Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Sea-wall rebuild wouldn’t close road

The Town of Palm Beach is concerned about traffic flow around the island later this year as work progresses on the northern bridge. It's trying to limit traffic tie-ups in other areas that will be affected by other projects, like this seawall repair by the Palm Beach Country Club. It seems that they will be able to work things out. Click title for link.
More certain information about the schedule and cost of the sea-wall reconstruction will be available in April, Brazil [Palm Beach Public Works Director Paul Brazil] said.
The sea wall is not in imminent danger of failure, he said. But he said he cannot guarantee that the wall would withstand a major storm if one slams into the town this hurricane season.
The town relies on the 57-year-old wall to protect a section of North Ocean Boulevard, which is a storm evacuation route. The country club relies on the wall to protect its property and has said it would strongly oppose postponing the project until next year.