Trucks working on the renovation of Eau Palm Beach Resort’s outdoor restaurant and pool deck are parked near the south entrance to Lantana beach on Nov. 12. A temporary construction easement expires Dec. 15. Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie
The no-kill Tri-County Animal Rescue of Boca Raton will soon be able to expand the shelter at 21287 Boca Rio Road.
City officials on July 28 unanimously approved an amended lease agreement that will allow the organization to use an additional
By Tim Pallesen
Construction for Atlantic Crossing starts this month after a lawsuit by neighbors who sought to alter its design was dismissed by a judge on Jan. 20.
“We’re ready to get demolition and construction underway,” said Edwards Compan
By Rich Pollack
Concerns from residents of a Highland Beach neighborhood about debris in roadways surrounding construction sites has led town officials to take a new approach to reminding workers of the requirements for site housekeeping and parki
ABOVE: A conceptual rendering of the $1.6 million Harbor Master project that is under construction near the fuel dock at Boynton Harbor Marina. Rendering courtesy A.W. Architects.
BELOW: Construction is underway at the Harbor Master building near the
By Mary Thurwachter
For both residents and merchants, it has been a long 18 months with the East Ocean Avenue Bridge closed. But since construction is nearly complete, and a date has been firmed up for the new $32 million bridge to open, it’s tim
By Mary Thurwachter
There’s a Lantana bridge opening party on the horizon, but you can’t circle the date on your calendar just yet. The reason? No one knows exactly when the new Ocean Avenue Bridge will open.
Lantana officials would like to set
The Linton Boulevard Bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. Sept. 12, to 6 p.m. Sept. 18, for repairs and maintenance.
The bridge division of the Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works Department already has put out message-board signs to notify re
By Mary Thurwachter
In an effort to smooth the way for construction workers to complete the new Ocean Avenue Bridge by the target date at the end of November, the Lantana Town Council last month gave the green light to Sunday work.
In July, the counc
Ocean Avenue bridge construction, photographed facing west, shows the expanse of the project. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
The new, $32 million East Ocean Avenue bridge is two-thirds complete, and fishermen can relax. The fishing pier
80 concrete trucks arrived, mixed and poured on Nov. 3-4, as part of the construction project for the new Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana. The bridge is scheduled for completion March 2014, but may be ready as soon as November 2013. Tim Stepien/The C
Construction has been under way at the Marriott Delray Beach to add eight new two-story cabana suites built around a pool near the resort’s spa. In later phases of the expansion, approved in 2008, the Marriott’s restaurant will be brought out to Atla
Construction of the Boca Raton Library, at the corner of Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest Fourth Street, is on schedule. This is the front entrance. The 42,000-square-foot facility, set to open in 2013, will be almost twice the size of the curr
Workers from GLF Construction Corp. use a crane to hoist materials while demolishing and rebuilding the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Date of Opening: Thursday, August 2, 2012
Time of Opening: 7 a.m.
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The span on the west side has been removed as demolition continues on Lantana’s Ocean Avenue Bridge. Its replacement is expected to open in two years. Photo by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Angie Francalancia
Renovations at Sunshine Square are more than halfway complete, with several new tenants, including a Panera Bread and TD Bank, anticipated for the shopping center at the southwest corner of Woolbright Road and Federal Highway
The 1950 Lantana Bridge will be replaced with a taller, wider span. The first bridge on the site was built in 1911. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Inconvenience ahead; might as well throw a party | Towns join forces to patrol Hypoluxo Island | Optimis
By Tim O’Meilia
Whaddaya do when the danged guvmint closes the bridge to the beach for 19 months and promises to build a nice, new, tall shiny replacement?
Why, ya throw a party of course.
The East Ocean Avenue bridge in Lantana officially
By Jan Norris
Two years is a long time to go without Pamela’s grapefruit pie, or a plate of Peruvian fish and pepper cream sauce or George’s famous chicken salad.
Once the Ocean Avenue bridge closes, shutting off Lantana from the coastal reside
