Florida Dept. of Transportation Roadwatch

Road and Lane Closures for April 24-30, 2010

The following is a list of roadwork underway by the FDOT that may impact traffic. 

ALACHUA COUNTY:

Interstate 75  Daytime lane closures for northbound traffic as the outside lane at the Peggy Road overpass (south of Alachua exit 399) will be repaired on Tuesday and Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

 Newberry Road (State Road 26) Daytime lane closures just east of Interstate 75 for work on the driveways at the Citgo gas station. Also, daytime lane closures in Jonesville for work on a driveway to the Campus Bank.

Archer Road (State Road 24) Daytime lane closures between Interstate 75 and Southwest 13^th Street (U.S. 441) to allow inmate crews to repaint the roadway markings.

 East University Avenue (State Road 26) One lane will be closed or shifted beginning Friday, April 23 at 9 a.m. until Sunday, April 25 at 4 p.m. to allow crews with Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) to do emergency repairs to main sewer pipe in the 1000 to 1100 block. The lane closures will occur in the eastbound and westbound travel lanes between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Also, nighttime lane closures are planned Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. from just east of Waldo Road (State Road 24) to Main Street to resurface as part of the FDOT improvement project.

 North Main Street (State Road 329)  Paving of the newly constructed lanes on the east side is completed but not open to traffic. A traffic shift is scheduled to be completed April 30 after the new pavement markings are placed.  Two-way traffic remains on the west side lanes from a block north of University Avenue to North Eighth Avenue.

South Main Street (State Road 329) Traffic is detoured around an area just north of Depot Avenue to reconstruct the roadway. Motorists traveling north and south on Main Street are detoured using Depot Avenue, Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue. Local traffic has access and all businesses in the area are open and accessible.   

State Road 26  Daytime lane closures west of U.S. 301 to install temporary pavement for westbound traffic to tie in the existing roadway with the new lanes. Also, traffic may be periodically stopped for crews to sweep dirt off the road tracked by construction vehicles.

U.S. 301 in Orange Heights Daytime lane closures after 7 a.m. for southbound traffic on Monday and Tuesday and for northbound traffic on Wednesday while crews set the beams for the new State Road 26 overpass across all four lanes of U.S. 301.  In addition, rolling lane closures will be needed in intervals to allow a crane to lift the beams over the open traffic lanes and set them.

Waldo Road (State Road 24) Daytime lane closures south of Northeast 23^rd Avenue for work on the driveway to the University of Florida East Campus.

West University Avenue (State Road 26) Nighttime lane closures Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. between Main Street and Gale Lemerand Drive (by the O’Connell Center) to resurface. On-street parking will be temporarily removed. 

BAKER COUNTY:

County Road 125 Southbound traffic will be shifted to the right side of the road at the Interstate 10 overpass (Exit 333) on Tuesday and next Friday (April 30) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for routine bridge maintenance.

BRADFORD COUNTY:

State Road 100 Daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. between the Clay County line and County Road 100A for resurfacing. Motorists may encounter more than one lane closure through the 11-mile long project.

COLUMBIA COUNTY:

Interstate 75 Daytime and nighttime lane closures in both directions between the Suwannee County line and Interstate 10. Two lanes are closed at night beginning at 8 p.m. and ending at 6 a.m. each day.  Plans are to begin Sunday night at 8 p.m. and close two lanes southbound. No lane closures are allowed weekends beginning Friday at 6 a.m. until Sunday at 6 p.m.  The speed limit is reduced to 60 mph during lane closures and is strictly enforced by FHP.  Work also continues at the Interstate 10 interchange to replace the high mast lights.  

Springville Road The road will remain closed at the I-75 overpass until a damaged beam can be replaced. Traffic will be detoured to White Springs Road to State Road 136 during the closure.

State Road 136  The eastbound lane just west of U.S. 41 in White Springs at the Suwannee River Bridge is scheduled to be closed Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for routine bridge maintenance.

State Road 238 No lane closures scheduled between U.S. 441 in Ellisville and the Olustee Creek Bridge. Paving work is scheduled to begin May 3 starting at U.S. 41/441 and heading eastbound toward Lake Butler.

U.S. 90  Crews will be repainting the roadway lines between the Suwannee and Baker County lines.

U.S. 41  Crews will be repainting the roadway lines between U.S. 90 and I-10 during the week.

U.S. 41/441 South  Daytime lane closures are expected to begin Monday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the intersection with County Road 252 (by Columbia High School) to replace the traffic signals and provide crosswalks.

DIXIE COUNTY:

State Road 51 Beginning Monday, plans are to shift traffic onto temporary lanes in two different locations between the Taylor County line and the Lafayette County line as crews replace four bridges. Motorists should use caution as the travel lanes have been narrowed and watch for construction vehicles entering and leaving the road.

State Road 349   Crews will be repainting the roadway lines between U.S. 19 and the Lafayette County line.

HAMILTON COUNTY:

U.S. 41 Possible daytime lane closures Tuesday and Wednesday in the city of Jasper while crews inspect drainage pipes.

LAFAYETTE COUNTY:

State Road 349  No lane closures expected between the Dixie County line and U.S. 27 near Branford as crews repair drainage pipes under driveways in preparation to widen and resurface the roadway.

LEVY COUNTY:

County Road 316 (Northeast 30^th Street) Daytime lane closures after 8:30 a.m. at County Road 323 (Northeast 200^th Avenue) in Williston while crews continue widening the intersection.

State Road 320 Daytime lane closures from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. between U.S. 19 and the entrance to Manatee Springs State Park for construction of a bike lane.

U.S. 19  Daytime and nighttime lane closures 24 hours day for both northbound and southbound traffic between State Road 24 in Otter Creek and Southeast Fourth Street in Chiefland to pave shoulders and replace guardrail.  The lane closures will be up to 2-miles long.

SUWANNEE COUNTY:

U.S. 90 and U.S. 129 Daytime lane closures through the city of Live Oak to allow inmate crews to repaint the roadway markings. 

TAYLOR COUNTY:

Puckett Road (County Road 361A) Daytime lane closures Monday through Thursday after 8:30 a.m. between U.S. 19 and Golf Course Road as crews are scheduled to begin widening the travel lanes to provide 11-foot lanes. Lane closures will be one mile long in the urban area and 1.5 miles long in the rural section. Motorists who are entering the roadway in the middle of a lane closure where flaggers are not present to assist should wait for traffic to go by in the direction in which they wish to travel to avoid running into on-coming traffic. 

U.S. 19  Daytime lane closures from north of 12^th Street in Perry to the Madison County line to place the final layer of asphalt. The contractor began at the Perry city limits and is proceeding north to the Madison County line and will then turn around and proceed south. The placement of signs will begin next week and motorists are urged to use caution where crews are just off the roadway.    

U.S. 98  Daytime lane closures at the Aucilla and Econfina River bridges to replace a bridge joint. Also, daytime lane closures at the Aucilla River Bridge while crews perform tests to get information to design a new bridge. This work is expected to be completed next week.

U.S. 221 (Jefferson Street) Daytime lane closures Monday through Thursday from Ash Street to Wright Road (County Road 359A) for routine maintenance work.

UNION COUNTY

State Road 238 No lane closures planned between the Columbia County line and State Road 238 in Lake Butler. However, crews will be working alongside the road in Providence to place hand rail alongside a ditch.