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Project Details
Phase: Completed
Limits: Glades County line to south of Horn Road
Length: 6.5 miles
County:
Road:
Construction Cost: $7.8 million
Completion Date: 11/13/2021
About

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin work on November 9, 2020, to make improvements to US 27 from the Glades County Line to south of Horn Road in Highlands County. The project is approximately six and a half miles. The project limits are identified below on the project location map.

Project Improvements

  • Repaving US 27 from the Glades County line to south of Horn Street
  • Modify and close some existing median openings
  • Modify left turn lanes
  • Construct Turkey Track Road
  • Widen the radius on CR 731
  • Construct driveways on Ben Hill Griffin Road, Harrell Road, and Gould Road East
  • Improve drainage
  • Install curb and gutter, signing and pavement markers

There will be daytime and nighttime lane closures on US 27 from the Glades County line to south of Horn Street, as needed, during construction. Detours will occur at some median openings during construction.

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Contact Information
Communications Team
Corine Burgess
863-241-1459
Corine.Burgess@dot.state.fl.us
For Media Inquiries Only
fdot-d1comm@dot.state.fl.us
Project Documents