Expect delays as undergrounding work continues long South Ocean Boulevard this week

Palm Beach Daily News
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Motorists in Palm Beach will continue to experience delays along South Ocean Boulevard from South County Road to Gulfstream Road this week as work continues on the town's undergrounding project.

Part of Phase 3 of the project — the work on South Ocean — began on Oct. 5 and is expected to be completed by Friday.

Traffic delays can be expected in other areas because additional projects are being rolled out this week and in the coming weeks as the town's contractor, Ranger Construction, continues milling and resurfacing for Phase 2 South undergrounding, Via Agape north to Clarendon Avenue, and a portion of Phase 3 South on South Ocean Boulevard from South County Road north to Gulfstream Road.

South County Road is closed to one lane as Ranger Construction continues milling and resurfacing of South Ocean Boulevard from South County Road to Gulfstream Road on Monday. The work on is expected to be finished by Friday.
South County Road is closed to one lane as Ranger Construction continues milling and resurfacing of South Ocean Boulevard from South County Road to Gulfstream Road on Monday. The work on is expected to be finished by Friday.

In a release this month, the town asked motorists to avoid parking in the road right-of-way on the days of milling and paving, and noted that the paving material will not adhere to tires and will not be tracked onto driveways.

The Public Works Department also is asking landscapers not to place vegetation in the road right-of-way during milling and resurfacing.

The town's 10-year, $128 million utilities undergrounding project to bury all overhead power, cable television and phone lines, is scheduled to be finished in the summer of 2026.

Here is the updated schedule for road projects:

Milling and resurfacing of Via Vizcaya, Via Serena, Clarendon Road, through Oct. 19

Milling and resurfacing of Via Bellaria, Via Del Lago, Friday to Oct. 21

Milling and resurfacing of Algoma Road, Kings Road, Woodbridge Road, Oct. 19-25

Milling and resurfacing of Regents Park, Oct. 24-26

Milling and resurfacing of Parc Monceau, Via Agape, Old South Ocean Boulevard, Oct. 25-31

Milling and resurfacing of A1A from Via Agape to Regents Park, Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Workers repave the east side of S. Ocean Blvd. from the intersection of S. Ocean Blvd. and S. County Rd. to the intersection of S. Ocean Blvd. and Gulfstream Rd. Tuesday October 11, 2022. The work is leading to traffic congestion along S. County Rd. heading into town. Workers said they will be repaving the west side of S. Ocean Blvd. Wednesday.
Workers repave the east side of S. Ocean Blvd. from the intersection of S. Ocean Blvd. and S. County Rd. to the intersection of S. Ocean Blvd. and Gulfstream Rd. Tuesday October 11, 2022. The work is leading to traffic congestion along S. County Rd. heading into town. Workers said they will be repaving the west side of S. Ocean Blvd. Wednesday.

Via Palma improvements, Oct. 10-Nov. 4

Milling and resurfacing of A1A from Woodbridge to Clarendon, Nov. 7-11

In related news, North Lake Way will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. today while maintenance is performed on the sanitary sewer system. Southbound traffic will be redirected onto Mockingbird Trail to North Ocean Boulevard, while northbound traffic will be redirected onto Nightingale Trail to North Ocean Boulevard.

Paving work on South Ocean Boulevard has slowed traffic on the block and on South County Road.
Paving work on South Ocean Boulevard has slowed traffic on the block and on South County Road.

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