There are multiple ongoing projects which make up the Front Beach Road Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).

Project Limits

• Segment 3: From the intersection of State Road 79 (South Arnold Road) and Panama City Beach Parkway (US 98) south to Front Beach Road, and also includes Front Beach Road from Cabana Cay Boulevard east to Lullwater Drive.
• Segment 4.1: Front Beach Road from Lullwater Drive, where Segment 3 ends, to Hills Road and includes Powell Adams.
• Segment 4.2: Front Beach Road from east of Hills Road, where Segment 4.1 ends, to west of Lantana Street
• Segment 4.3: Front Beach Road from State Road 392A (Hutchison Boulevard) to west of Richard Jackson Boulevard. 
• Alf Coleman Road: From Panama City Beach Parkway south to Hutchison Boulevard
• Powell Adams Road: From Front Beach Road to south of Stingray Drive

Project Status

• Segment 3: Currently at 69% construction completion, with an anticipated completion date of fall 2024.  
• Segment 4.1: Design plans are complete, with construction expected to start in fall 2024, congruent with Segment 4.2 start.
• Segment 4.2: Utility design is underway, and 90% plans are being finalized.  Construction expected to start in fall 2024, alongside Segment 4.1.
• Segment 4.3: Utility design is underway, and 90% plans are being finalized.
• Alf Coleman Road: Project started October 2023 and is anticipated to complete in late summer 2024.
• Powell Adams Road: Design phase expected to start in fall 2023; construction is on a similar timeline to CRA Segment 4.1, which is anticipated to start in fall 2024.

Front Beach Road CRA provides a framework for redevelopment of infrastructures for the next 30 years. Adopted by the Panama City Beach City Council in 2001, the plan will enhance 20 miles of existing roadways on Front Beach Road to include:

• Widening streets to 3 and 4 lanes
• Enhancing roadway lighting, paving, striping and turn lanes
• Landscaped medians
• New signage
• Hardscape, landscaping and sidewalks
• Drainage ponds
• Undergrounding of all utilities

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