$25.2 Million Road Improvement Project Completed in Charlotte

Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. (OA- K) has completed work on a $25.2 million improvement project for the Charlotte County-owned Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte.

The project included: expanding two miles of Edgewater Drive from two lanes to four, beginning at Harbor Boulevard and ending at Midway Boulevard; replacing bridges at Sunrise Waterway, East Spring Lake and West Spring Lake; adding roundabouts at Port Charlotte Boulevard, West Tarpon Boulevard, Lakeview Boulevard and Midway Boulevard; and replacing the traffic signal at Harbor Boulevard. Also, a grass median, landscaping, decorative lighting and sidewalks were added.

The project team included O-A-K’s Bill Edwards as job site superintendent, Leo Smith and Mark Mabee as project managers, Frank Laco as utility inspector, Matthew Zwack as general superintendent and safety officer, and Shan Gaar as estimator.

Southwest Engineering & Design and American Consulting Professionals provided engineering services.

Since 1982, O-A-K has provided general contracting, design-build and construction management services to commercial clients throughout Southwest Florida. For more information, please visit www.owen-ames-kimball. com.