Posted 8/1/08

Nine months have passed for The Gulf Boulevard Construction Project and significant milestones have already been reached. With the seawall section complete and not too many rain delays, installation of utilities infrastructure is ongoing to provide better service to the residents and businesses along Gulf Boulevard in addition to the visible roadway work. The southern-most 4,000 feet is scheduled to be completed in its entirety by the end of October and the project continues to progress on or ahead of schedule, with expected completion in August 2009.

As a reminder, porous asphalt is being used along Gulf Boulevard. to provide stormwater management. Lawn trimmings and loose sand being blown onto the roadway become a critical maintenance issue and will cause areas of standing water on Gulf Boulevard. Even though porous asphalt isn’t being utilized everywhere, trimmings and loose sand being blown on the roadway may inhibit the proper functioning of the stormwater management system. It is against Florida Law to clog stormwater drainage systems. Therefore, we are asking all property owners to take a proactive role in educating anyone that performs landscape maintenance for them to ensure that all residents are in compliance with this law. Please make sure that whomever you have performing your landscape maintenance does not blow yard trimmings and loose sand onto the roadway.

As partners in restoring and upgrading Gulf Boulevard, Pinellas County, the Florida Department of Transportation and PBS&J thank you for your patience during this project. As work continues, it is our goal to keep you up to date on the project’s progress. For current information on the status of the Gulf Boulevard Construction Project, please visit www.pinellascounty.org/gulfblvd
 

By the Numbers:

Overall, work has been completed on:

• 2,500 feet of potable water lines
• 16-inch reclaimed water lines between Park Boulevard and 200 Gulf Blvd.
• 2,500 feet of road shoulder work, including the bike paths and sidewalks on the west side of Gulf Boulevard, beginning at 192nd Street.
• Drainage outfall at 193rd Street.  

The next 60 days:

• Completion of the pedestrian crossing at Tiki Gardens.
• Finish installation of the 16-inch reclaimed water lines.
• Install infrastructure for two additional drainage outfalls

In Indian Rocks Beach:

• All new sewer lines and services successfully installed.
• More than 3,950 feet of the 8-inch sewer main has been repaired and re-lined. The new drainage system is also progressing at a strong pace with the installation of the storm drainage pipe and inlets at 193rd Street complete.
• 4-inch reclaimed water lines completed on both sides of the roadway between 1st Street and Walsingham Road.

  
IRB in the next 30 days:

• Drainage work along Gulf Blvd from 3rd Street to just north of 4th Street.
• Bike lane and sidewalk construction from 1st Street to Walsingham Road.
• Install reclaimed services north from 1st Street.