Inflation fuels 75 percent cost hike for utility burial

by William Kelly
Communications Coordinator

The next phase of the townwide burial of overhead utility lines will cost $10.5 million – which is 75 percent higher than the town had expected.

Town officials say inflation, particularly in the overheated South Florida construction market, is the cause.

On Tuesday, the Town Council approved a nearly $10.5 million contract with Burkhardt Construction as a “guaranteed maximum price” for burying all overhead utilities in Phase 7 North, which extends from the Palm Beach Country Club north to the south side of List Road.

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