Riviera Beach still hasn’t broken ground on the city’s new water treatment plant, which officials consider essential to solving years of systemic issues within the city’s water utility.
The lack of progress is notable after city officials promised state lawmakers it would begin construction on June 2, in a request for funding from the state. It’s the second time the city has missed a deadline for starting construction on the project, as a sign used to sit on the lot advertising construction to start in January 2022.
WATCH: When city says plant might be completed
Construction on Riviera Beach water treatment plant delayed again
A city spokesperson said construction is now scheduled to start at the plant in fall 2025, and have substantial completion by spring 2029. …