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Council briefed on Burns Road two-way cycle track; FDOT grant covers roughly half of $1.7 million estimate
Summary
Deputy City Engineer Giles Rhodes outlined a two-way, 10-foot Burns Road cycle track project that will be partly funded by an FDOT transportation alternative grant; estimated construction is set to begin in spring 2025 with completion later that year.
The Palm Beach Gardens City Council received a project briefing on Dec. 5 for a two-way, 10-foot-wide cycle track along the south side of Burns Road, a project the city is advancing under its mobility plan and with a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) local agency program grant.
Deputy City Engineer Giles Rhodes described the proposal as a raised, separated bicycle track with intermittent green markings and a concrete divider; the plan includes two signalized bicycle crossings at Riverside Drive and the entrance to The Weiss School. The track length is approximately 0.6 miles and will be constructed within the existing curb line, which will narrow the central vehicular lanes.
Rhodes said the project had an engineer’s estimate just over $1.7 million. A transportation-alternatives grant was listed as awarding $848,261; local funding for construction was described as “just over $850,000.” Rhodes cautioned that final contract bids could change those estimates and that the grant award could vary with bid results. He said construction was estimated to start April–May 2025 with completion in December 2025.
Rhodes told council the design calls for a separated 9½–10-foot track with a raised concrete separator, thermoplastic markings and intermittent green paint across driveways and intersections, and that temporary parking and other minor roadway adjustments would be needed during construction. He also noted the project is the first phase of longer Burns Road mobility improvements being considered for extensions east toward Prosperity Farms Road.
The resolution authorizing the FDOT agreement was on the consent agenda (Resolution 62-2024) and was included in the package the council approved that evening. Council members praised the funding effort and discussed how the design could serve as an example for similar projects in other parts of the county.
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