John Thompson, Project Manager of the Florida Department of Transportation responded to questions (shown in picture with Ms. Ruth Wagner, Camelot resident) from West Delray residents’ at the West Delray Public Library, 7777 W. Atlantic Ave. Monday evening, March 17, 2008 from 5: 15 P.M. to 7:45 P.M.
Atlantic Avenue between slightly east of Jog Road and West to the Northbound Turnpike entrance will be widened to 3 lanes on each side beginning September 2010. At present it is 2 lanes wide on each side. The project is estimated to take two and a half years to complete and cost $32.5 million.
Responding to a question about whether sound walls would be erected on the north side of Atlantic Ave. adjacent to the Camelot community, Thompson replied: “We will have to make a new model analysis of whether the wall is needed, and then we would question the residents affected to determine whether they wanted a wall erected or not.”
Some of the additional improvements planned in the area with the road project are construction of a four foot bicycle lane on both sides of the roadway; construction of new sidewalks, creating a continuous sidewalk on both sides of the roadway. New construction will include ADA compliant curb cut ramps. New storm water management systems will be constructed; lighting improvements; modifications to median openings. Replace existing span wire traffic light signalization with a mast arm configuration at Hagan Ranch Road, Legends Way, Cumberland Drive and Kings Point Atlantic Ave. entrance; and adjustment to the Lake Worth Drainage District L-34 canal.
Also present to answer questions were Maroun Azzi, Project Engineer Palm Beach County Commissioners Engineering & Public Works Department, Roadway Production Division and representatives from Wantman Group, Inc., the road design company: Maverick Marshall, Project Manager and Chastain (Chad) M. Johnson, Project Engineer.