- December 4, 2025
The Camino del Mar intersection expansion project will be under construction until the end of the year.
The Hammock Dunes Bridge and the roads on the east side of are managed by the Hammock Dunes Community Development District. District Manager Gregory Peugh said in a phone interview with the Observer that the project has seen delays.
Construction began at the intersection in April. Initially, in an April interview with the Observer, Peugh said the project contract was for 120 days. With the delays, Peugh said they're estimating construction will instead finish by Christmas.
"Hopefully sooner," he said. But, he said, a hurricane could cause further delays.
The Hammock Dunes CDD is adding three dedicated turn lanes to the intersection: a dedicated left turn lane coming east off the Hammock Dunes bridge, a dedicated right turn onto the bridge from Camino del Mar when coming from State Road A1A and a dedicated right turn lane when coming from the east side of Hammock Dunes Parkway.
Despite the delays, work is still ongoing at the intersection. Overnight for two nights from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday Sept. 10, Hammock Dunes Parkway was closed for construction work between Camino del Mar and Granada Boulevard.
Peugh said the closures were so the construction crews could pull up pavers along the road in preparation for repaving. The pavers will be reused in other CDD projects, he said.
Phase one of the project is to construct the turn lanes. Phase two will be to add a traffic signal, Peugh said, if it is necessary.
"The plan at the moment is, once this construction is finished, then we will evaluate how much it's improved the intersection, and if the traffic signal is needed at that point or not," he said.
