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Published on July 23, 2025
CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES
36th Street Sanitary Sewer and Drainage Rehab (through August 2025): Intermittent lane closures with flagging operations for underground work.
Georgia Avenue Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Rehabilitation – Forest Hill Boulevard to Dobbins Street (through August 2025): Intermittent lanes closures for storm and sanitary sewer Rehab.
Washington Road and Pine Terrace Drainage Improvement (through October 2025):
Washington Road closed to through traffic between Southern Boulevard and Pine Terrace (local traffic only).
Pine Terrace, Nottingham Boulevard and Malverne Road closed to through traffic between Washington Road and South Olive Avenue.
Intermittent lane closures should be expected on Pine Terrace between Dixie Highway and South Olive Avenue.
Currie Park (through late 2026): No road closures at this time.
7th Street Sidewalk Project (through December 2025):
Clematis Header Curb from Rosemary Avenue to Flagler Drive (through July 2025):
Dyer Road from South Dixie Highway to South Olive Avenue (July 2025):
Intermittent lane closure to repair curb and for pavement marking installation
Spruce Avenue from 15th Street to Lilac Street (July 2025):
Intermittent lane closure to repair curb and for milling and resurfacing
Beautiful Avenue from 18th Street to 21st Street (July 2025):
EVENT ROAD CLOSURES
Clematis by Night – Thursday, July 24 & Thursday, July 31: Note the following road closures will be in place:
Thursdays 1:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.:
North & South Clematis Streets between Narcissus Avenue and Flagler Drive
Lantana Avenue between Banyan Boulevard and North Clematis Street
Thursdays 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard & Datura Street.
PRIVATE PROJECT ROAD CLOSURES
Olara Boat Dock (through January 2028): All lanes are currently open. Sidewalk closure along the project frontage.
Olara Utility Installation (through October 2025)
Pine Street closed from Flagler Drive to South Dixie Highway, Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 22 for utility work
Flagler Drive Lane closure from Pine Street to Butler Street, Monday, August 25 to Friday, September 19 for utility work.
Flagler Drive Hard Closure from Pine Street to Butler Street, Monday, September 22 to Wednesday, September 24.
Butler St closed from Flagler Drive to Dixie Highway, Thursday, September 25 to Wednesday, October 22 for utility work.
Datura Street between South Olive Avenue and Narcissus Avenue, Thursday, July 24, eastbound lane closed, however, maintaining two-way traffic with flagman operation. Material delivery for the 220 Datura building
Flagler Forte (through September 2025):
Sidewalk closure on the east side of South Olive Avenue.
Acacia closed for underground utility installation until further notice
Currie Crescent is closed for through traffic until further notice
Flagler Drive closures:
Phase 1 - Week of July 7, 2025- Southbound Lane closed along with flagging operation for concrete work
Phase 2- Week of July 14, 2025 – Lane closure on Northbound and Southbound along with flagging operation for concrete work
Phase 3 – Week of July 21, 2025 – Nighttime hard closure for stamped asphalt installation
PBAU (through fall 2025): No road closures. Sidewalk closure along the frontage of the project.
South Flagler House (through December 2026):
Diana Place is closed between South Olive Avenue and South Flagler Drive.
Sidewalk closure along the frontage of the project.
Southbound right lane closure on Flagler Drive until further notice for material deliveries.
The District (through fall 2026):
Hard closure on 23rd Street between Pinewood Avenue and Broadway Avenue until further notice.
Hard closure on Broadway Avenue between Northwood Road to 24th Street until further notice.
The Spruce (through early 2026):
Sidewalk closure along the project frontage.
NORA (through summer 2025) - Hard closure on North Railroad Avenue between 7th and 11th Streets for hardscape installation.
NORA Hotel (through fall 2026) – No closures are currently in place.
NYU (through December 2025) – Eastbound Datura Street between South Dixie Highway and South Olive Avenue closed Monday – Friday throughout the duration of the project.
Parking stalls are not accessible along South Dixie Highway.
Sidewalk closure between Datura Street and Evernia Street
CityPlace East/West Towers (through summer 2025): Hard closure on Gardenia Street between Rosemary Avenue & Quadrille Boulevard.
Alba (spring 2027): Intermittent lane closure on Flagler Drive for underground utility investigation.
West Palm Pointe (spring 2028): No road closures at the moment.
IKE Kiosk (through December 2025): Sidewalk and lane closures for IKE Kiosk Installation on Clematis Street – (1) SE corner of Clematis Street and Narcissus Avenue.
AC Replacement on 300 Block of Clematis Street, Thursday, July 31. Hard closure of the 300 Block of Clematis Street from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. for crane set up to replace a rooftop air conditioning unit.
AC Replacement on Okeechobee Boulevard – Monday night, August 4. Hard closure of Okeechobee Boulevard from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. between South Olive Avenue and South Dixie Highway; detour to Fern Street
222 Clematis Street Painting
Tuesday, July 29 to Monday, August 11, sidewalk closed in front of 222 Clematis Building for painting.
Wednesday, August 12 to Monday, August 25, sidewalk closed on North Olive Avenue in front of 222 Clematis Building for painting
FRANCHISE UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES
FPL - Intermittent lane and sidewalk closures for overhead to underground conversion project through August 2025. Streets/blocks affected:
400 - Winters Street
400 - Wilder Street
400 - Forest Hill Boulevard
400 - Lytle Street
400 - Macy Street
400 - Hunter Street
500 - Franklin Road
500 - Nathan Hale Road
FPL - Intermittent lane and sidewalk closures for overhead to underground conversion project through October 2025. Streets/blocks affected:
300 - Nathan Hale Road
100-200 Bloomfield Drive
300 Colonial Road
100-200 Santa Lucia Drive
300 Valley Force Road
100-200 Elwa Place
100-300 - Palmetto Lane
100-300 - Churchill Road
Brevard Avenue between Palmetto Street and Franklin Road
Martin Avenue between Palmetto Street and Franklin Road
South Olive Avenue between Churchill Road and Franklin Road
Washington Road between Elwa Place and Cortez Road
South Flagler Drive between Churchill Road and Cortez Road
FPU - Southside WPB Natural Gas Main replacement project. Intermittent lane closures on the following streets/blocks through September 2025:
200 - Gray Street
200 - Ashworth Street
100 - Alpine Road
100 - 200 - Beverly Road
100 - 200 - Costello Road
100 - 200 - Desota Road
100 - 200 - Miramar Way
100 - 200 - Summa Street
100 - 200 - Seville Road
100 - 200 - Alhambra Place
100 - 200 - Rutland Boulevard
100 - 200 - Gregory Place
100 - 200 - Gregory Road
100 - 200 - Arlington Road
100 - Arlington Place
6500 - 7900 - Washington Road
8000 - Flagler Court
6800 - 8000 - South Flagler Drive
FPL - Pole Replacement Program. Intermittent Lane closures on the following streets/blocks through August 2025:
1100 – 2100 Block Clare Avenue.
900 - 1000 Block Caroline Street.
1400 - 1800 Block Elizabeth Avenue.
1000 Block Blanche Street.
1200 Block Worthington Street.
1200 Block Roebuck Court
1400 Block Edgar Street
PALM BEACH COUNTY ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS ROAD CLOSURES IN THE CITY
45th Street and Military Trail: Watermain Installation. Periodic westbound right lane closure and northbound left turn lane closure on North Military Trail.
Summit Boulevard and Parker Avenue: FPL Utility Work. Periodic eastbound left turn lane closure and northbound right lane closure on Parker Avenue.
North Palm Beach County Improvement District. Intermittent Sidewalk & Lane Closure on Village Boulevard between Brandywine Road and Cumberland Drive for Fence removal; through July 29, 2025.
For more information about PBC road closures, contact PBC Engineering & Public Works at (561) 684-4000 or visit the Road & Bridge Construction List
FLORIDA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) ROAD CLOSURES IN THE CITY OF WPB
State Road (SR) 710/Beeline Highway Reconstruction Project (through late 2029)
Project Limits: 3.142-mile project in the cities of Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach and West Palm Beach began on March 18, 2024.
Improvements consist of widening SR 710/Beeline Highway from Northlake Boulevard to SR 708/Blue Heron Boulevard from 4 lanes to 6 lanes, replacing and widening the Florida’s Turnpike bridge over SR 710/Beeline Highway, constructing an at-grade partial Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at the intersection of SR 710/Beeline Highway and Northlake Boulevard, adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides of SR 710/Beeline Highway, upgrading railroad crossings, drainage, signage, lighting, signalization and pavement markings throughout project limits, and upgrading Intelligent Transportation System (ITS).
State Road (SR) 710/Beeline Highway from SR 708/Blue Heron to Northlake Boulevard will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SR 710/Beeline Highway and Northlake Boulevard will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SR 710/Beeline Highway and Jog Road will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SR 710/Beeline Highway and Haverhill Road will have one inside lane closed in each direction, daily, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SR 710/Beeline Highway from Military Trail to Blue Heron Boulevard will have one lane closed in each direction, daily, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SR 710/Beeline Highway lane widths are reduced and westbound traffic has been shifted to the median from just east of the Turnpike to Blue Heron Boulevard to safely facilitate construction activities.
The SR 710/Beeline Highway northwest ramp to eastbound Northlake Boulevard has been temporarily closed to safely facilitate this phase of construction and is anticipated to reopen in Fall 2025. During this closure, motorists can continue on SR 710/Beeline Highway and turn right at the light to access eastbound Northlake Boulevard.
Northshore Bridge Improvements Project (summer 2025)
Project Limits: This 0.07-mile project on North Shore Drive over the Carver Canal in the City of West Palm Beach began August 26, 2024.
The work includes construction of a prefabricated steel pedestrian bridge on the west side of North Shore Drive crossing the Carver Canal, realignment of the pedestrian sidewalk path on the west side of North Shore Bridge to the new pedestrian bridge, reconstruction of drainage outfalls along the north and south sides of the newly constructed pedestrian bridge, replacement and upgrading signage impacted by construction, and adding lighting at each side of the new pedestrian bridge.
The southbound lane of North Shore Drive will be intermittently closed from Monday through Friday, for material delivery and sidewalk and gravity wall work. Flaggers will be on-site to assist motorists, and pedestrian detours will be in place.
Intersection Lighting Retrofit Improvements Project
Project Limits: This lighting improvements project at 22 different intersections within cities in Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties is anticipated to begin December 9, 2024. Improvements include creating a safer, more energy-efficient, and resilient transportation environment by upgrading lighting to LED fixtures and retrofitting existing light poles.
SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard from Jog Road to SR 805/Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach will have intermittent single-lane closures from 6:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., excluding peak hours and school speed zone hours, Tuesday through Friday, for lighting fixture replacement activities.
For more information, contact FDOT at (866) 336-8435 or http://www.fdot.gov/
CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH DOCKS
Currie Park Boat Docks and Ramps (2400 North Flagler Drive): Ramps are open daily, from sunrise to sunset.
Lake Mangonia Park Boat Ramps (2957 North Australian Avenue): Ramps are open daily, from sunrise to sunset.
Clematis Street Docks (South Clematis Street at South Flagler Drive): Docks are open daily, from 5 a.m. until midnight.
Fern Street Dock (Fern Street at South Flagler Drive): The dock is open daily from 5 a.m. until midnight. No overnight dockage is allowed for boats, dinghies, or kayaks. The Fern Dock is also the home of a West Palm Beach Marine Patrol Boat and the West Palm Beach Fire and Rescue Boat.