Five area road projects are nearing the end

Tired of seeing construction barricades? Here are status updates for Palm Beach County and Florida Department of Transportation road projects in the Jupiter area.

Interstate 95 resurfacing from Indiantown Road to Bridge Road

This project involves repaving a 9.8-mile stretch of Interstate 95 from south of Indiantown Road (exit 87) to Bridge Road (exit 96), as well as repairing shoulders and guardrails. It is expected to finish in early 2019, due to holidays and weather, said project spokeswoman Kathleen Dempsey. The $17.18 million project began in May 2017 and is being done by Community Asphalt Corp.

Dempsey said there are specific conditions required to complete the project and cold fronts could further delay its completion.

Interstate 95 interchange at Donald Ross Road

This project is one of five included in a contract throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties. This halfmile project began in April 2016 and involves widening the Interstate 95 northbound and southbound exit ramps and adding triple left turns from Donald Ross Road onto the southbound entrance ramp.

The total estimated cost for the five projects is $32.5 million. Contractor Community Asphalt Corp. has been fined $8,941.01 each day since Nov. 4, 2017, for missing the deadline to complete the projects. Project spokeswoman Andrea Pacini said the project likely will be completed by the end of November.

Indiantown Road lane closures

The outside eastbound lane of Indiantown Road just east of Central Boulevard at Chasewood Plaza will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through Oct. 19 for a project involving lighting, sidewalk and landscaping.

Toney Penna Drive

This $2 million Palm Beach County project should be completed soon. It involves widening the road, directional medians and sidewalks across the Florida East Coast Railway tracks. Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works Department Director David Ricks said the project is expected to be finished in early November.

U.S. 1 lane reduction and resurfacing in Tequesta

This project, which permanently removes the outside northbound and southbound lanes in order to establish buffered bike lanes on U.S. 1, began in November 2017. The project also widens turn lanes, adds patterned pavement crosswalks and widens sidewalks.

The estimated $3.2 million project by J.W. Cheatham LLC is currently in the paving stage, said project spokeswoman Meredith Cruz.

“That’s a good sign that they’re coming toward the end of the project,” she said.

The contract is expected to end in early January 2019, Cruz said. Holidays and bad weather could also push the end date.