Get Ready for the Boat Show: New Bridge Schedule from FDOT

Flagler Memorial Bridge Replacement Project Update

Bridge Opening Schedule for Boat Show, March 13 – 22, 2016

From Sunday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 22, the Flagler Memorial Bridge opening schedule will be temporarily modified in coordination with the Palm Beach International Boat Show.

Bridge openings will occur twice per hour at 15 minutes past the hour and 45 minutes past the hour. Bridge openings will be restricted to 10 minutes from 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the current restrictions on bridge openings at 8:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. will remain in place.

On Wednesday, March 23, the bridge opening schedule will go back to once an hour at quarter after the hour. Bridge information is published in the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners at www.navcen.uscg.gov.

The Flagler Memorial Bridge Replacement Project includes replacing the existing bascule (draw) bridge with a new bascule bridge connecting the Town of Palm Beach and the City of West Palm Beach over the Lake Worth Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW). The Flagler Drive overpass will be replaced with an “at-grade” intersection. New lighting, pedestrian features, traffic signals, drainage, and landscaping are also included. Active construction began on Sept. 10, 2012 and will last until spring 2017. The estimated construction cost is $100 million.