327 Royal Palm, a 100-foot-tall, 24-unit condo just south of East Palmetto Park Road, is among the smallest of the new buildings. Only about 17 percent of space available for downtown development remains. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Projects underw
By Jane Smith
Major construction work at the municipal beach promenade was finished in late October. Smaller items, such as landscaping, remain to be finished by Thanksgiving.
The $3.1 million Delray Beach project includes solar-powered smart meters
By Dan Moffett
Those rusted and ragged shade sails lining the parking lot at Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park are soon to give way to aluminum solar canopies as part of Florida Power & Light’s growing campaign to promote clean energy across the stat
By Jane Smith
The beach promenade work is progressing, evidenced in the tricolor “waves” in the sidewalk on the southern half of the municipal beach.
The street-side wave is tan concrete; the middle wave sports a chocolate brown color. The wave
By Jane Smith
The city will still celebrate the Fourth of July while its beach promenade work continues.
“Pardon our dust,” said Stephanie Immelman, executive director of the Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative. “We will have a condensed eve
By Steve Plunkett
It’s hard to see the progress as you cruise along Interstate 95, but by mid-October, work on the new Spanish River Boulevard interchange will pass the 80 percent completion point.
All 13 bridges of the complex interchange ar
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan commissioners unanimously approved a minor change to their sign code that could have a major impact on business development in the town.
The commission voted to allow commercial tenants with more than 15,000 square f
By Steve Plunkett
Night owls behind the wheel can expect to encounter up to 30-minute delays on Interstate 95 on select Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Work on the Spanish River Boulevard interchange this month will include erecting bridge beams across th
Improvements at Woolbright Road and I-95 are about to begin.
By Steve Plunkett
Construction of the new Spanish River Boulevard interchange on Interstate 95 in Boca Raton will hit the two-thirds completion mark sometime this month, while work to
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
