED light pole installation, signing and pavement marking upgrades, including detectable warning surfaces, improving intersection street lighting and pedestrian signalization. See attached flyer for more information.
Cost/Completion: $1 million. Completion is expected in Spring 2023.
Traffic Impact: All lanes are open. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist, Melissa Readling at (772) 577-8803 or mreadling@corradino.com
Description: This 1.90-mile project from Raulerson Drive to the Palm Beach State College Entrance/Douglas Drive in Lake Worth is anticipated to begin on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Work includes constructing a new exclusive right turn lane from eastbound Lake Worth Road into the Mid-County Senior Center, installing new seven-foot bike lanes with upgraded safety features, milling and resurfacing Lake Worth Road in both directions, replacing underground Palm Beach County utilities throughout the project limits, improving sidewalk and driveways on both sides of Lake Worth Road, modifying medians to improve motorist safety, improving signalized intersections and pedestrian crossings, and installing new signage, pavement markings, and lighting. Cost/Completion: $14 million. Completion is expected in Summer 2024.
Virtual Public Meeting & In-person Construction Open House: A Virtual Public Meeting and In-person Construction Open House will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Please see below and flyer attached for more information.
Description: This 0.76-mile project includes replacing the existing bascule (draw) bridge and tide relief bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) and Lake Worth Lagoon between the Town of Palm Beach and the City of West Palm Beach. The project limits are between Washington Road in West Palm Beach and State Road A1A/South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach. New decorative lighting, pedestrian features, traffic signals, signage and drainage are included. A temporary bridge has been built north of the existing bridge to maintain traffic while the replacement bascule bridge is under construction.
Cost/Completion: $97 million. Completion is anticipated in fall 2022.
Description: This 0.531-mile improvement project on State Road 80/Southern Boulevard eastbound to the northbound off-ramp at Australian Avenue in Palm Beach County began July 24, 2022. Work includes widening eastbound SR 80/Southern Boulevard to include an additional 12-foot travel lane to northbound Australian Avenue, widening the SR 80/Southern Boulevard exit ramp to northbound Australian Avenue to include a 6-foot shoulder and two 12-foot travel lanes, upgrading existing lighting along the exit ramp with LED luminaries, adding new signage, improving the 500-foot retaining wall along the exit ramp, and milling and resurfacing the road with curb and gutter improvements. Cost/Completion: $1.5 million. Completion is expected in early 2023.
(BOCA RATON, HIGHLAND BEACH, DELRAY BEACH):
Northbound North Federal Highway between Northeast 15 Terrace, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 25 through Friday, Sept. 09, 1 of 1 lanes closed, for water main installation. For more information, please contact Prajwal Aditya 954-937-5305.
Southbound North Federal Highway between Northeast 5 Avenue, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 25 through Friday, Sept. 09, 1 of 1 lanes closed, for water main installation. For more information, please contact Prajwal Aditya 954-937-5305.
Eastbound West Yamato Road just East Technology Way, in Boca Raton, 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, Jul. 06 through Thursday, Aug. 18, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for directional borings, fiber installation and utility pole, antenna equipment cabinet installation. For more information, please contact Jason Herist 561-202-4283.
Southbound State Road 7 at Glades Road, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Jul. 18 through Thursday, Aug. 18, 1 of 2 lanes closed as needed, for cell pole, antennas, equipment cabinet, directional boring and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Jason Herist 561-202-4283.
Northbound Broken Sound Boulevard at intersection of Yamato Road, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Aug. 01 through Friday, Aug. 26, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Marco Larreiga 954-249-6701.
Northbound North Ocean Boulevard between Southways and Shore Road, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Jun. 27 through Monday, Aug. 29, 1 of 1 lanes closed as needed, for directional boring and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Urma Charlemagne 561-418-0598.
Westbound Atlantic Avenue between Southeast 4 Avenue and Southeast 5 Avenue, in Delray Beach, 9 am until 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Jul. 18 through Friday, Sept. 30, 1 of 2 lanes closed as needed, for cell pole, antennas, equipment cabinet, directional boring and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Jason Herist 561-202-4283.
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