Commission approves FDOT temporary-closure resolution as city readies sewer work tied to Highway 98 repaving
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Summary
The commission approved a resolution to permit temporary closures during FDOT's Highway 98 repaving. City staff said a separate, $10 million CDBG-DR sewer and road-rehab project will precede paving in part of the same corridor and provided a construction schedule.
Port St. Joe commissioners on Oct. 7 approved Resolution 2025-15 authorizing FDOT to implement temporary closures and traffic reroutes for the planned Highway 98 repaving work. City attorneys and staff said closures will occur at different times for pavement work and that FDOT requires a municipal resolution to document the city's awareness and authorization for temporary closures.
At the meeting, staff clarified that the repaving will overlap areas where the city is performing sewer rehabilitation work funded by a Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) award. City staff said the CDBG-DR project is approximately $10 million and will include substantial rehabilitation and replacement of sewer infrastructure in the Highway 98 corridor; construction mobilization was scheduled for Nov. 14 with traffic control set up (MOT) on Nov. 15 and an expected completion target later in the year if scheduling allows.
Resident Christy McElroy asked whether the temporary-closure resolution also covered a separate sewer contract she had heard about and whether the city was coordinating with the county on a proposed county wastewater-treatment plant. City staff confirmed the sewer contract will be completed before the paving and said stormwater and sewer routing details will be finalized when development and construction plans are received. On the county plant, staff and commissioners said they were not aware of a formal interlocal agreement committing the city to the county's proposed $28 million wastewater-treatment plant and asked staff to obtain and review any documents raised by residents.
Commissioner Lyle moved, and Commissioner Kerrigan seconded, approval of Resolution 2025-15; the commission approved the resolution by voice vote. The commission also approved a second related resolution (2025-16) at the meeting, also required by FDOT procedures, with no further public opposition recorded.
