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Go Road Bond Improvement Projects

To locate what Unit your residence is in, click on the following link: GIS Maps

Once the page opens, type your address in the field at the upper left corner and click on the magnifying glass:

When the map opens to your residence, look for the Yellow filled number as shown below:

This will identify what Unit your residence is in.

The GO Roads paving program is funded by the $150 million general ordinance bond approved by voters in November 2018. The work program will be carried out in five phases over an eight-year construction period, with each phase being vetted by the City of Palm Bay's Infrastructure Oversight and Advisory Board before going to City Council for final approval.

The GO Roads program is intended to address street paving issues throughout the City of Palm Bay. On October 11, 2019, Palm Bay Officials hosted a kickoff event in Unit 41 to mark the start of the GO Roads paving projects. The program phasing is shown below using colors for each phase.

AS OF FEBRUARY 2023

The following is an update of the Road Paving Program

Total miles completed to date is 306 miles or 39% of the 791 miles of Road Bond Paving Program.
Phase 1 has been completed with a total of 143.3 miles.
Phase 2 has been completed with a total of 144.93 miles.
Phase 2 in construction is Unit 20 with 100% of paving completed, in the final punch list for closing.
Phase 2 in bid opening is Knecht Road Area with 6.33 miles and Pt Malabar Road from Babcock to US 1 with 3.12 miles.
Phase 2 in procurement to be advertised is the NE Area Misc. Paving with 17.63 miles.
Phase 2 remaining is Country Club Paving with 20.9 miles with tentative advertising in Oct 2022.
Phase 3 in construction is Unit 48 with 10% of paving completed.
Phase 3 in construction is Emerson Drive from C-1 canal to Fairhaven has recently reopened with widening at Glencove.
Phase 3 in construction is Unit 30 with edge grading completed.
Phase 3 in construction is Emerson Drive from Amador Ave to Jupiter Blvd which includes the widening of turn lanes on Emerson at Glencove Ave to begin in early January.
Due to escalating asphalt and cement cost, hold on redoing engineer’s cost estimates for Phase 4 Projects.
Phase 4 includes Units 6, 44, 45, 50 and 55 with mostly milling and paving with total of 96.7 miles.
Visit www.pbfl.org/projects for more project updates.
Road Bond Paving includes the following pavement treatments:

Milling and Paving

The existing asphalt pavement surface is milled and then typically paved with a 1.5” or 2" thick layer of new asphalt pavement.

Thin Lift Overlay

The existing pavement surface is repaired of cracks and pots holes and then a thin 1.5" thick layer of asphalt overlay is placed on top of the existing pavement.

Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)

The Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) process pulverizes the existing asphalt and base material, mixes cement, emulsion, and water, and compacts the materials to produce a strong, durable structural base for the new road. The asphalt pavement is placed on top of the new base structure.

Full Reconstruction

The existing roadway is completely removed of the pavement and base material and then reconstructed by compacting sub-base and adding a new 8" thick base rock compacted and 2" think asphalt pavement.

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Phase 2 – Florida Avenue Full Depth Reclamation

Florida Avenue Road Paving was a joint City of Palm Bay and City of Melbourne funded project which included the following:

Design plans and construction inspections by City of Palm Bay
Florida Avenue from Lipscomb Avenue east to the Cul-de-Sac terminus
Roadway treatment was Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)
Ranger Construction was awarded the contact amount of $234,678.10
Construction started on Monday April 4, 2022
Florida Avenue paving was completed on April 15, 2022

Phase 2 – Palm Bay Colony Road Paving

Palm Bay is located west of Jupiter Blvd and south of Malabar Road which included streets adjacent to Jupiter Elementary School.

Design plans and construction inspections by City of Palm Bay
All streets were milled and paved and striped
Approximately 4.2 miles of streets
Ranger Construction was awarded the contract amount of $668,212.75
Construction began on Monday January 17, 2022
Completion was on Friday March 11, 2022.

Phase 2 – Unit 20 Road Paving (currently active)

Unit 20 Road Paving is located west of Jupiter Blvd and south of Malabar Road which included streets adjacent to Jupiter Elementary School.

Design plans and construction inspections by City of Palm Bay
Unit 20 Paving is mainly milling and paving and thin lift asphalt overlays
Street completed include Wildwood Ave, Walnut Lane, White Plains Ave, Birch Ave, Holin Ave, Wellington St, Town Rd, Tilhal Rd, Wells Ave, Tunis Rd, Toluma Ave, Tilman Ave, Wiker Rd, Toynbee Rd, Wakah Ln.
Ranger Construction was awarded the contract amount of $2,651,685.90
Construction started on Monday May 16, 2022
Completion date is 150 days from Notice to Proceed date.

Phase 3 – Unit 48 Road Paving (Under Construction)

As of December 1, 2022, Ranger has completed milling and paving over 50% of the streets in Unit 48. The photos were the paving operation of Elmont Street and Dusseldorf Ave.

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Phase 3 – Unit 30 Road Paving (Under Construction)

The contractor (Tim Rose) in Unit 30 has started the FDR operation. Below are photos from Tuesday 11/15/22 of the Faulkner Street FDR. Photos show the FDR mixer pulverizing the existing roadway with the add cement to create a new 8” depth base material. The material is then rolled to compaction and graded to a profile with a motor grader. The FDR surface will then be primed and ready for the new asphalt pavement.

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More Information On GO Roads Projects

Stormwater Projects

The City of Palm Bay is committed to protecting the community and its waterways through sound planning, construction, maintenance, and improvement of the drainage control systems. The City’s Stormwater Utility Program makes this goal a reality, while providing a means for the City to meet State and Federal regulations for discharging stormwater. The continuation of this and other stormwater projects ensures a healthy municipal infrastructure and improved quality of life for Palm Bay residents.

The City’s stormwater pipe replacement follows ahead of the Road Bond Paving with Public Works engineers tasked to design the pipes and culverts with Inspection staff to provide construction inspections. In addition, Public Works operations crews are assisting with the installation of pipes in units with smaller number of pipe replacements. Below are photos of the Public Works crew replacing a pipe crossing.

The following is an update on the contracted stormwater projects:

Harper Blvd at C-18 culvert replacement is the installation of 10 ft x 7 ft box culvert with low bid contract of $418,258 and estimated start in first quarter of 2023; Encountered delays in manufacturing has slowed the start date.
Units 22 and 30 culvert replacement includes 42 street pipe crossings in unit 30 and 23 street pipe crossings in unit 22 with an awarded contract of $665,850.25 with final completion projected in the first quarter of 2023.
Units 37 and 57 pipe Replacement includes 10 street pipe crossings in unit 37 and 10 street pipe crossings in unit 57 with an awarded contract of $385,859.75 with final completion projected in the second quarter of 2023.
Units 44, 45, 50, 55 are projected to go out to bid and construction in FY 23.
Walden at C-42 culvert replacement with the installation of 11 ft x 8 ft box culvert projected to go out to bid and construction in FY 23.
Rockabye at C-41 culvert replacement with the installation of 9 ft x 6 ft box culvert projected to go out to bid and construction in FY 23.
San Filippo Drive Cured In Place Pipe Culvert rehabilitation also planned for FY 23; This work will require one of the northbound lanes on San Filippo to be closed for four days leaving only one drivable northbound lane from south of Community College Parkway to south of the entrance to Walgreens. Work is currently scheduled for Monday, January 9^th.
Cured In Place Pipe Culvert rehabilitation also planned at 23 locations with an approximate cost of 1mill for FY 23.

Turkey Creek Update

To reduce pollutant discharges into the impaired Indian River Lagoon; Nutrient separating third (3rd) generation baffle boxes at five (5) drainage outfalls within the City of Palm Bay are planned for FY 23. The five locations are strategically located to benefit basins 3, 6, and 7, and together create a treatment train. The benefit of the five (5) baffle boxes is that they will help to reduce the amount of Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus and Total Suspended Solids from the drainage system and will help to improve water quality for the impaired Indian River Lagoon. Funded with the assistance of FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection).

Baffle box being awarded and pending starting construction.

Turkey Creek Restoration Feasibility Study

Per historical aerials and reports, Turkey Creek was a sand- bottomed open tributary of the IRL with healthy fish, shellfish, mangrove, and wetland ecosystems. It was called Turkey Lake at that time. However, upstream, the Melbourne Tillman agricultural ditches were cut and runoff from those lands directed to the Creek and away from the St. John’s River, where it originally drained. In the 60’s, GDC began developing land surrounding the Creek with no regulation, cutting canals, dredging, and filling wetlands and surface waters. Over the next six decades the Creek has become filled with 10+ ft of muck in many areas and large spoil islands have formed. Sea grasses have been decimated and along with them food sources and habitat for fish and shellfish. The health of the Creek has been destroyed from an ecological and water quality standpoint.

The Turkey Creek Restoration Feasibility Study is an FDEP grant-funded study that used existing certified water quality data to model the cost-benefit of muck dredging and sediment island removal from the Creek. The study deliverables provide grant-ready scopes for 7 prioritized projects on city-owned property surrounding the Creek that will reduce sediments and other pollutants entering the Creek.

The study also modeled the benefit of muck dredging and sediment island removal and examined the aquatic weed removal practices used by the City and MTWCD.

This data was analyzed to provide the City with a roadmap of actions/ projects that would be funded by various State, and Local grants, towards wholistic Creek restoration. There are both water quality and ecological restoration recommendations. The study was recently approved by the City Council and staff will embark upon obtaining grants to fund these recommendations over the next 5 years. The study also recommended further data gathering upstream to continue to analyze the best ways to improve the health of the Creek and the IRL.

Other Infrastructure Projects

The City of Palm Bay in cooperation with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has recently started a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study. This study involves a segment of Malabar Road within the City of Palm Bay and Brevard County. The purpose of this study will be to evaluate the need to widen Malabar Road for capacity improvements, the addition of multi-modal features and to address safety issues along the corridor from St. Johns Heritage Parkway to Minton Road. For additional information regarding this project, please contact Frank Watanabe, City Engineer and Project Manager at (321) 409-6341 or frank.watanabe@palmbayflorida.org.

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