Delays were caused, in part, by undetected utility lines. Ground-penetration radar will be used in the future to prevent such problems from occurring.
Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach County officials are now saying that the delay-plagued Lyons Road widening project will be completed by the end of July.
“I can feel everyone’s pain,” said Tom Constanzo of MJC Land Development, the contractor hired by the county to widen Lyons from Clint Moore Road to Atlantic Avenue west of Delray Beach. “No one wants to get this work done more than we do. These delays are costing us money. Patience please.”
Constanzo and County Engineer David Ricks appeared at a Friday, Jan. 26, town hall arranged by county Mayor Maria Sachs to update area residents on the status of the work. Some residents did not accept the explanations, and said they were running out of patience. They questioned the county’s oversight of the work and why the July date should be accepted when previous timelines have not been met.
The work was supposed to have been finished in October 2022 but the contractor twice discovered undetected utility lines that had to be removed, forcing work stoppages of more than six months. Supply chain issues also impacted the project. And the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays as well, according to Ricks’ staff.