State Road (SR) 5/US 1/Federal Highway Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation (RRR) Project
Financial Number: 447660-1-52-01
Project Lengths: 1.59 miles
Project Limits: State Road (SR) 5/US 1/Federal Highway from 6th Avenue North to Arlington Road in the cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach, FL
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Start Date: March 31, 2025
Completion Date: Early 2026
Contractor: J.W. Cheatham, LLC
Construction Cost: $2.7 million
Scope of Work: The project improvements consist of milling and repaving the roadway along the project limits to enhance infrastructure resilience and improve safety for the community; upgrading pedestrian signals at 7th Avenue North, 10th Avenue North, and 13th Avenue North to countdown signals to enhance pedestrian safety, installing Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and crosswalks on the north side of 6th Avenue North to improve pedestrian safety; installing a raised intersection at 16th Avenue North to reduce speeding through the corridor and enhance motorist safety; installing speed feedback signs at the curves between Wellesley Drive and Princeton Drive to improve motorist safety; installing shared bicycle markings, or “sharrows,” and signage between 6th Avenue North and Princeton Drive to increase motorist awareness and bicyclist safety; installing six-foot buffered bicycle lanes between Auburn Drive and Arlington Road to enhance motorist awareness and bicyclist safety; and upgrading curb ramps, pavement markings, and signage within the project limits to improve visibility and connectivity