Holmes Beach hit a snag in its stormwater improvement project across Marina Drive — scheduling.
Public works director Herb Raybourn said Sept. 3 that construction at the intersection of Marina Drive and 56th Street would keep that section of roadway closed until late September.
The project involves upgrading stormwater pipes, installing catch basins and reshaping swales to improve drainage on 56th Street.
However, Tampa-based Harris-McBurney Company must relocate Manatee County potable water lines to install the stormwater infrastructure.
Marina Drive was closed Aug. 17 and was projected to remain closed for three weeks.
That’s where the scheduling snag comes in.
Raybourn said Harris-McBurney excavated the intersection, installed a water line and a portion of the storm sewer, but county staff can’t activate the new water line until Sept. 13.
After the water line is activated, Harris-McBurney can remove the old lines and finish the storm sewer.
The contractor can then fill in the excavation, repave the roadway and lay temporary striping.
Raybourn estimated that the intersection would not reopen before Sept. 25.
