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Palm Bay, FL -- Starting March 26, the eastbound outside lane on Port Malabar Boulevard will close between Clearmont Street and Bianca Drive. It stays closed through October 30. That is 218 days. If you drive that corridor daily, plan now.
The city posted five traffic advisories over three days this week. Most are short-term FPL utility work. One is not.
Port Malabar Blvd: The Long One
Cathcart Construction Company is handling a city utility project that will hold the outside eastbound lane from March 26 through October 30, 2026. The stretch runs from Clearmont Street to Bianca Drive. Expect lane shifts and channelizing devices for the full duration. This is not a week or two. It is seven months.
The same notice covers a full road closure on Bianca Drive between 705 and 709 Bianca Dr, starting April 13 and running through May 1. That block goes completely offline, 24 hours a day, for 18 days. If you live on or access that block, you will need an alternate route for nearly three weeks.
FPL Work Across Two Parts of Town
Pike Construction is running FPL utility work at nine locations in northeast Palm Bay simultaneously. Work runs March 16 through March 27, daily from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The affected addresses span Northview St NE, Monroe St, Deacon Ave, Bradway St NE, Glenham Dr NE, Michels Dr NE, Eaglerock St NE, and Orange Blossom Trail NE.
A separate Pike Construction crew is handling a single FPL location in southwest Palm Bay. Cavalier Street at 151 Cavalier St (32909) will see lane closures from March 19 through April 3, also 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM daily. Different zip, different start date, different notice. Same contractor, same client.
San Filippo/Cogan Wrapping Up
The overnight closure at San Filippo Drive and Cogan is nearly done. Cypress Gulf, working on the Emerald Lake development utility expansion, has been running closures at that intersection from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The final window runs March 15 through March 18. After Wednesday night, that one is finished.
The city posted this notice twice, on March 11 and March 12, with identical text. The city also managed to type “2025” in several date fields across these notices, which is an impressive feat in the third month of 2026. The year typos do not affect the closure dates themselves, which are internally consistent and clearly 2026.
What to Do
Questions about any of these closures go to Public Works customer service at (321) 952-3437.
The Port Malabar closure is the one to watch. Seven months on a major east-west corridor is not minor. There is no detour listed in the notice, only a lane shift. Eastbound traffic will be compressed into the remaining lane from the end of March through the end of October.
Sources
Road Closure/Lane Closure Notification — Cathcart Construction Company (City News #13391)
Road Closure/Lane Closure Notification — Pike Construction, 9 locations (City News #13389)
Road Closure/Lane Closure Notification — Pike Construction, Cavalier St (City News #13387)
Road Closure/Lane Closure Notification — Cypress Gulf/Emerald Lake, updated (City News #13385)
Road Closure/Lane Closure Notification — Cypress Gulf/Emerald Lake, original (City News #13383)
