JUPITER — Crews constructing the brand new U.S. 1 bridge over the Loxahatchee River and Intracoastal Waterway in Jupiter started working by means of the evening this week in an effort to maneuver up the development timeline.
The work being completed will enable the crews with contractor Johnson Bros. Corp. to finish pile driving for the $122 million mission earlier than season begins in October, a mission spokesperson stated.
The nighttime work, which doesn’t embody driving piles, will proceed by means of September, she stated.
The development allow permits Johnson Bros. to work within the Florida Division of Transportation’s right-of-way at any time with out restrictions, the spokesperson stated. However, she stated, whereas which may be the case, the workforce desires to do what it might to attenuate the impacts on close by properties and companies.
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“We’re very delicate to the influence this mission has on surrounding stakeholders and to the City of Jupiter’s noise ordinance,” she stated.
FDOT closed the bridge March 13 to start work on the alternative mission. One lane in every course is anticipated to reopen within the fall of 2024, with the mission accomplished within the spring of 2026, the state has stated.
The brand new bridge could have two 11-foot automobile lanes in every course with 8-foot sidewalks and 7-foot bike lanes on either side.
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The earlier bridge, which largely has been demolished, was in-built 1958 and solely had a 2-foot shoulder with no sidewalk.
Whereas the brand new bridge is designed to be safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, it is also designed to be safer for boaters, with extra room for vessels to go beneath it.
That change will enable for 44% fewer bridge openings, which can enhance the move of visitors on U.S. 1, the state has stated.
