Utility repair work under way

The Longboat Key Public Works Department started utility work on the north side of Broadway between Gulf of Mexico Drive and Longboat Drive North.

The work will continue for about four to five weeks, weather permitting.

The utility work consists of excavation, wastewater pipe replacement, dewatering, and roadway restoration. Broadway will be narrowed as a result of the work, and intermittent lane closures with flaggers may occur occasionally.

Area residents are being notified via a flashing message board at the intersection of Broadway and Palm Drive.

The town is also performing rehabilitation work at a lift station located at 3335 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The lift station rehabilitation is part of the town’s Capital Improvements Program and consists of upgrading pumps, relining the wetwell, replacing the a main under Gulf of Mexico Drive and replacing a manhole. The work at the lift station should last until September, and the project will not impact motorists.

Contact the Public Works Department at 316-1988 with any questions about either project.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].