Gulf Stream’s Core District construction project will likely continue into April.
Originally scheduled to end before Christmas and later modified to finish up Feb. 28, the work will now extend to April 17, according to a proposal by contractor Roadway Associates LLC.
Town commissioners on Nov. 14 approved paying Baxter and Woodman Consulting Engineers up to $215,272 for the extra time they will be coordinating and supervising the project. The amount included having two inspectors in town full-time in November and December to monitor the construction.
The engineers are also looking into ways to make the curve from Sea Road to Gulfstream Road more drivable. Residents were finding it hard to negotiate the roadway with new raised curbs on both sides of the street.
Commissioners also approved spending up to $80,000 to get a third-party contractor to install a water bypass line mostly along Oleander Way, which has had numerous boil-water orders for weeks as Roadway Associates tried to install a new water line. The commission expects to charge that amount back to Roadway.
“This project has just been horrendous,” Commissioner Joan Orthwein said. “These were the original water lines, so they had to be replaced.”
— Steve Plunkett
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