West Palm Beach Road & Dock Closures Update: Week Of Feb. 14

From City of West Palm Beach:

February 11, 2021

CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING ROAD CLOSURES

• Banyan Blvd. between Tamarind Ave. and Quadrille Blvd. (Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6:00 p.m. until Thursday, February 18, 2021, 6:00 a.m., and Thursday, February 18, 2021, 6:00 p.m. until Friday, February 19, 2021, 6:00 a.m.): East and westbound Banyan Blvd. will be closed to all vehicular traffic for underground utility construction related to the Banyan Blvd. Streetscape Project. Motorists should use Okeechobee Blvd. or Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. as east-west alternatives.
• Mercer Ave. between Okeechobee Blvd. and Alpha St. (through Monday, February 22, 2021):

Local traffic only due to the installation of new underground utilities.

• 7th St. between Carver Ave. and Tamarind Ave. (through March 2021): Intermittent lane closures eastbound and westbound as part of the Tamarind Ave. Corridor Improvements Project. Flaggers will assist motorists in work zones.
• Division Ave. between 23rd St. and 25th St. (through February 2021): Lane closures for installation of a new water main. Access to all businesses will be maintained.
• 2400 Centre Park West Alley between Bristol Dr. to dead-end west of Australian Blvd. (through April 2021): Alley is closed for sanitary sewer repair.
• South Olive Ave. between Southern Blvd. and Okeechobee Blvd. (through Wednesday, March 31, 2021): Intermittent lane closures for speed hump installation, starting at Southern Blvd., proceeding north on Olive Ave. to Okeechobee Blvd. Flaggers will assist motorists in work zones.
• Rosemary Ave. between Clematis St. and Banyan Blvd (until further notice): Full road closure for water main replacement.
• Elizabeth Ave. between Caroline St. and Edgar St. (through February 2021): Local traffic only for streetscape construction.
• Washington Rd. between Monceaux Rd. and Edgewood Dr. (through December 2021): Intermittent lane closures for full streetscape redesign, including new underground utilities and storm drainage improvements.

EVENTS ROAD CLOSURES

• 500 block Merchant Weekend produced by the DDA (Friday, February 19, 2021, 4:00 p.m. through Sunday, February 21, 2021, 10:00 p.m.): Road closure for the 500 block of Clematis St.
• West Palm Beach Antique Flea & Craft Market (Saturday, February 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.): Road closure for the 300 block of Clematis St.
• GreenMarket in the City Commons produced by City of West Palm Beach Community Events (Saturday, February 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.): Road closures on:

• North & South Clematis St.
• Narcissus St. between Banyan Blvd. & North Clematis St.
• Lantana Ave. between Banyan Blvd. & North Clematis St.
• 200 block of Clematis St. east of Pioneer Linens

• Paws in the Park produced by Hubbard Radio (Sunday, February 21, 2021, 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.): Road closures on:

• North & South Clematis St. between Narcissus Ave. and Flagler Dr.
• Lantana Ave. between Banyan Blvd. and North Clematis St.

PRIVATE ROAD CLOSURES

• Datura St. between Quadrille Blvd. and South Dixie Hwy. (through early 2022): Westbound lane closure for construction of a senior living facility. Motorists should use Clematis St. or Evernia St. as westbound alternatives.
• Rosemary Ave. between Evernia St. and Fern St. (through March 2021): Full road closure for completion of Rosemary Square Streetscape Project. Access to the west sidewalk and businesses will be maintained.

PALM BEACH COUNTY (PBC) ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS ROAD CLOSURES IN CITY OF WPB

• South Australian Ave. north of Mercer Ave. (until further notice): Periodic westbound traffic shifts for utility work.
• South Australian Ave. on the northeast corner of Okeechobee Rd. (until further notice): Periodic westbound traffic shifts for utility work.
• North Congress Avenue south of Executive Center Dr. (until further notice): Periodic eastbound right lane closures, and westbound U-Turn lane closures at 5th St. and Belvedere Rd.
• Okeechobee Blvd. and Jog Rd. (until further notice): Intermittent lane closures for intersection improvements.
• Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. and Australian Ave. (until further notice): Periodic lane closures for intersection improvements. Carver Ave. at Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. is closed. To access Carver Ave., use Australian Ave. south to 7th St., and go west to Carver Ave.
• North Congress Ave. south of Executive Center Dr. (until further notice): Periodic eastbound right lane closures, and westbound U-Turn lane closures at 5th St. and Belvedere Rd. for the installation of 5G poles and telecommunications equipment.
• Community Dr. between Haverhill Rd. and Village Blvd. (until further notice): Periodic westbound right lane closures and eastbound traffic shifts for FPL pole replacement.
• Roebuck Rd. from Jog Rd. to east of Haverhill Rd. (until further notice): Periodic lane closures for pavement markings.

• Greenwood Ave. one-half mile north of 45th St. (until further notice): Periodic southbound lane closures for driveway and sidewalk connections and utility work.
• Northlake Blvd. west of Ballen Isles Dr./Steeplechase Dr. to west of Beeline Hwy. (until further notice): Periodic westbound right lane closures for AT&T aerial work.

For more information, contact PBC Engineering & Public Works: (561) 684-4000 or

https://discover.pbcgov.org/Pages/Roads.aspx.

FLORIDA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) ROAD CLOSURES IN CITY OF WPB

• Southbound South Dixie Hwy. between Belvedere Rd. and Monceaux Rd. (through Monday, February 15, 2021): One of two lanes closed, 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for concrete pole and equipment installation.
• Southbound South Dixie Hwy. between Belvedere Rd. and Monceaux Rd. (through Friday, March 19, 2021): One of two lanes closed, 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for underground utility installation.
• Westbound Okeechobee Blvd. between South Sapodilla Ave. and South Rosemary Ave. (through Wednesday, March 31, 2021): One of four lanes closed from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for underground conduit installation.
• Vehicle Detection & Traffic Signals Improvement Project (through Summer 2021): This improvement project is upgrading traffic signalization with video vehicle detection (camera) systems at area intersections. Motorists should expect slower traffic and construction activity at the following intersections:

• 45th St. at Corporate Way
• 45th St. at Haverhill Rd.
• Quadrille Blvd. at Hibiscus St.

• Flagler Dr. between Southern Blvd. and Worth Ct. North. (through summer 2021): will be closed for roadway reconstruction as part of the Southern Blvd. bridge replacement project. Access is maintained for local traffic only. Flagler Dr. sidewalks, from Southern Blvd. to Worth Ct. N., and the Southern Blvd. south sidewalk, from Washington Rd. to Flagler Dr., will remain closed through summer 2021. Detours:
• Traffic going north of Flagler Dr. should:
• Go west on Worth Ct. N. to Washington Rd.;
• Go north on Washington Rd. to Southern Blvd;
• Go east on Southern Blvd. to Flagler Dr.
• Traffic going south on Flagler Dr. should:
• Go west on Southern Blvd. to Washington Rd.;
• Go South on Washington Rd. to Worth Ct N.;
• Go east on Worth Court N. to Flagler Dr.

• Pedestrians using Flagler Dr. between Southern Blvd. and N. Worth Ct. should:

• Use the east Flagler Dr. sidewalk.

• Pedestrians using Southern Blvd., between Washington Rd. and Flagler Dr. should:

• Use the north Southern Blvd. sidewalk.

• For more information, contact FDOT: (866) 336-8435 or https://www.fdot.gov/ .

CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH DOCKS

• Currie Park Boat Docks and Ramps (2400 North Flagler Dr.): Ramps are open daily, sunrise to sunset.
• Lake Mangonia Park Boat Ramps (2957 North Australian Ave): Ramps are open daily, sunrise to sunset.
• Clematis St. Docks (South Clematis St. at South Flagler Dr.): Docks are open daily, from 5:00 a.m. until midnight.
• Fern St. Dock (Fern St. at South Flagler Dr): Dock is open daily, from 5:00 a.m. until midnight. The Fern St. Dock is available for day docking only. No overnight dockage is allowed for boats, dinghies, or kayaks.

City of West Palm Beach Road and Dock Closure Updates are issued weekly by the City and may be viewed via:

• the Waze app,
• the City website: https://www.wpb.org/government/communications/road-and-dock-closures.
• the City’s eNotifications – Sign up here: https://www.wpb.org/things-to-do/sign-up-for-enotifications-from-the-city-of-wpb.

For information about City of West Palm Beach road closures, please contact the City of West Palm Beach Department of Engineering at (561) 494-1040 (TTY 800-955-8771).

This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.