Boca Raton. Delray Beach. Boynton Beach. Wellington. Lake Worth Beach. Welcome to 2025 … Get Ready For Slow.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Major construction projects are ramping up as the new year gets underway. Among them: widening of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Just months after that massive construction project on Lyons Road drove thousands of daily motorists bonkers heading north-south, it’s now going to be a challenge to go east-west from 441 to the Florida Turnpike. Here’s the latest from Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Transportation. We note this is not an all-inclusive list, but a “greatest hits” list of those projects likely to affect the most people:
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 Specialist Silvana Ojeda at (561) 905-0167 or sojeda@corradino.com.
Cost/Completion: $2.1 million/Early 2025 Traffic Impacts:
- The frontage road will have intermittent lane closures, daily as needed, from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, for debris removal activities. Flaggers will be on-site to assist motorists.
- The SR 800/Spanish River Boulevard Bridge will have intermittent lane closures, daily as needed, from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, for material delivery operations. Flaggers will be on-site to assist motorists. Pedestrian detours will be in place.
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 mreadling@corradino.com.
Cost/Completion: $8.3 million/Summer 2025 Traffic Impacts:
- One lane in each direction of SR A1A from 3320 S. Ocean Boulevard, Highland Beach, to 4023 S. Ocean Boulevard, Highland Beach, will have intermittent closures between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, to perform milling and paving activities. Flaggers will direct traffic as needed. Access to driveways and businesses will be maintained.
SR 5/US 1 Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Project
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 mreadling@corradino.com.
Cost/Completion: $ 3.5 million. Completion is expected late 2025. See the attached flyers for more information.
Traffic Impact:
- The outside southbound lane of SR 5/ US 1/Federal Highway from Tropic Boulevard to Avenue F will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, for concrete work. Motorists will be able to turn right onto Avenue F from the through lane. Pedestrian detours will be in place.
SR 806/Atlantic Avenue Reconstruction Project
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 is anticipated to begin 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 mreadling@corradino.com Cost/Completion: $26 million/Summer 2028 Traffic Impact: No impacts anticipated. In-Person Construction Open House and Virtual Public Meeting Virtual Public Meeting: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please use the following link to register: https://bit.ly/Atlantic-Ave-Project. You may also call + 1 (914) 614-3221, Access code: 558-622-003. A brief presentation followed by questions and comments from the public will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and again from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Questions and comments may be submitted via the online chat or with the raise hand feature for the project team to address directly.
In-Person Construction Open House: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library, Meeting Room, 14350 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446.
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 mreadling@corradino.com.
Cost/Completion: $7.2 million/Fall 2025 Traffic Impacts:
- One outside lane in each direction of SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard from just west of NW 3rd Street to US 1/Federal Highway will be closed for roadway, drainage, curb and gutter, and sidewalk construction through March 2025. Pedestrians will be detoured to the next signalized intersection.
- One lane in each direction of SR 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard from just west of NW 3rd Street to US 1/Federal Highway will be closed nightly, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday through Friday, for road paving activities.
INTERSTATE I-95
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.
Eastbound Gateway Boulevard ramp onto Southbound I95 just South of Gateway Boulevard, in Boynton Beach, 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Monday, Oct. 07 extended through Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 1 of 2 lane closed, for penetrating testings. For more information, please contact Charlotte Larsen 813-541-2720.
Westbound Gateway Boulevard ramp onto Northbound I95 just North of Gateway Boulevard, in Boynton Beach, 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Monday, Oct. 07 extended through Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 1 of 2 lane closed, for penetrating testings. For more information, please contact Charlotte Larsen 813-541-2720.
Northbound I95 just over Gateway Boulevard, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Oct. 07 extended through Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 1 of 4 lane closed, for penetrating testing. For more information, please contact Charlotte Larsen 813-541-2720.
Southbound I95 just North of Gateway Boulevard, in Boynton Beach, 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Monday, Oct. 07 extended through Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 1 of 3 lane closed, for penetrating testing. For more information, please contact Charlotte Larsen 813-541-2720.
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.
BOCA RATON
Northbound State Road 7 just South of Yamato Road, in Boca Raton, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Dec. 09 through Friday, Feb. 07, 2025, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for antennas, equipment cabinet and cell pole installation. For more information, please contact Josh Capman 850-451-6012.
Southbound North Federal Highway between Northeast 29 Street and Northeast 20 Street, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday AND 9 p.m. until 3:30 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, Wednesday, Jan. 23 extended through Friday, Dec. 30, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for pavement restoration and water main installation. For more information, please contact Luis Hernandez 954-605-7940.
Northbound State Road 7 between West Palmetto Park Road and Grand Verde Way, in Boca Raton, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for underground conduit, locate posts, marker post and boring installation. For more information, please contact Trace Morton 336-840-9239.
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, Feb. 10, 2025, 1 of 1 lanes closed as needed, for pole installation. For more information, please contact Cory Zartman 480-547-0294.
Northbound State Road 7 between Glades Road and Yamato Road, in Boca Raton, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Jul. 17 extended through Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, 1 of 3 lane closed, for directional boring, handholes, locate posts, and marker posts installation. For more information, please contact Michael Garson 954-774-0814.
DELRAY BEACH
Westbound Atlantic Avenue between Lyons Road and State Road 7, in Delray Beach, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Jul. 17 extended through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring and conduit installation. For more information, please contact Antonio Seco 305-803-9769.
Southbound Northeast 5 Avenue between Northeast 1 Street and Northeast 2 Street, in Delray Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Nov. 04 through Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2025, 1 of 2 lane closed, for concrete pouring. For more information, please contact Keith May 954-789-9363.
Westbound Atlantic Boulevard between Jog Road and Stone Quarry Boulevard, in Delray Beach, 9:30 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Nov. 25 through Wednesday, Jan. 08, 2025, 1 of 2 lane closed, for directional boring installations. For more information, please contact Dennis Torrijos 954-235-3605.
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 extended through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for directional boring installation. For more information, please contact Kyle Aslop 336-719-4879.
BOYNTON BEACH
Eastbound Boynton Beach Boulevard at 1530 Boynton Beach Boulevard, in Boynton Beach, 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., One day only, Tuesday, Jan. 07, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for gas main maintenance. For more information, please contact Zachary Gorman 561-531-2770.
Eastbound and westbound E Ocean Avenue over the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Boynton Beach, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00p.m., Monday, Jan 6th, 2025, 1 of 2 lanes closed for lighting repairs. For more information, please contact Miguel Sosa at 954-907-8973.
Northbound State Road 7 between Lake Royal Road and Bob West Road, in Boynton Beach, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Dec. 04 through Tuesday, Feb. 04, 2025, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for median work. For more information, please contact Chance Rockett 561-795-1995.
Eastbound Boynton Beach at the intersection of Jog Road, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Nov. 07 through Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2025, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for underground boring, conduit and handholes installation. For more information, please contact David Lopez 954-329-9131.
Eastbound Boynton Beach at the intersection of North Congress Avenue, in Boynton Beach, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Thursday, Nov. 07 through Wednesday, Jan. 08, 2025, 1 of 3 lanes closed, for underground boring, conduit and handholes installation. For more information, please contact David Lopez 954-329-9131.
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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, 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.
WELLINGTON
Southbound State Road 7 just South of Hammock Way, in Wellington, 9 am – 3 pm, Monday through Friday, Monday, Dec. 09 through Monday, Jan. 06, 2025, 1 of 2 lanes closed, for median work. For more information, please contact Chance Rockett 561-795-1995.
Southbound State Road 7 between 50 Street and Boynton Beach Boulevard, in Wellington, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Thursday, Oct. 10 extended through Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, 1 of 3 lane closed, for conduit, handhole, locate posts and marker posts installation. For more information, please contact Micheal Garson 954-774-0814.
Southbound State Road 7 between Forest Hill Boulevard and Palomino Drive, in Wellington, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Jun.05 extended through Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, 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 Whitehorse Drive and Palomino Drive, in Wellington, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, Wednesday, Jun. 19 extended through Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2025, 1 of 4 lane closed, for pole replacements. For more information, please contact Arturo Rodriguez 561-475-0064.
