The city pier is well under way with absolutely no activity at the county pier. The last time I posted, I had mentioned that the county pier was to be a few months behind the city but it looks like that is a little off schedule.
Check after the break for more pictures.
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I’m quite impressed at how quickly this is happening. I just posted last week on how they were getting ready to start putting in sidewalks along Thomas Drive starting at Joan Avenue. Everyday this week there have been crews along the road pouring concrete.
The Beckrich Road portion of the CRA is making huge strides in progress. The new side was paved this week and curb work was installed. I think we’ll be driving on it in the next couple of weeks as they redo the old side.
The groundbreaking for the Beckrich Road portion of the Front Beach Road CRA in Panama City Beach was on September 4th, 2007. Total construction time is expected to be less than 24 months. The cost of construction is around $10 million and includes Beckrich Road from Back Beach Road to Front Beach Road.
The intersection of Thomas Drive and Joan Avenue in Panama City Beach is getting a bit of a facelift with sidewalks going in, the curb structure being redone, and the pedestrian island being rebuilt.
Recently the lift station on Joan Avenue was redone and landscaping and sidewalks were installed.
Continue reading “Your County Tax Dollars at Work – Thomas Drive and Joan”
The city pier is moving along as scheduled with the old structure completely removed and the new structure being constructed right now. Engineering firm Baskerville Donovan’s VP, Dave Hemphill said construction is on schedule and moving forward at the scheduled pace.
Construction is “top-down” construction, meaning there will be no barge with a crane in the water driving piles. The crane will “crawl” across the top of the piles that it puts in in order to put the next series of piles. I thought this was pretty cool, as it allows them to continue work even if they have rough seas. Delays will be less likely.
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Huge progress has been made since construction began at the beginning of the year at the new Panama City Bay County International Airport site north of up Highway 79 north of Highway 388 in Bay County.
The entire site consists of 4,000 acres that can be used for the airport and all future expansions with a total 1,300 acres permitted for construction right now. Phase I will include a primary runway of 8,400 feet and a secondary cross-wind runway of 5,000 feet. The primary runway will run almost due north at 340 degrees with the secondary at around 50 degrees.
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Wow, that was quick. It was just a couple of weeks ago they were putting the roof on this place. They couldn’t have been building this place for more than three months and it is opened.
Across the street from the navy base, Coastal Palms is the newest commercial development starting to come to life on the beach.
Burger King and Bruster’s Ice Cream opened a few months ago with La Quinta having been opened for over a year.
The bumpy Hills Road in Panama City Beach that cuts through the Towne of Seahaven property has been resurfaced.
Check out the video after the break.
Continue reading “Hills Road in Panama City Beach Resufaced”
New stuff is springing up all over the place. At the intersection of Bechrich and Back Beach Roads, in addition to the Home Depot, tons of other stuff is coming online, with much more, I’m sure, in the future.
Check out the video after the break.
Continue reading “What's New in PCB – Beckrich and Back Beach Road Developments”
At the intersection of Thomas Drive and Magnolia Beach Road (the road that takes you to Bay Point) the new Publix has finally opened. In the mid to late 1990’s, Delchamps was the resident grocer there.
The shopping center was purchased in 2005 and renovations began early last year. The whole facade was completely redone and the spot where the Delchamps was placed was completely demolished. The Publix is brand new, from the dirt up.
Continue reading “New Publix Opened in place of old Delchamps”
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