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Port Charlotte, FL 33948

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Public Works

APWA AccreditationThe Public Works Department utilizes a skilled, engaged workforce to enhance the quality of life for Charlotte County residents by continually improving infrastructure and providing services in a cost-effective manner to meet the needs of the community.

The Public Works Department builds and maintains roadways, bridges, navigable waterways, stormwater infrastructure, traffic lights and signs, rights-of-ways and landscaping in unincorporated areas of Charlotte County while protecting and preserving the environment.

The Department further provides solid waste management including curbside service and operation of the landfill, manages mosquito and aquatic weed control programs and operates the Indian Spring and Lieutenant Carl Bailey Cemeteries.

Department News

Traffic Advisory - Lane Diversion at Harborview Road between Melbourne Street and Whidden Boulevard News Image

Traffic Advisory - Lane Diversion at Harborview Road between Melbourne Street and Whidden Boulevard

March 6, 2026 12:27 pm

There will be a lane diversion on Harborview Road between Melbourne Street and Whidden Boulevard until 6 p.m., Friday, March 6 for crews to work on stormwater infrastructure.

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Traffic Advisory - Edgewater Boulevard between Harbor Boulevard and Midway Boulevard Intermittent Lane Closures March 9-11 News Image

Traffic Advisory - Edgewater Boulevard between Harbor Boulevard and Midway Boulevard Intermittent Lane Closures March 9-11

March 6, 2026 11:55 am

Edgewater Boulevard between Harbor Boulevard and Midway Boulevard will have intermittent lane closures 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, March 9 through Wednesday, March 11 for work crews to prune vegetation in the median.

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Traffic Advisory - Midway Boulevard between Harbor Boulevard and Elkcam Boulevard Intermittent Lane Closures March 5-6 News Image

Traffic Advisory - Midway Boulevard between Harbor Boulevard and Elkcam Boulevard Intermittent Lane Closures March 5-6

March 4, 2026 10:09 am

Midway Boulevard between Harbor Boulevard and Elkcam Boulevard will have intermittent lane closures 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 5 through Friday, March 6 for work crews to prune vegetation in the median.

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