Neighbors howl as trucks haul "chapel" debris down Flagler | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

As reported earlier, demolition at the Chapel-by-the-Lake site is underway. According to this article, Flagler Drive residents (likely already opposed to the project that is still being challenged in court), are upset with large trucks leaving the site and travelling south on Flagler Drive. Click title for link.

Many times, projects of this scope and complexity are served best by having a construction management plan. Sometimes these are included as conditions of approval and address traffic patterns to and from the site during construction, hours of operation, staging of the project and what can be expected over time. It helps eliminate surprises like this if there is a formal recognition of the impacts during the construction period. From the article:

After Young complained at Tuesday night’s city commission meeting, Mayor Jeri Muoio promised to look into the issue.
Flagler Investors, the new company building the condo, sent a statement at midafternoon Wednesday, saying:
“Flagler Investors was not aware that dump trucks contracted to haul debris from the South Flagler Drive site were choosing the South Flagler route to Dixie Highway. The permit issued by the city for debris removal does not contain any restrictions against going south on Flagler. However, our company is known for its good neighbor mindset, therefore as soon as we learned of these concerns by local residents at noon on Wednesday, we immediately made sure all dump trucks leaving the site turn north on Flagler Drive from the site, and leave the area via Okeechobee Boulevard.”
City spokesman Elliot Cohen said later that the city had waived the ban on trucks because “there is no other way to reach the site except to use Flagler Drive at some point.” He also said restrictions are in place not because the road is fragile but out of sensitivity to residents.