Palm Bay, FL – Four separate construction and utility projects will bring temporary lane and road closures to Palm Bay streets starting March 1, 2026. Two of the projects hit the same corridor on the same day. Residents in the SE quadrant and along San Filippo Drive will see the most impact. Here’s what’s coming, where, and when.
All four projects were announced via the City of Palm Bay’s eNotification system. Residents who are not subscribed are not receiving these alerts in real time. Sign up at palmbayflorida.org to get them directly.
1. San Filippo Drive & Cogan Road — Overnight Utility Closure
Contractor Cypress Gulf will perform utility construction for the Emerald Lake development at the San Filippo Drive and Cogan Road intersection. Work runs overnight: March 1-2, 2026, 8 PM to 6 AM. The road will be closed with channelizing devices in place for the duration of the detour.
If you travel that corridor late at night or early morning on March 1 or 2, plan an alternate route. This is private development utility work tied to Emerald Lake, not a city infrastructure project.
2. Jupiter Blvd & San Filippo Drive — Midday Lane Closure
Contractor Nadic will perform utility sub-surface exploration at three locations near the Jupiter Blvd and San Filippo Drive intersection. This is a temporary lane closure only, not a full road closure. The window is narrow: March 2, 2026, 11 AM to 2 PM.
This lands on the same day as the FPL project below. If you are commuting through the SE quadrant on March 2, account for both work zones. That stretch of San Filippo will have activity on two separate fronts that day.
3. FPL/Pike Construction — SE Neighborhood Utility Work (14 Streets)
This is the largest project in the group. Contractor Pike Construction, working for Florida Power & Light, will perform utility construction across 14 street segments in the SE neighborhood cluster around Malabar Road. The project runs March 2 through June 5, 2026.
Work hours vary by road classification. Arterial roads: 9:30 AM to 4 PM. Local residential roads: 7 AM to 7 PM. The affected streets are Greenacre Drive SE (Malabar Rd SE to 400 ft of Waterman Lane SE), Cownie Ave SE (Malabar Rd SE to Main St SE), Bamboo Ave SE (Malabar Rd SE to Consumer St SE), Lehigh Ave (Malabar Rd SE to Consumer St SE), Meadow Ave SE (Chateau St SE to Consumer St SE), Flint Ave SE (Chateau St SE to Malabar Rd SE), Irvine Ave SE (Consumer St SE to Chateau St SE), Cascade Ave SE (Consumer St SE to Malabar Rd SE), Camel Ave SE (Consumer St SE to August St SE), Malabar Rd SE (Grouper Circle SE to Cascade Ave SE), Waterman Lane SE (500 ft west of Greenacre Drive to Cownie Ave SE), Chateau St SE (Meadow Ave SE to Irvine Ave SE), Consumer St SE (Cownie Ave SE to Emerson Drive SE), and August St SE (Cownie Ave SE to Emerson Drive SE).
Residents in this area should expect intermittent disruption for three months as the crew works through the list. The work zone boundaries will shift as the project progresses. Watch for channelizing devices on your street with little advance notice at the block level.
4. Babcock Street SE — Nighttime Paving Operations
This project is different from the others. Contractors APS and VA Paving are performing paving work for Brevard County, not for the City of Palm Bay. The section affected runs along Babcock Street SE from Weiman Road SE to Willow Brook Street. Work runs March 4-20, 2026, nighttime hours only: 6 PM to 6 AM.
Two weeks of nightly closures on Babcock is significant. Babcock is a primary north-south corridor in the SE quadrant. If you use it for early morning commutes or late evening travel, find your alternate route now rather than the first night you hit the cones.
Contact Information
For questions on any of these closures, contact Palm Bay Public Works Customer Service at (321) 952-3437. The FPL/Pike Construction project notice listed a separate number: (321) 952-3438.
Residents can subscribe to the City’s eNotification system at palmbayflorida.org to receive future road closure and MOT notices as they are issued.
