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West Palm Beach approves $802,744 FDOT grant and local match for Caroline Street pedestrian access project
Summary
The City Commission approved FDOT local agency program agreements and design features for a Caroline Street pedestrian access project, funded by an $802,744 FDOT grant and a $1,089,000 city match for a roughly $1.9 million project to add sidewalks, crosswalks and a traffic signal near Fire Station 4.
Kevin Vahlbrecht, director of engineering services, presented the Caroline Street pedestrian access project to the City Commission on March 2, describing new pedestrian infrastructure to cross the Stub Canal and SFRTA railroad near the Warehouse District and Fire Station 4.
Vahlbrecht said the project includes a six-foot sidewalk on the south side of Caroline Street with a metal-beam guardrail, modified crosswalks connecting to Parker Avenue, new pedestrian push-button signals and an emergency traffic signal in front of Fire Station 4. He told commissioners the planned work began as a study in 2022 and that federal appropriations obtained through the city's congressional representative produced a $802,744 FDOT-administered grant; the city's match was described as roughly $1,089,000, bringing total estimated project cost to about $1,900,000.
Vahlbrecht said neighborhood associations (Grandview Heights, Pineapple Park and Flamingo Park) had been consulted and supported the project; he estimated design completion in the coming months, bidding in summer and construction completion around mid-2027.
Commissioners thanked staff and the federal delegation for securing funding and moved to adopt the FDOT local program agreement and related resolutions (design features and funding appropriation). With no dissent recorded, the commission approved the measures unanimously.
Vahlbrecht answered no substantive questions on project specifics at the time but offered to provide further details as design completed.
