WATER MAIN PROJECT PROGRESSES ON WINDLEY KEY

a highway that has a lot of traffic on it
Crews install new 36-inch water main into the ground on Windley Key in Islamorada. DAVID GROSS/Keys Weekly

While traffic may be slow going, work to install a new water line is progressing on Windley Key in Islamorada. 

Having completed several miles of water line installation on Upper Matecumbe Key, crews have installed more than 1,500 feet of new transmission main on Windley Key. FKAA says crews are nearly one-third completed on the new pipe installation phase.

With the Fourth of July bringing heavy traffic, a rolling lane closure for the project will be suspended through midnight on Monday, July 8, when work will resume. More information is at fkaa.com or on Facebook or X. 

a group of construction workers standing around a pipe
Crews have installed more than 1,500 feet of new transmission main on Windley Key. FKAA/Contributed
Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy is one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 5-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club. When he's not working, he's busy chasing his son, Lucas, around the house and enjoying time with family.