The List Is Long Of Projects That May Delay Your Driving In And Around South Palm Beach County…

Description: This 0.092-mile project on SR 800/Spanish River Boulevard over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) in the City of Boca Raton began on 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 Specialist Silvana Ojeda at (561) 905-0167 or .

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 .

Description: Construction on this 1.137-mile resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation project from Bailey Street in Boca Raton to south of Eve Street in Delray Beach began on Friday, December 13, 2024, in Southern Palm Beach County. Work includes milling and repaving the existing roadway to ensure long-term resilience; restriping the roadway to provide 11-foot lanes and 6-foot bike lanes in each direction of SR 5/US 1 within the project limits for motorist and bicyclist safety; restriping the C-15 Canal bridge lanes to provide a 4-foot bike lane in each direction for bicyclist safety; upgrading curb ramps for pedestrian safety; upgrading pedestrian signals at Lindell Boulevard and Tropic Boulevard to new LED countdown signals to enhance pedestrian safety; upgrading the existing streetlights to LED fixtures at the intersections of Lindell Boulevard and Tropic Boulevard for longevity, efficiency, and pedestrian safety; and upgrading signage and pavement markings to enhance motorist safety. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or .
Cost/Completion: $ 3.5 million. Completion is expected late 2025.

Description: This 2.760-mile project on SR 806/Atlantic Avenue, from west of SR 7/US 441 to just east of SR 91/Florida’s Turnpike, and on SR 7/US 441, from just south of Rio Grande Avenue to just south of Tivoli Island Boulevard in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach began on January 20, 2025. Work includes widening SR 806/Atlantic Avenue from west of SR 7/US 441 to east of Lyons Road from 2 to 4 lanes and from Lyons Road to east of SR 91/Florida’s Turnpike from 4 to 6 lanes to enhance traffic flow and safety. The SR 7/US 441 and SR 806/Atlantic Avenue intersection will be expanded to accommodate a third northbound and southbound through lane and a second northbound right-turn lane to improve infrastructure resilience, traffic flow, and safety. The Lyons Road and SR 806/Atlantic Avenue intersection will also be expanded to accommodate three eastbound and westbound through lanes, dual left-turn lanes, and single right-turn lanes, further improving traffic flow and safety. The project includes constructing continuous 6-foot sidewalks and 7-foot buffered bike lanes in both directions of SR 806/Atlantic Avenue from SR 7/US 441 to east of Lyons Road, along with an 8-foot sidewalk along the westbound side from east of Lyons Road to west of SR 91/Florida’s Turnpike, to enhance safety and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists. The existing SR 806/Atlantic Avenue bridge over the Lake Worth Drainage District E-1 canal will be reconfigured to accommodate an eastbound sidewalk, providing improved pedestrian access. The Lake Worth Drainage District L-34 canal will be relocated approximately 60 feet south to accommodate roadway widening and ensure resilient infrastructure with effective water drainage management. Additionally, the Smith Sundy Road and SR 806/Atlantic Avenue intersection will be expanded to align with a future Palm Beach County project, featuring two lanes along Atlantic Avenue in each direction. Throughout the project limits, drainage, signage, lighting, signalization, and pavement markings will be upgraded to enhance infrastructure resilience, traffic flow, and safety. Fiber optic cables will also be installed along the corridor to interconnect traffic signals and improve real-time communication and safety. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Melissa Readling at 772-577-8803 or . See the attached flyer for more information.

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 .

Description: This 0.65-mile project on SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard from North Congress Avenue to Northwest 8th Street in the City of Boynton Beach began on February 17, 2025. Work includes milling and repaving the existing roadway within the project limits to ensure long-term infrastructure resilience and safety. It also includes replacing in-road sensors on westbound SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard and N Congress Avenue to improve traffic flow and enhance safety for motorists, upgrading curb ramps, and replacing sections of the existing sidewalk to enhance pedestrian safety and connectivity. Additionally, the project includes removing and reinstalling bridge joints on the existing bridge over the Lake Ida/E-4 Canal to enhance structural resilience and ride quality, upgrading the guardrail connections to the existing bridge over Lake Ida/E-4 Canal to enhance motorist safety, and installing speed feedback signs in both directions to enhance motorist awareness and safety. Lastly, the project involves upgrading signage and pavement markings to improve visibility and motorist safety. For more information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Silvana Ojeda at 561-905-0167or .

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 .

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 or 772-577-8803.

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 6 ^th 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 6 ^th Avenue South, constructing 7-foot bicycle lanes on both sides of 6 ^th 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 6 ^th Avenue South, constructing new gravity wall, curb and gutter, traffic separator, median barrier, sidewalk and driveway along 6 ^th 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 Specialist Meredith Cruz at (561) 589-9584 or .

Construction activities are scheduled to begin in late January along Florida’s Turnpike/State Road (SR) 91 at the Boynton Beach Boulevard/SR 804 (Exit 86) interchange in Palm Beach County. Work will take place during both daytime and nighttime hours. This project is anticipated to continue through late 2025. Please see the attached flyer for more information or contact Brielle Gordon, Community Outreach Specialist at 954-934-1279– or – 1-800-749-PIKE or .

Southbound I95 South of Linton Boulevard, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Dec. 09 extended through Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 1 of 5 lane closed, for guard rail for facilities maintenance. For more information, please contact Zack McGee 601-748-6488 .

Southbound I95 just North of Gateway Boulevard, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Jan. 06 through Friday, Feb. 28 , 1 of 5 lane closed, for penetrating testing. For more information, please contact Tate Cozort 662-210-5001.

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