General Information

Goodson Paving is the general contractor on the project with various subcontractors for specific work such as landscape/irrigation installation, erosion and sediment control and curbing. The project has been broken into 3 phases with the initial Phase 1 including the south end of Ocean Beach Boulevard to SR520. Phase 2 is from SR520 to California Av and Phase 3 is from California Av to the north end of project at Young Av. During each phase, traffic will be brought down to one lane in both directions, and equipment and infrastructure will be stored along the corridor out of traffic. In each phase, landscape will be installed approximately 2 months after start of work and sidewalks will be completed prior to starting the next phase. The entire roadway will be milled and paved at one time - after Phase 3 is complete. The roadway will be permanently marked for traffic, bikes and crosswalks after the asphalt paving has been finished. The following schedule is an estimate:

Phase 1 [southern Ocean Beach Blvd to SR520]    November 1 – April 23

Phase 2 [SR520 to California Av]                         March 15 – June 18

Phase 3 [ California Av to Young Av]                    June 1 – Sep 30

For questions or information regarding the project, please contact Bob Torres at rtorres@cityofcocoabeach.com or Joanie Regan at jregan@cityofcocoabeach.com.

Project Status

December 2010 Update

• Ocean Beach Boulevard Corridor Improvement – Construction is nearing completion with stormwater improvements complete except for installation of groundcover and minor adjusting/grading. The long period of dry weather is not the best for newly installed landscape but the contractor is watering with a water truck and is responsible for keeping landscape viable until project completion/acceptance.

Roadway is currently being milled/paved – this is being performed in two stages for the best results. The first stage was to mill and pave the travel lane with substantial depth being milled. The roadway is then left for several weeks to allow heavy trucks/equipment and traffic to “find” weak spots in the underlying roadbase. These weak spots are often found during the process of milling and can because of poor construction decades ago or from leaking pipes. After sufficient time, the outside bike and turn lanes are milled and then the entire roadway is given one thick layer of asphalt for smooth riding.  

The corridor is being planted with a variety of coastal native grasses, shrubs and trees. A $1.2 million state grant is paying for most of the stormwater improvement including use of native landscape as a stormwater best management practice. Stimulus monies were awarded for improvements to the roadway portion of the project. Project completion is anticipated as December 2010.