Beach Walk Construction Updateprovided by the City of ClearwaterBeach Walk construction continues and new Gulfview Boulevard is closed to all traffic from Pier 60 to its present end at the Barefoot Beach House. The final traffic configuration is in place at the Coronado Drive/Gulfview Boulevard intersection with two northbound and two southbound lanes. The sidewalk on the east side of Gulfview Boulevard has been poured from Fifth Street north. Fifth Street should be used to access businesses that cannot be accessed from Coronado Drive since Gulfview Boulevard is closed. The sand/seat wall on the beachside promenade is complete, and the game board plaza is nearly done. The seahorse sculpture, lighting, plantings and the game boards themselves will be installed in the near future. It's a great time to take a trip to the beach to look at the changes. Two electronic digital speed limit boards have been installed on Coronado Drive to remind drivers to obey the speed limit. A radar beam sent out from the board tells drivers how fast they are going. The sign flashes red if drivers exceed the speed limit by five miles per hour or more. One of the boards is south of First Street for southbound traffic and the other is south of Fifth Street for northbound traffic. The next Beach Walk Hard Hat Meeting will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Clearwater Beach Recreation Center, 69 Bay Esplanade. The targeted date for substantially completing the Beach Walk project is before Super Bowl 2009. Visit www.myclearwater.com/beachwalk for more information or call 562-4681. |