Palmetto North Roadway Project Blog

Thursday, April 1, 2021

The first lift of asphalt is going in today and is looking great!

Wednesday, March 23, 2021

Palmetto Road will be closed from Ocala Road to Bayview Drive this week. Detours will be directed along Ponce de Leon Boulevard, as well as Bayview Drive. The closure will be in effect from 9:00 am on Wednesday, March 24, through the end of Friday, March 26. As always, please feel free to reach out to Keith Bodeker, Belleair's Construction Project Supervisor, with any questions: (727) 408-4860.

Friday, February 26, 2021

Kamminga & Roodvoets will be working tomorrow, Saturday, February 27, between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm to finalize curb ramps for resident driveways. Having poured new curb yesterday and today, the contractor will be working this one weekend in order to get residents into their driveways as quickly as possible. Kamminga & Roodvoets has already spoken with residents about this additional work. As always, please feel free to reach out to Keith Bodeker, Belleair's Construction Project Supervisor, with any questions: (727) 408-4860.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

All storm drain and underdrain for the Palmetto North Roadway Project is complete! Additionally, all of the old curbs have been removed. Work is now starting on removing the remainder of the roadbase between Oleander Road and Bayview Drive and concurrently replacing it with new roadbase. This process should be done within the next few weeks. After the roadbase has been replaced, new curbs will be installed from Oleander Road to Bayview Drive.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Storm drain installation between Oleander Road and Bayview Drive is currently the primary focus of this project, as installation in this segment is just over halfway complete! Next, work will move on to underdrain construction and road base installation in that same area. Overall, the Palmetto North Roadway Project remains on schedule and within budget.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

A new maintenance of traffic (MOT) plan has been implemented for the project. The area in the map below marked in green will be completely closed for the next month or so as work is completed. Please plan your route accordingly.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Kamminga & Roodvoets has made a lot of progress on the Palmetto North Roadway Project over the past month! New curbs have been installed between Ocala Road and Oleander Road and sidewalk and driveway restoration is in progress for that segment. Additionally, new roadbase has been installed in this area.

As mentioned in the previous update, once roadbase is added to that segment, the contractor will then move on the northern part of the project (between Oleander Road and Bayview Drive).

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Earlier this week, contractors began excavation of the road base on Palmetto Road from Ocala Road and heading north to Oleander Road. Curb, sidewalk, and a "first lift" of asphalt will be added to this segment before the contractor then moves to another segment. The goal is to complete stormwater, curbing, sidewalk, and first lifts in smaller sections before adding final layers of asphalt to any part of the project.

Friday, September 25, 2020

New PVC water main has been installed and is now in service for the entirety of the project zone. Concrete storm structures will begin to be installed within the next few weeks. Work has also started on underdrain installation from Oleander Road south to Ocala Road, which will be tied into the storm system.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Drainage improvements continue to be the focus of this project, as the newly installed water main between Oleander Road and Ocala Road will be put into service on Wednesday, August 26. Otherwise, the project is moving along as scheduled.

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

The clearing and removal of trees and other vegetation in the right-of-way is near completion. A new six-inch water main has been installed along the east side of Palmetto Road between Ocala Road north to Oleander Road. The contractor will continue this work northward. Additionally, all street lights in the project zone have been disconnected and some have been removed to make way for equipment and workers.

Thursday, July 16, 2020

The clearing and removal of trees and other vegetation in the right-of-way has begun. This process will continue for the next week or two. After all of the trees are cleared, the contractor will begin water main replacement. Once water main replacement begins, the street lights in the project zone will be also disconnected and removed.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Prior to the start of this project, the contractor (Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc.) will be staging equipment at the southwest end of L. Rene Gaienne Park. This staging will begin approximately Thursday, June 11 per the map below. The staging will cause a localized closure of Palmetto Road, which will remain in effect throughout the project.

Project Overview

The Palmetto North Roadway Project includes Palmetto Road from Ocala Road to Bayview Drive. This project will begin in July of 2020 and is estimated for completion in the late spring or the early summer of 2021. Information on the Palmetto North Roadway Project, including progress reports, images, or other updates will be posted here in a blog format throughout the project.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at palmetto-north@townofbelleair.net and we’ll be happy to help. You may also use this email to request a digital copy of the engineer’s plans for the project.