Motorists on State Road A1A in Highland Beach who enjoyed a short respite from lane closures during an ongoing road project can expect once again to face slowdowns as crews prepare the road and adjacent areas for a final layer of asphalt.
The 3.35-mile-long project with a price tag of about $8.3 million began about a year ago and is about 75% complete, Florida Department of Transportation officials say.
Workers will now focus on grading driveways and widening the northbound lane within the project. For the first couple of weeks of July, the emphasis will be on continuing the widening of the northbound roadway, reinstalling paver driveways and reconstructing asphalt driveways throughout the area.
Crews will continue paving on widened parts of the road, which will be followed by temporary striping until the final layer of asphalt and permanent striping are applied.
One much-requested improvement has been the completion of the left turn lane from northbound A1A to Linton Boulevard. The lane has been extended but will receive a final asphalt layer and final striping.
“Once all roadway construction activities are finished, the contractor will install sod as needed,” an FDOT spokesperson said in an email.
— Rich Pollack
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