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Commission hears updates, complaints about A1A reconstruction, drainage and landscaping
Summary
Town commissioners received a progress update on the Florida Department of Transportation A1A reconstruction project, were told the current pavement is not final and that drainage and swale work remain, and pressed staff for clearer communication about hedge removal, driveway tie-ins and a projected completion window.
Town Manager Laverty and a town staff member identified only as Pat updated the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach on the Florida Department of Transportation’s A1A reconstruction project and ongoing resident concerns about flooding, landscaping and driveway impacts.
Pat told commissioners the roadway is not yet complete and that additional grading and drainage work remain. “There’s still another inch and a quarter lift, which they’ll crown the road so it goes this way so it runs off of both ways,” Pat said, adding that swales and other side-of-road work still must be completed.
Commissioners and residents described standing water on the east side of…
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