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PANAMA CITY BEACH For a few days this week, two roads near Pier Park will be temporarily closed.
According to Kathy Younce, assistant public works director for Panama City Beach, the road closures include all of Philip Griffitts Sr. Parkway and Pier Park Drive past the northmost entrance of the Pier Park Crossings Apartments.
The roads will be closed from 6 a.m. Tuesday until midnight Thursday as crews put the finishing touches on phase one of Philip Griffitts Sr. Parkway and connect it with phase two.
Formerly known as Bay Parkway and sometimes referred to as Back, Back Beach Road, the street currently stretches from State 79 to north of Pier Park Drive, where it will link with a second segment under construction that spans to Nautilus Street.