Education
FAMU Secures Over $50M in Legislative Allocations to Promote Student Success, Recruit & Retain Faculty, Expand Research
- $15 million | FAMU Performance-Based Funding
- $11 million | Boldly Striking for Academic Excellence Operational Enhancement
- $5 million | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering – PECO (Public Education Capital Outlay)
- $5 million | Campus Security – PECO
- $5 million | Chemical & Biological Research Center – PECO
- $1.1 million | Nursing Education PIPELINE
- $500,000 | FAMU Developmental Research School (DRS) Live Healthy Initiative
- The budget again invests $645 million for Performance-Based Funding to ensure students are receiving the highest quality education.
- $100 million for Performance-Based Excellence Recognition to recruit and retain world-class faculty
- To continue their academic and research successes, the budget invests an increase of $100 million for Florida’s preeminent universities.
- To continue bolstering nursing education, the budget includes a total of $46 million for the PIPELINE and LINE Programs
- $40 million for Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) to reward performance and excellence among nursing education programs at state universities
- $6 million for Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) to incentivize collaboration between nursing education programs and healthcare partners
FDOT Palm Beach County Traffic Report
For Immediate Release June 7, 2024 |
Contact: Guillermo Canedo (954) 777-4090 | [email protected] |
FDOT Palm Beach County Traffic Report
June 7, 2024 through June 14, 2024
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Palm Beach County traffic will be affected this week by ongoing construction projects and maintenance work, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials report. Closures will be in effect on I-95 and in other areas throughout Palm Beach County for construction activities. Please note, that any full road, ramp, or bridge closures have been highlighted below.
For around-the-clock, real-time, traffic information, visit www.fl511.com. To view real-time video of I-95 in Palm Beach County, visit the Florida Department of Transportation’s Palm Beach SMART SunGuide Transportation Management Center (TMC) website at www.smartsunguide.com. FDOT and the SunGuide™ Partners provide these free services. For updated lane closure information, please refer to www.d4fdot.com. Follow us on X and Instagram @MyFDOT_SEFL, and Facebook @MyFDOTSEFL.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
INTERSTATE 95
- Belvedere Road Improvements at the I-95 Northbound On/Off-Ramp Connection
Description: Project improvements consist of adding a second right-turn lane on the SR 9/I-95 northbound exit ramp to eastbound Belvedere Road, widening, milling, resurfacing and adding a paved shoulder to the existing SR 9/I-95 northbound exit ramp to Belvedere Road, installing new mast arms assemblies and pedestrian countdown signals, implementing a Wrong Way Driving Countermeasure System, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) upgrades, new sidewalk construction on the south side of Belvedere Road from the exit ramp to eastern project limits, new signalization, lighting, curbs, gutter and drainage improvements, new fencing and sod installation. Construction began on July 27, 2023. For more information, please contact I-95 Community Outreach Manager Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $2.4 million. Completion is expected in Summer 2024.
Traffic Impact:
- The I-95 northbound entrance ramp from Belvedere Road may have one inside lane closed daily, 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and nightly, 9:30 p.m. until 5:30 a.m., Sunday through Thursday.
- Belvedere Road at I-95 may have one outside lane closed in each direction, daily 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and nightly, 9:30 p.m. until 5:30 a.m., Sunday through Thursday.
- SR 9/I-95 at SR 786/PGA Boulevard Southbound Entrance Ramps Project
Description: This 0.65-mile project in Palm Beach Gardens began on November 9, 2022. Improvements consist of reconfiguring the I-95 southbound entrance ramps at PGA Boulevard. The I-95 southbound entrance ramp from westbound PGA Boulevard to southbound I-95 will be converted from a merge lane to an additional, free-flowing lane. The I-95 southbound entrance ramp from eastbound PGA Boulevard to southbound I-95 will be reconfigured to become a merge lane. In addition, I-95 will be widened between PGA Boulevard and Burns Road, and lighting, drainage, signage and pavement markings will be upgraded. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Manager Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $9,977,382/Summer 2024
I-95 Traffic Impact:
- I-95 southbound will have up to 3 lanes closed nightly, as needed, 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through Thursday, June 27.
Ramp Impact:
- The I-95 southbound entrance ramps from eastbound and westbound PGA Boulevard will be closed nightly as needed, 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through Thursday, June 27, for roadway construction and paving operations. Traffic will be detoured to I-95 southbound via Military Trail and Northlake Boulevard.
- SR 9/I-95 Northbound Off-Ramp at SR 706/Indiantown Road Improvements Project
Description: This 1.446-mile project in Jupiter began on October 30, 2023. Improvements consist of milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, re-aligning the SR 9/I-95 northbound to SR 706/Indiantown Road eastbound off-ramp to a new signalized intersection, lengthening the eastbound SR 706/Indiantown Road left turn lane to northbound SR 9/I-95, widening eastbound SR 706/Indiantown Road to provide an additional through lane and a buffered bike lane in various locations from the Florida Turnpike entrance to Central Boulevard, widening westbound SR 706/Indiantown Road to provide an additional through lane and a bike lane from 67th Road North to SR 9/I-95, widening the Indiantown Road Bridge over the C-18 canal in both directions to provide an additional through lane, upgrading Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures on the SR 9/I-95 northbound and southbound exit ramps, upgrading Digital Message Sign (DMS) structures on westbound SR 706/Indiantown Road between Island Way and 67th Road N, widening the I-95 northbound and southbound on-ramp acceleration lane, installing sidewalk along eastbound SR 706/Indiantown Road from the Florida Turnpike entrance to Island Way, upgrading curb ramps to meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards, installing patterned pavement crosswalks at Central Boulevard, upgrading drainage, signage, lighting, signalization and pavement markings and upgrading Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) throughout the project corridor. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at (772) 577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $17.98 million/Spring 2025
I-95 Traffic Impacts:
- No impacts anticipated.
Ramp Impacts:
- The SR 9/I-95 northbound exit ramp to eastbound SR 706/Indiantown Road will have one lane closed around-the-clock, through September 2024.
Indiantown Road Impact:
- The sidewalk on the south side of Indiantown Road from 68th Terrace/Island Way to just west of Central Boulevard will be closed for sidewalk work through July 2024. Pedestrians heading east and west will be detoured at 67th, 68th and Central Boulevard. Access for pedestrians heading north and south will be maintained.
- The northbound lane of Island Way/68th Terrance North is closed through July 2024 for signalization improvements. Motorists will be allowed to make a left turn, thru, and right turns from the left turn lane.
- Up to two outside eastbound lanes of SR 706/Indiantown Road from the Turnpike on/off ramp intersection to Central Boulevard will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday. The first lane will close at 9 p.m. The second lane will close at 10 p.m. for striping activities.
- Up to two outside westbound lanes of SR 706/Indiantown Road from 67 Road N to the Turnpike on/off ramp intersection will be closed nightly from 9 pm until 6 am. Monday through Thursday. The first lane will close at 9 pm, and the second lane will close at 10 pm for road widening work.
- The eastbound right turn lane just east of 68th Street/Island Way is closed through July 2024 for road construction. Motorists will be allowed to make right turns from the outside through lane and access to businesses.
SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROJECTS
(BOCA RATON, HIGHLAND BEACH, DELRAY BEACH)
- Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) Project
Description: This 6-mile project from the Broward/Palm Beach County Line to SR 794/Yamato Road and SR 794/Yamato Road from SR 5/US 1 to SR 9/I-95 in the city of Boca Raton began on July 31, 2023. Work includes installing a new fiber optic network, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) devices, including Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) devices at eight (8) intersections on US 1 from Royal Palm Way to Spanish River Boulevard, upgrading the signal detection system, and upgrading the Advance Traffic Management System (ATMS) for compatibility with the Traffic Management Center (TMC). For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $3.6 million/Fall 2024.
Traffic Impacts:
- No anticipated impacts.
- SR 800/Spanish River Boulevard Over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) Scour Countermeasures Project
Description: This 0.092-mile project on SR 800/Spanish River Boulevard over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) in the City of Boca Raton began January 9, 2024. Work includes Installing Articulated Concrete Block (ACB) at the riverbed to protect the bridge foundations from erosion on the eastbound and westbound SR 800/Spanish River Boulevard bridges. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Manager Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $2.1 million. Completion is expected in Fall 2024.
Traffic Impacts:
- The frontage road will have intermittent lane closures, daily as needed, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, for debris removal activities. Flaggers will be on site to assist motorists.
Marine Impacts:
- Crews will be on site performing underwater debris removal outside of the navigable channel. No impacts to boaters are anticipated with this activity.
- Divers will be on site daily as needed performing underwater survey work – boaters, please use caution. No impact to the channel is anticipated with this activity.
- SR A1A/South Ocean Boulevard Resurfacing Project
Description: This 3.349-mile project in the Town of Highland Beach and the City of Delray Beach began on May 29, 2024. The project improvements consist of milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, widening the roadway in each direction to provide five-foot bicycle lanes, modifying swales to improve drainage, and upgrading signing and pavement markings to meet current standards. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $8.3 million/Fall 2025
Traffic Impacts: All lanes are open.
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY PROJECTS
(Boynton Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach)
- Districtwide Rumble Strips Improvement Project
Description: This 125-mile project along multiple roadway corridors within cities in Palm Beach and Broward Counties is anticipated to begin on June 9, 2024. Work includes adding rumble strips and replacing pavement markings in 13 different roadway corridors within Palm Beach and Broward Counties. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $654,155.45/Fall 2024
Traffic Impact:
- One lane in each direction of SR 715/Bacom Point Road, from NW Avenue P to Loop Road, in Pahokee will be closed nightly from 7 p.m., Sunday, June 9 through 7 a.m., Monday, June 17 for rumble strip installations.
- City of Boynton Beach Sidewalk and Bicycle Lane Improvements Project
Description: This .62-mile project on SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard and .7 miles on W Ocean Avenue in the City of Boynton Beach began on May 7, 2024. Work includes milling, resurfacing and reconstructing SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard within project limits, expanding the existing sidewalk on the south side of SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard to 15 feet and to 9 feet on the north side, performing drainage modifications to accommodate sidewalk expansion on SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard, retrofitting pedestrian lighting at signalized intersections on SR/804 Boynton Beach Boulevard, constructing a new pedestrian crossing at NW 3rd Street and SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard, installing shared lane bicycle markings (sharrows) in each direction of SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard and on West Ocean Avenue, and upgrading pedestrian signals, pavement markings, and signs. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $7.2 million/Fall 2025
Traffic Impacts:
- One inside lane in each direction of SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard from just west of NW 3rd Street to US 1/Federal Highway and the dual-purpose center lanes will be closed for median construction through June 2024. Motorists will be able to make left turns at all intersections during peak hours.
- SR 802/Lake Worth Road at Haverhill Road Intersection Improvement Project
Description: This 0.148-mile project from 500 feet east and west of the Haverhill Road intersection and along Haverhill Road from 300 feet south to 300 feet north of the SR 802/ Lake Worth Road intersection in the City of Greenacres began on February 6, 2024. Work includes milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, modifying the median to improve motorist safety, replacing the traffic signal mast arm structure located in the northeast corner of SR 802/Lake Worth Road and Haverhill Road, installing curb and gutter, sidewalk, driveways, and bus stop pads, improving pavement markings, signage, and signalization, upgrading pedestrian signals and curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $1.3 million/Summer 2024
Traffic Impacts:
- One outside lane in each direction on SR 802/Lake Worth Road between Broward Avenue and Dahl Drive will be closed intermittently from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for minor widening, sidewalk, and signalization work through June 28.
- One outside lane in each direction on Haverhill Road approaching of SR 802/Lake Worth Road will be closed intermittently 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for minor widening, sidewalk, and signalization work through June 28.
- Two lanes of SR 802/Lake Worth Road between Broward Avenue and Dahl Drive will be closed intermittently from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m., from Sunday, June 9 through Thursday, June 13 for paving operations.
- One lane in each direction on Haverhill Road approaching of SR 802/Lake Worth Road will be closed intermittently from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m., from Sunday, June 9 through Thursday, June 13 for paving operations.
- SR 802/Lake Worth Road Improvements Project
Description: This 1.90-mile project from Raulerson Drive to Palm Beach State College Entrance/Douglas Drive in the city of Lake Worth Beach began on November 14, 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. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $14 million/Winter 2024.
Traffic Impacts:
- Two eastbound lanes on Lake Worth Road from Raulerson Drive to Congress Avenue may be closed from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for force main construction, median construction, directional bore operations, and drainage work.
- Two westbound lanes on Lake Worth Road from Congress Avenue to Raulerson Drive may be closed from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for force main construction, median construction, directional bore operations, and drainage work.
- One lane in each direction on Lake Worth Road from Raulerson Drive to Douglas Drive may be closed for drainage operations and sidewalk replacement.
- Two eastbound lanes on Lake Worth Road from Raulerson Drive to Congress Avenue may be closed from 9 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Friday, for drainage work.
- Two westbound lanes on Lake Worth Road from Congress Avenue to Raulerson Drive may be closed from 9 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Friday, for drainage work.
- SR 802/Lake Worth Road Roundabout Pedestrian Safety Project on Behalf of the City of Lake Worth Beach
Description: This 0.5-mile project from Erie Street to A Street/Lucerne Avenue Roundabout and Lucerne Avenue to C Street, and Lake Osborne Drive from Griswold Drive to Erie Street in the City of Lake Worth Beach began on January 3, 2024. Work includes milling and resurfacing existing travel lanes, constructing a six-foot wide sidewalk along the east side of Lake Osborne Drive, installing a raised crosswalk with signalization on Lucerne Avenue just east of N B Street, upgrading pedestrian signals and curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and upgrading lighting along Lake Worth Road. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at [email protected] or 772-577-8803.
Cost/Completion: $2.8 million/Summer 2024
Traffic Impacts:
- One outside westbound lane of SR 802/Lake Worth Road between the railroad tracks and N. A Street may be closed daily from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, for signing, irrigation, and site restoration work, through Friday, June 14.
- One outside eastbound lane of SR 802/Lake Worth Road between Cleveland Street to N. A Street may be closed daily from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, for signing, irrigation, and site restoration work, through Friday, June 14.
- One lane in each direction of SR 802/Lake Worth Road from east of Erie Street to N B Street will be closed nightly from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., Sunday, June 9 through Thursday, June 13, for signal and final pavement marking operations.
- SR 802/Lake Avenue/Lucerne Avenue Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Project
Description: This 2.382-mile project from east of A Street to east of Golfview Road in the City of Lake Worth Beach began on February 27, 2024. Work includes milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, replacing and upgrading signing and pavement markings, installing new and upgrading existing lighting throughout the project corridor, upgrading pedestrian features at signalized intersections, and upgrading pedestrian curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at [email protected] or 772-577-8803.
Cost/Completion: $5.4 million/Early 2025
Traffic Impacts:
- Intermittent sidewalk closures will occur at the intersections on both sides of Lucerne Avenue from C Street to Golfview Road from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for removal of existing concrete and construction of new sidewalks, curbs, and gutters and drainage. Pedestrian detours will be in place, and access to businesses will be maintained.
- Intermittent sidewalk closures will occur at the intersections of the south side of Lake Avenue from South side of B Street to south side of Golfview Road from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for removal of existing concrete and construction of new sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, and tree pruning and rooting. Pedestrian detours will be in place, and access to businesses will be maintained.
- State Road (SR) 5/North Federal Highway Milling and Resurfacing Project
Description: This 1.298-mile project from south of 10th Avenue South to 6th Avenue North in Lake Worth Beach is anticipated to begin on June 18, 2024. Project improvements include milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, adding drainage and constructing a raised intersection at 7th Avenue South, upgrading pedestrian curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, installing signalized pedestrian crossings with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) at 8th Avenue South, 3rd Avenue North, and 4th Avenue North, removing the existing midblock crossing between 4th Avenue North and 5th Avenue North, upgrading vehicular and pedestrian signalization at 6th Avenue South and 2nd Avenue North, installing lighting at the intersections of 8th Avenue South, 6th Avenue South, 2nd Avenue North, 3rd Avenue North, and 4th Avenue North, and upgrading signage and pavement markings for shared bicycle facilities and buffered bicycle lanes. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at (772) 577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $2.3 million/Spring 2025
Traffic Impact: No impacts anticipated.
- 6th Avenue South Improvements at SR 9/I-95
Description: This 1-mile project in the City of Lake Worth Beach began on November 13, 2023. Project improvements consist of lengthening the turn lanes on 6th Avenue South, adding an exclusive right turn lane to the SR 9/I-95 northbound on ramp, adding an additional right turn lane to the SR 9/I-95 southbound on ramp, lengthening the northbound left turn lane at A Street, constructing 6-foot sidewalks on both sides of 6th Avenue South, constructing 7-foot bicycle lanes on both sides of 6th Avenue South, installing Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures on the SR 9/I-95 northbound and southbound exit ramps, constructing 16-foot ground-mounted sound walls along the SR 9/I-95 northbound exit ramp and south side of 6th Avenue South, constructing new gravity wall, curb and gutter, traffic separator, median barrier, sidewalk and driveway along 6th Avenue South within project limits, upgrading drainage, signage, lighting, signalization and pavement markings, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) upgrades, and relocation of water, sewer and utilities for the City of Lake Worth Beach.
Cost/Completion: The project cost is $17.92 million. Completion is expected in Late 2025. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Manager Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or [email protected].
Traffic Impact:
- 6th Avenue South, from Michigan Avenue to South C Street, will have one lane closed in each direction through August 2024.
Ramp Impact:
- The I-95 southbound entrance ramp from eastbound 6th Avenue South has the right turn lane closed to safely facilitate roadway and drainage operations.
- The I-95 northbound exit ramp to eastbound 6th Avenue South has the right turn lane closed to safely facilitate roadway and drainage operations.
- The I-95 northbound exit ramp to westbound 6th Avenue South has the left turn lane closed to safely facilitate roadway and drainage operations.
- The I-95 southbound exit ramp to westbound 6th Avenue South has one right turn lane closed to safely facilitate the construction of a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall and roadway construction.
- The I-95 northbound entrance ramp from westbound 6th Avenue South will have one lane closed daily as needed, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to safely facilitate roadway operations.
- SR 7/US 441 Resurfacing Project
Description: This 2-mile project in Royal Palm Beach began on August 17, 2023. The project improvements consist of milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, improving signing and pavement markings, upgrading pedestrian curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and upgrading lighting and signalization at the following intersections: Weisman Way/Bella Terra Way, Belvedere Road, Business Park Way, Regal Cinemas 18, Aldi Way, and Okeechobee Boulevard. For more information, please contact Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $8 million/Fall 2024
Traffic Impacts:
- Two lanes in each direction of SR 7/US 441 from north of SR 80/Southern Boulevard to SR 704/Okeechobee Boulevard, will be closed Sunday night through Thursday night, between 9 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., for traffic loops installation, milling and resurfacing operations.
- Intermittent single-lane closures will occur in each direction of SR 7/US 441 from north of SR 80/Southern Boulevard to SR 704/Okeechobee Boulevard, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for installation of erosion control devices, sidewalk, ADA Ramps, lighting, and signalization upgrades.
- North Shore Pedestrian Bridge Improvements Project
Description: This 0.07-mile project on North Shore Drive over the Carver Canal in the city of West Palm Beach is anticipated to begin on June 12, 2024. Work includes construction of a prefabricated steel pedestrian bridge on the west side of North Shore Drive crossing the Carver Canal, realignment of the pedestrian sidewalk path on the west side of North Shore Bridge to the new pedestrian bridge, reconstruction of drainage outfalls along the north and south sides of the newly constructed pedestrian bridge, replacement and upgrading signage impacted by construction, and adding lighting at each side of the new pedestrian bridge. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $2.7 million/Spring 2025
In-Person Construction Presentation: Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the North Shore Neighborhood Association Meeting, Grace Episcopal Church Community Center, 3600 N. Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Traffic Impact: All lanes are open.
- SR 809/Military Trail at SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project
Description: This 0.705-mile intersection improvement project on State Road 809/Military Trail and SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard in Palm Beach County began on September 6, 2022. Work includes widening, milling, and resurfacing along SR 809/Military Trail and SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard, constructing additional right and left turn lanes on SR 809/Military Trail and additional right turn lanes on SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard, installing new 5-foot bike lanes at various locations along SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard, improving sidewalks and driveways at the intersection of SR 809/Military Trail and SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard, installing four new signal mast arms at the intersection, and installing new signage and pavement markings. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $7 million/Winter 2024
Traffic Impact:.
- The outside eastbound and westbound lanes on Forest Hill Boulevard may be closed from Haverhill Road to Kirk Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for signalization work.
- The outside northbound and southbound lanes on Military Trail may be closed from Summit Boulevard to Purdy Lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for signalization work.
- The outside southbound lane on Military Trail from Hairland Drive to Acacia Lane is closed for turn lane construction, drainage, and sidewalk replacement.
- The outside eastbound lane on Forest Hill Boulevard from Bay Meadows Drive to Military Trail is closed for sidewalk replacement.
NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROJECTS
(Riviera Beach, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Tequesta)
- State Road (SR) 809/Military Trail Resurfacing Project
Description: This 0.63-mile resurfacing project from south of Dyer Boulevard to north of Flag Drive in Riviera Beach began on August 8, 2023. The project improvements consist of milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, reconstructing sidewalks in select locations, upgrading pedestrian curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, upgrading signalization at Dyer Boulevard, SR 710/Beeline Highway/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and SR 708/W Blue Heron Boulevard, and upgrading pedestrian signals, intersection lighting, signage, and pavement markings. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at [email protected] or 772-577-8803
Cost/Completion: $2.6 Million/Summer 2024
Traffic Impacts:
- Pedestrian detours may be in place from Dyer Boulevard to Blue Heron Boulevard from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for sidewalk work.
- One lane in each direction of SR 809/ Military Trail from Dyer Boulevard to Blue Heron Boulevard may be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for sidewalk work.
- One lane in each direction of SR 809/Military Trail from Dyer Boulevard to Blue Heron Boulevard may be closed nightly from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday for signalization operations.
- Two lanes in each direction of SR 809/Military Trail from Dyer Boulevard to Blue Heron Boulevard may be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday for signalization operations.
- State Road (SR) 710/Beeline Highway Reconstruction Project
Description: This 3.142-mile project in the cities of Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach and West Palm Beach began on March 18, 2024. Improvements consist of widening SR 710/Beeline Highway from Northlake Boulevard to SR 708/Blue Heron Boulevard from 4 lanes to 6 lanes, replacing and widening the Florida’s Turnpike bridge over SR 710/Beeline Highway, constructing an at-grade partial Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at the intersection of SR 710/Beeline Highway and Northlake Boulevard, adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides of SR 710/Beeline Highway, upgrading railroad crossings, drainage, signage, lighting, signalization and pavement markings throughout project limits, and upgrading Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). For more information, please contact Community Outreach Manager Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $148.2M / Anticipated Completion is Late 2029.
SR 710/Beeline Highway Traffic Impact:
· State Road (SR) 710/Beeline Highway from SR 708/Blue Heron to Northlake Boulevard will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
· SR 710/Beeline Highway and Northlake Boulevard will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
· SR 710/Beeline Highway and Jog Road will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
· SR 710/Beeline Highway and Haverhill Road will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- US 1 Bridge Replacement Project
Description: This 4.1-mile project located in the Town of Jupiter from CR A1A to CR 707/Beach Road and surrounding intersections began October 18, 2021. It consists of replacing the existing US 1 Bridge over the Loxahatchee River, including adding bike lanes and sidewalks in each direction. Other improvements include installing Intelligent Transportation System technology to improve traffic flow, adding decorative lighting and drainage, and upgrading signage and pavement markings. Minor improvements will also be made to the Alternate A1A bridge over the Loxahatchee River. In addition, intersection improvements will occur at Alternate A1A and Old Dixie Highway by shifting the intersection to the southwest, adding a traffic signal, and lengthening the left-turn lane from northbound Alternate A1A to northbound Old Dixie Highway. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Manager Andrea Pacini at (561) 214-3358 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $122 million/2026
Traffic Impact:
- The US 1 bridge between CR A1A and Jupiter Cove Drive will be closed through fall 2024. Traffic is being detoured as follows:
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- Northbound motorists will go west on Indiantown Road to Alternate A1A, then go north on Alternate A1A to US 1.
- Southbound motorists will go south on Alternate A1A to Indiantown Road, then go east on Indiantown Road to US 1.
WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROJECTS
(Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, South Bay, Belle Glade, Pahokee, Canal Point)
- State Road 25/US 27 Safety Improvements Project
Description: Construction on this 13-mile safety improvements project began on Monday, January 3, 2022, in western Palm Beach County. Work includes widening the shoulders of the roadway, replacing, or resetting guardrails along the roadway, installing rumble strips, and internally illuminated retroreflective pavement markings along the roadway shoulders, adding a median acceleration lane and flashing beacons at the Okeelanta Road intersection, adding outside and median acceleration lanes at the County Road 827/Bolles Canal Road intersection. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $18 million/Summer 2024.
Traffic Impact:
- Northbound and southbound SR 25/US 27 posted speed limits are reduced from 65 mph to 55 mph from just north of Mile Marker 71 to just south of Mile Marker 60 through the duration of the project.
- The inside northbound lane and shoulder are closed from mile marker 67 to mile marker 70 for shoulder widening activities.
- State Road 25/US 27 Resurfacing and Restoration Project
Description: Construction on this 13-mile resurfacing and restoration project from the Hendry County Line to SR 80/East Palm Beach Road began on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Western Palm Beach County. Work includes milling and resurfacing existing travel lanes and shoulders, shoulder widening, replacing or resetting guardrails along the roadway, restoring sidewalks at various locations, upgrading curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, adding pedestrian gates at the FEC Railroad crossing, improving lighting and replacing the signals at SR 80/East Palm Beach Road, upgrading pedestrian signals, pavement markings, and signing to current standards, installing rumble strips and internally illuminated retroreflective pavement markings.
For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $18 million/Early 2024.
Traffic Impact:
- One lane in each direction of SR 25/US 27 from mile marker 73 to mile marker 86, will be closed daily from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., for striping and raised pavement marker installation.
- One lane in each direction of SR 25/US 27 from mile marker 73 to mile marker 86, will be closed nightly from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., for rumble strips installation, striping and paving.
- State Road 715 and State Road 80 Resurfacing Project
Description: Construction on this 4.44-mile resurfacing project on SR 715 and SR 80 began on July 10, 2023, in Western Palm Beach County. Work includes milling and resurfacing the existing roadway and minor widening of existing paved shoulders, installing pedestrian signalization and markings, improving signing and pavement markings, upgrading pedestrian curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and adding new sidewalk on the west side of SR 715 and select locations on SR 80. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $12 million/Summer 2025
Traffic Impacts
- One lane in each direction on SR 80/S Main Street/E Palm Beach Road from just east of Glades Glen Drive to SR 25/US 27 and one lane of SR 715 from SR 80 to south of West Canal Street South will be closed intermittently from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for shoulder widening work, sidewalk construction, and signal electrical work through June 2024.
- Two outside northbound lanes at the SR 715 and SR 80 intersection are closed from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, for sidewalk, guardrail, and curb work.
- One lane in each of SR 715 and SR 80 will be closed from 7:30 p.m. until 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, for milling and paving of driveways through June 2024.
- SR 729/State Market Road Resurfacing, Restoration and Rehabilitation Project
Description: Construction on this 2.272-mile roadway improvements project on SR 729/State Market Road in Pahokee began on April 28, 2024. Work includes milling and resurfacing SR 729/State Market Road, widening traffic lanes from 11 feet to 12 feet, widening the existing paved shoulders as permitted by FDOT right-of-way, reconstructing northbound SR 729/State Market Road sidewalks and shared use paths from north of Rock Pit Road to SR 15/US 441/E Main Street and upgrading signage and pavement markings throughout project limits. Please see the attached flyer for more information. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $4.9 million/Spring 2025
Traffic Impacts:
- One shoulder in each direction of SR 729/State Market Road from SR 717/Muck City Road to Larrimore Road will be closed from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday and Tuesday for survey work.
- SR 729/State Market Road from SR 717/Muck City Road to Larrimore Road is closed around the clock through approximately 5 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2024, for road construction work.
Detour:
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- Northbound SR 729/State Market Road will be detoured to S. Lake Avenue to SR 15/E Main Street.
- Southbound SR 729/State Market Road will be detoured to SR 15/E Main Street along S. Lake Avenue.
- Emergency/First Responder access and local access will be maintained and coordinated.
- SR 15/US 441/US 98 Roadway Improvements Project
Description: Construction on this 6.8-mile roadway improvements project on SR 15/US 441/US 98 in Canal Point began on October 23, 2023. Work includes milling and resurfacing the existing travel lanes, widening roadway shoulders, constructing a new sidewalk along the east side of the road from Canal Point Park and Recreation Center to Connell Road, constructing new bike lanes from Lake View Drive to Canal Point Park and Recreation Center, upgrading signing and pavement markings, replacing or resetting guardrails along the roadway, upgrading the bridge concrete barrier wall over the L-8 Canal. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $12.9 million/Spring 2025
Traffic Impacts:
- The northbound lane of SR 15/US/US 98 from the Palm Beach County Line to the north of 1st Street will be closed intermittently from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for road construction activities. Flagging operations will be in place to direct northbound and southbound traffic as needed.
- State Road 700/Conners Highway Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Project
Description: Construction on this 14.828-mile resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation project from north of 1st Street to west of SR 80 began on May 1, 2024, in Western Palm Beach County. Work includes milling and resurfacing of SR 700/Conners Highway, replacing and upgrading existing curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, installing rumble strips for the roadway segment with a posted speed greater than 50 miles per hour (mph), minor shoulder widening in various locations, installing, upgrading, and repairing guardrail as needed, upgrading pedestrian signals, pavement markings, and signs.
For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or [email protected].
Cost/Completion: $ 17.8 million/Early 2026
Traffic Impact:
- SR 700/Conners Highway from Hatton Highway to SR 80/US 441, is closed around the clock through approximately 5 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2024, for road construction work.
Detour:
- Northbound SR 700/Conners Highway will be detoured to SR 80/US 441 to Hatton Highway.
- Southbound SR 700/Conners Highway will be detoured to Hatton Highway to SR 80/US 441.
- Emergency/First Responder access and local access will be maintained and coordinated.
MAINTENANCE, UTILITY, PERMIT & ADDITIONAL AGENCY PROJECTS
SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
(BOCA RATON, HIGHLAND BEACH, DELRAY BEACH)
BOCA RATON
Northbound I95 Express Lanes at West Camino Real of mile post 42 109463, in Boca Raton, 10:30 p.m. until 5 a.m., One night only, Tuesday, Jun. 11 through Wednesday, Jun. 12, 1 of 2 lanes closed as needed, for preventive maintenance. For more information, please contact Steven Marsh 561-635-1079.
Southbound North Ocean Drive between Northeast Spanish River Boulevard and The Yacht and Club Racket Apt, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Friday, Dec. 01 extended through Monday, Aug. 05, 1 of 1 lanes closed as needed, for pole installation. For more information, please contact Cory Zartman 480-547-0294.
Westbound Yamato Road between Broken Sound Boulevard Northwest and North Military Trail, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Apr. 03 through Friday, Jun. 28, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for asphalt repairs. For more information, please contact Marco Larriega 954-249-6701.
Southbound State Road 7 between Winners Circle and Yamato Road, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Apr. 11 through Tuesday, Jun. 11, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for pole replacement and handhole installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
DELRAY BEACH
Southbound Northeast 5 Avenue at 151 Northeast 5 Avenue, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Jun.10 through Friday, Jun.21, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for concrete work. For more information, please contact Theodore Howard 954-826-5728.
Westbound West Atlantic Avenue at 945 West Atlantic Avenue, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., One day only, Monday, Jun. 10, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for environmental monitoring installation. For more information, please contact Cameron Berger 954-572-4930.
Southbound Northeast 5 Avenue at 151 Northeast 5 Avenue, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Jun.03 through Friday, Jun.07, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for concrete work. For more information, please contact Theodore Howard 954-826-5728.
Eastbound Atlantic Boulevard just 400’ ft East of Jog Road, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, May 29 through Friday, Jun. 28, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for handhole and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Jentle Chatman 833-634-6766.
Eastbound West Atlantic Avenue between Southwest 5 Avenue and Southwest 2 Avenue, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Apr. 24 through Monday, Jun. 24, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Eastbound West Atlantic Avenue at 152 Place South, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Friday, Mar. 01 through Friday, Oct. 11, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for entrance paving and guardrail installation. For more information, please contact Brett George 833-258-3631.
Southbound North Ocean boulevard between Thomas Street and East Atlantic Avenue, in Delray Beach, 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Monday, Apr. 17 extended through Monday, Jul. 08, 1 of 2 lane closed, for directional boring and facilities maintenance. For more information, please contact Arturo Rodriguez 561-475-0064.
Westbound and Eastbound Atlantic Avenue between Half Mile Road Persimmon Avenue additionally Northbound and Southbound Lyons Road, in Delray Beach, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 15 extended through Friday, Jul. 31, 2024, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for signalization, underground drainage and roadway. For more information, please contact Tom Castano 561-688-5004.
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY
(GULF STREAM, BOYNTON BEACH, OCEAN RIDGE, LANTANA, MANALAPAN, LAKE WORTH BEACH, WELLINGTON, GREENACRES, PALM BEACH, WEST PALM BEACH, LOXAHATCHEE, THE ACREAGE, PALM SPRINGS):
BOYNTON BEACH
Southbound State Road 7 between Boynton beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Sept. 07 extended through Wednesday, Jul. 10, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for guy anchors, bonds, handholes, concrete aprons, marker post, and boring pit installation. For more information, please contact Karl Suarez 336-719-4574.
Southbound State Road 7 between Lake Royal Road and Maple Valley Road, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Mar. 11 extended through Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for pole replacement and facilities maintenance. For more information, please contact Cory Zartman 480-547-0294
Eastbound Boynton Beach Boulevard just South of Congress Avenue, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Mar. 18 through Monday, Jul. 29, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for roadway and utility work. For more information, please contact Roosevelt Bynes III 954-321-8205.
LAKE WORTH BEACH
Westbound and eastbound Lake Avenue ICW Bridge, in Lake Worth Beach, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, June 3, Thursday, June 6, Friday, June7 and Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 14, intermittent single lane closure for bridge work. For more information, please contact Mark Donati 954-955-0878.
GREENACRES
Eastbound Forest Hill Boulevard between River Bridge Boulevard and Jog Road, in Greenacres, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, May 28 through Friday, Jun. 28, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for failing equipment removal and replacement. For more information, please contact Urma Charlemagne 561-418-0598.
Westbound Lake Worth Road just East of Lucerne Lakes Boulevard, in Greenacres, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, May 06 through Friday, Jun. 14, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for left turn lane extension. For more information, please contact Joe Whitten 561-791-1953.
PALM BEACH
Northbound South Ocean Boulevard at 1540 South Ocean Boulevard, in Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, May 13 through Monday, Jun.10, 1 of 1 lanes closed as needed, for directional boring installation. For more information, please contact Godfrey Anderson 954-512-0357.
WEST PALM BEACH
Southbound and Northbound North Military Trail and Westbound and Eastbound Community Drive Intersection, in West Palm Beach, 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Jun. 13 through Thursday, Jul. 11, 2 of 3 lanes closed, for mast arm painting. For more information, please contact Nick Vezyropoulos 727-504-4480.
Northbound North Military Trail between Shenandoah Road and Windsor Way, in West Palm Beach, 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Wednesday, May 08 through Monday, Jul. 08, 2 of 3 lanes closed, for pole replacement and facilities maintenance. For more information, please contact Arturo Rodriguez 561-475-0064.
Southbound Flagler Drive between Lakeview Avenue and Okeechobee Boulevard, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Jun. 03 through Friday Jun. 21, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring, handholes, marker posts and boring pits installation. For more information, please contact Michael Bahamonde 954-942-4466.
Westbound and Eastbound Okeechobee Boulevard between Chase Avenue and Flagler Drive, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, May 28 through Friday Jun. 07, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring, handholes, marker posts and boring pits installation. For more information, please contact Michael Bahamonde 954-942-4466.
Southbound North Military Trail between 10 Avenue North and Clemens Street, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Jan. 25 extended through, Monday, Jul. 29, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Cory Adams 912-286-6949.
Eastbound Bee Line Highway between Trigas Distribution Substation and Pratt Whitney Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, May 28 through Monday, Jul. 29, 1 of 2 lanes, for directional boring installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Westbound Summit Boulevard between South Military Trail and Peebles Drive, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Mar. 27 extended through Monday, Jul. 29, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Southbound North Military Trail at intersection of Lakeside Green Boulevard, in West Palm Beach, 9 p.m. until 4 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Monday, May 20 through Monday, Jun. 10, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for traffic signal mast arm coating and painting. For more information, please contact Javier Rodriguez 786-573-1872.
Northbound and Southbound North Military Road between Orlando Avenue and Keiser University Drive, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, May 01 through Monday, Jul. 01, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for small cell, utility pole, antenna, handholes, directional boring, trench conduit installation. For more information, please contact Urma Charlemagne 561-418-0598.
Eastbound Forest Hill Boulevard between Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Abbey Road, in West Palm Beach, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 7 p.m. – 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Friday, May 03 through Wednesday, Jul. 03, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for gas main installation. For more information, please contact Travis Francis 561-851-3216.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard between North Haverhill Road and Breezy Lane, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, May 06 through Monday, Jul. 08, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring, handhole and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Urma Charlemagne 561-418-0598.
Southbound North Military Trail between 12 Street and Chester Lake Drive, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Apr. 24 through Monday, Jun. 24, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for pole, antenna, conduit and underground fiber installation. For more information, please contact Urma Charlemagne 561-418-0598.
Northbound US Highway A1A between South Beach Road and St. Jude Street, in West Palm Beach, 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 15 through Friday, Jun. 07, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring, conduit and handholes installation. For more information, please contact Kenneth Roberts 888-884-3692
Northbound North Military Trail between Belvedere Road and Okeechobee Boulevard, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Apr. 17 through Monday, Jun. 17, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring, handholes, locate posts, concrete aprons and marker posts installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard just 365’ ft East and 4052’ West of Haverhill Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 08 through Friday, Jun. 07, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for overhead maintenance and pole replacement. For more information, please contact Bobby Sherman 941-769-5719.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard just 635’ ft East and 4052’ West of Haverhill Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 08 through Friday, Jun. 07, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for overhead maintenance and pole replacement. For more information, please contact Bobby Sherman 941-769-5719.
Northbound Bee Line Highway between North Haverhill Road and North Jog Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Feb. 08 through Friday, Oct. 18, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for pole removal and replacement and maintenance. For more information, please contact Bobby Sherman 941-769-5719.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard between Indian Road and Donnell Road, in West Palm Beach, 8:30 pm – 5:30 am, Sunday through Thursday, Wednesday, Mar. 06 through Friday, Jun. 28, 2 of 4 lanes closed as needed, for conduit installation. For more information, please contact Antonio Seco 305-803-9769.
Southbound US Highway A1A between Villa Juno Drive and Universe Boulevard, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Oct. 26 extended through Monday, Jul. 15, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring, conduit and optic cable installation. For more information, please contact Karl Suarez 336-719-4574.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard near Haverhill Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Mar. 04 through Friday, Jun. 28, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for directional boring, conduit, handhole installation. For more information, please contact Antonio Seco 305-803-9769.
Southbound State Road 7 between Acme Road and Pioneer Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Friday, Feb. 23 extended through Monday, Jun. 24, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for directional boring installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Eastbound Forest Hill Boulevard between Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Abbey Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Feb. 12 extended through Monday, Jun. 17, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for gas main installation. For more information, please contact Michael Garson 954-774-0814.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard between North Jog Road and Andros Isle, in West Palm Beach, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Friday, Dec. 15 extended through Monday, Jun. 17, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for guy anchors and bonds installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Westbound Okeechobee Boulevard between Manor Avenue and Congress Avenue, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Feb. 05 through Friday, Jul. 26, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for sidewalk and curb removal and replacement. For more information, please contact Jordan Bails 954-829-4443.
Westbound Southern Boulevard between Royal Plaza Road and A Road, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, Nov. 28 extended through Monday, Aug. 05, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring, handholes, marker posts and boring pits installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
Southbound Bee Line Highway between Park of Commerce Boulevard and PGA Boulevard, in West Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, Nov. 28 extended through Monday, Aug. 05, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring, handholes, marker posts and boring pits installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
(RIVIERA BEACH, LAKE PARK, NORTH PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH GARDENS, JUNO BEACH, JUPITER, TEQUESTA):
LAKE PARK
Southbound Broadway between Cypress Drive and East 34 Street, in Lake Park & Riviera Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, Apr. 30 through Friday, Jun. 14, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring and handholes installation. For more information, please contact Jay Fisher 561-268-6828.
Northbound Federal Highway between Cypress Drive and Palmetto Drive, in Lake Park, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 29 through Friday, Jun. 14, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring and handholes installation. For more information, please contact Jay Fisher 561-268-6828.
NORTH PALM BEACH
Northbound Federal Highway between Cypress Drive and just 600’ ft North of Lighthouse Drive, in North Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 29 through Friday, Jun. 14, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring and handholes installation. For more information, please contact Jay Fisher 561-268-6828.
Northbound US Highway A1A between Inlet Court and County Line Road, in North Palm Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Apr. 15 through Friday, Jun. 07, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring, conduit and handholes installation. For more information, please contact Kenneth Roberts 888-884-3692.
PALM BEACH GARDENS
Southbound North Military Trail between Garden Oaks and Investment Lane, in Palm Beach Gardens, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Friday, May 31 through Wednesday, Jul 31, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for overhead maintenance work. For more information, please contact Arturo Rodriquez 561-475-0064.
Westbound and eastbound PGA Boulevard, in Palm Beach Gardens, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, May 20 to Friday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 28 to Friday, May 31, intermittent single lane closure for bridge work. For more information, please contact Mark Donati 954-955-0878.
Southbound North Military Trail at intersection of Burns Road, in Palm Beach Gardens, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Apr. 04 through Friday, May 31, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for right turn construction. For more information, please contact Edwin Giles 561-471-4100.
JUPITER
Southbound US Highway 1 between I95 off ramp of PGA Boulevard and RCA Center Drive, in Jupiter, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, May 30 through Tuesday, Jun. 30, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for facilities maintenance and pole replacement. For more information, please contact Michael Garson 954-774-0814.
Eastbound and Westbound West Indiantown Road intersections between Riverside Drive and Donald Ross Road, in Jupiter, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, Monday, May 29 through Thursday, Oct. 31, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for railroad crossing relocation and installation. For more information, please contact Chang-Jen Lan 561-741-2372.
Northbound and Southbound Old Dixie Highway intersections between Riverside Drive and Donald Ross Road, in Jupiter, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, May 29 through Thursday, Oct. 31, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for railroad crossing relocation and installation. For more information, please contact Chang-Jen Lan 561-741-2372.
Southbound US Highway 1 just North of East Indiantown Road, in Jupiter, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Mar. 13 through Friday, Jun. 21, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring, conduit and optic cable installation. For more information, please contact Antonio Seco 305-803-9769.
Northbound US Highway A1A BETWEEN Universe Boulevard and Olympus Circle, in Jupiter, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Friday, Dec. 15 extended through Monday, Jun. 17, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for directional boring, handholes, marker posts and boring pits installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
(WELLINGTON, ROYAL PALM BEACH, HYPOLUXO, SOUTH BAY, BELLE GLADE, PAHOKEE, CANAL POINT, LAKE HARBOR)
WELLINGTON
Southbound State Road 7 between Forest Hill Boulevard and Palomino Drive, in Wellington, 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Wednesday, Jun.05 through Monday, Aug. 05, 2 of 4 lanes closed, for pole installation and facilities maintenance. For more information, please contact Arturo Rodriquez 561-475-0064.
Southbound and Northbound State Road 7 between 1341 State Road 7 and Medical Park Boulevard, in Wellington, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Feb. 21 extended through Friday, Aug. 30, 1 of 4 lanes closed, for roadway and utility work. For more information, please contact Roosevelt Bynes III 954-321-8205.
BELLE GLADE
Southbound Southwest 16 Street between Southwest Avenue B Place and Southwest Avenue H, in Belle Glade, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Mar. 07 extended through Monday, Jul. 08, 1 of 1 lanes closed as needed, for concrete pole installation. For more information, please contact Marcus Mitchell 561-837-0902.
PAHOKEE
Eastbound South Lake Avenue between East 7 Street and Apple Avenue, in Pahokee, 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Tuesday, May 28 through Friday, Jun. 21, 1 of 1 lanes closed as needed, for water main repair. For more information, please contact Roosevelt Bynes III 954-321-8205.
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Central Florida Elementary Schools Unveil Student-Designed Bike Lane Icons
Florida Department of Transportation
RON DESANTIS |
719 South Woodland Boulevard DeLand, Florida 32720 |
JARED W. PERDUE, P.E. |
Central Florida Elementary Schools Unveil Student-Designed Bike Lane Icons
Designs were created as part of the Mobility Week Bike Lane Design Contest
CENTRAL FLORIDA, Fla. – In celebration of National Bicycle Month, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and eight Central Florida schools unveiled the winning bike lane icon designs from Mobility Week’s Bike Lane Design Contest. The designs were created by students as part of District Five’s Mobility Week initiative, a week-long celebration that promotes safe, multimodal transportation choices.
The annual Mobility Week Bike Lane Contest invites elementary school students from across Central Florida to create their own bike lane icons, with the winning designs being painted on the streets near their schools.
Each winner was recognized with their own bike lane artwork reveal, a certificate, and a safety presentation given by FDOT and its agency partners, which was attended by their families and school representatives.
Design contest student winners in each county include:
- Ward Highlands Elementary (Marion) – Cameryn Egan, 1st grade; Laci Stone, 3rd grade
- Golfview Elementary (Brevard) – Carla Acosta Lanthripp, 2nd grade; Jay’Ceon Cannon, 3rd grade; Lucie Martin, 5th grade
- Crystal Lake Elementary (Seminole) – Azalea Brujan, 2nd grade; Clark Kazee, 3rd grade
- Grassy Lake Elementary (Lake) – Landon Abdo, kindergarten; Eva Arenas, 3rd grade
- Pine Hills Elementary (Orange) – Loren Cardona, 2nd grade; Isabella-Rose Alfonso, 3rd grade
- Michigan Avenue Elementary (Osceola) – Olivia Rand, 1st grade; Kiaraliz Suarez, 2nd grade
- Ormond Beach Elementary (Volusia) – Charlie Lynne Howells, 2nd grade; Arianna Esposito, 4th grade
- McInnis Elementary (Volusia) – Yosselin Denova, 5th grade; Sophia Truett, 5th grade
“With so many students riding their bikes to school every day in Central Florida, it is our responsibility to educate them on how to do so safely,” said Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations Manager for FDOT District Five. “This fun competition inspires creativity while also encouraging safe cycling practices.”
Each fall, FDOT hosts Mobility Week, a celebration promoting safe, multimodal transportation choices. During this time, partners across the state host events and offer special promotions to encourage locals to explore new transportation options.
To learn more about Mobility Week to stay up to date on this year’s upcoming initiative, visit www.MobilityWeekFL.com.
See attached photos of winning designs from Pine Hills Elementary School. Photos of all the winning designs are available upon request.
Media inquiries should be directed to the FDOT District Five Public Information Office at [email protected] or by phone at 386-943-5593.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management Encourages Floridians to Take Advantage of Florida’s Two Disaster Sales Tax Holidays for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2024
CONTACT: FDEM Communications Team, [email protected] | (850) 815-4940
Florida Division of Emergency Management Encourages Floridians to Take Advantage of Florida’s Two Disaster Sales Tax Holidays for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
~The First Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will last two weeks, beginning June 1 through June 14 ~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (Division) encourages Floridians to purchase disaster preparedness items during the first of Florida’s two, 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays beginning June 1 through June 14. A second two-week disaster sales tax holiday will take place August 24 through September 6.
“I want to thank the Governor and the Florida Legislature for continuously taking action to support Floridians and providing them with cost-effective ways to be prepared,” said Division Executive Director Kevin Guthrie. “I urge all residents to prioritize preparedness during these tax-free holidays and make any necessary updates to their disaster supply kit and plans.”
“Disaster can strike at any time. Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires are frequent threats to people and property. The beginning of hurricane season is a good time for Floridians to gather supplies they would need to stay safe during and after a disaster,” said Jim Zingale, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Revenue. “I encourage consumers to learn about the 2024 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday at FloridaRevenue.com/DisasterPrep and save money on essentials to keep their families, homes and pets safe.”
House Bill 7073 was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis to provide much-needed financial relief for families to prepare for hurricane season, in addition to a number of other tax holidays. This year, Floridians are expected to save millions on vital disaster preparedness supplies such as pet supplies, tarps, batteries, generators and flashlights, which are all included in the list of items eligible to be purchased tax-free.
The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins on June 1 and lasts until November 30. A full list of eligible tax-free items is available here. Floridians can find a full disaster supply kit checklist here.
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FAMU Master of Health Administration Program Receives Seven-Year Reaccreditation
FAMU Announces Plans to Reopen, Return to Campus Monday
For Immediate Release
Thursday, May 16, 2024
FAMU Announces Plans to Reopen, Return to Campus Monday
Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Tallahassee campus will re-open on Monday, May 20 to begin in-person summer classes and for non-essential employees to return to the office.
Since a tornado struck campus on Friday, May 10, non-essential employees have been working remotely out of concern for their safety and to facilitate the speedy removal of debris and the repairs to damaged buildings.
President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., has expressed admiration for what has been accomplished over the past six days.
“It’s a testament to the work that these people around me and those who have worked with them have done,” Robinson said Wednesday as he stood with senior Finance and Administration leadership following a tour of the campus.
Campus classrooms are ready to welcome the 3,200 undergraduate students and 463 graduate students enrolled in Summer A&C classes. The add-drop period has been extended to Monday, May 20.
The recent storm damaged several lab fume hood systems. As a result, the Department of Environmental, Health and Safety advises faculty, staff and students the use of fume hoods is prohibited without explicit approval until further notice.
While the FAMU Developmental Research School and the Durell Peaden Jr. Rural Pharmacy Education Campus in Crestview are open for normal operations, the Educational Research Center for Child Development (ERCCD) will remain closed until further notice.
The May 10 tornado and high winds damaged roofs, downed trees and utility poles, blocked roadways and knocked out power across the FAMU campus. FAMU officials are tracking clean-up and recovery expenses with the hope of reimbursement if there is a federal disaster declaration.
The American Red Cross has set up a shelter at the Al Lawson Multipurpose Center. Not far away, in the Bragg Stadium parking lot, the Florida Small Business Development Center is operating a mobile unit to offer consultation to small business owners who may be affected by the storm.
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Media Contact
Andrew J. Skerritt
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850-544-2675
Office of Communications
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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FAMU Announces Investigation, Appoints Interim VP for University Advancement
For Immediate Release
May 15, 2024
FAMU Announces Investigation, Appoints Interim VP for University Advancement
Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Board of Trustees (BOT) voted Wednesday to conduct an independent investigation into the handling of the Gregory Gerami gift.
The vote during a Zoom meeting was held hours after Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Ph.D., vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the FAMU Foundation, resigned to return fulltime to her role as School of Business and Industry dean.
In announcing the news to the University of Advancement staff, President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., said during this transition period, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer (COO) Donald Palm, Ph.D., will step in to serve as the interim vice president for Advancement.
“Donald brings with him a wealth of experience and a dedication to our institution’s mission. I am confident that he will capably fulfill this role,” Robinson said.
Since August 2023, Palm has served as EVP/COO. In that role, he is charged with the guiding strategy for vice presidents and other senior administrators to improve outcomes on key performance indicators and achieve operational excellence throughout the University.
A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native, Palm completed a doctorate in pharmacology at Penn State University. Palm served as vice president/provost at Virginia State University before returning to FAMU, where until 2016, he was associate provost for Undergraduate Studies and a tenured professor in the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health.
While Palm serves in the interim University Advancement role, FAMU is in the “process of working with the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) to identify a longer-term interim vice president for Advancement, who will help steer us forward as we prepare for a national search to fill this important position,” Robinson said. “I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition and maintaining the momentum of our advancement efforts during this period.”
A national search in 2023 did not produce a replacement for Friday-Stroud, who has previously expressed her desire to return to SBI full-time.
During the BOT meeting, Trustee Belvin Perry praised Friday-Stroud for her good years in the Foundation and her efforts at “producing record numbers in giving.”
“Nobody has raised the kind of money she has,” Perry said. “I just want to thank her as we move forward for the outstanding job she has done.”
Since July 1, 2020, Friday-Stroud and her fundraising team have raised $75.3 million in cash and $10.7 million in pledges.
BOT Chair Kristin Harper also praised Friday-Stroud for her contributions.
In response to a question from Trustee Loryn May, the Student Government Association president, Robinson was emphatic.
“FAMU’s financial standing is strong,” said Robinson, citing a recent clean audit from the state. He also mentioned a $225,000 gift from Shell received Wednesday. “People out there still have tremendous confidence in you, our students,” Robinson said.
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Media Contact
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Associate Director/Media Relations
850-544-2675
Office of Communications
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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Main: 850-599-3413