There are no anticipated lane closures this week as crews work off the roadway.

No lane closures are planned but use caution and watch for workers and equipment close to the road.

Motorists should watch for the following traffic impacts:

• All lanes are now open to traffic in the final pattern.
• Nighttime/overnight lane closures throughout the project for striping and work at the intersections.
• Use caution and watch for workers close to the road.

• Expect nighttime/overnight single lane closures starting at 7 p.m. and double lane closures starting at 9 p.m. while crews repair asphalt, install signal sensors and stripe the roadway.
• Watch for daytime shoulder and turn lane closures as crews install signs.
• The intersection of North Boulevard/Holly Hill Cut-off Road at US 27 remains closed for safety reasons while crews install equipment to complete the new signal.

This week crews will be working off the roadway with no lane closures.

This week crews are working on lighting, sod, paving, striping and signal equipment. Expect northbound and southbound outside lane closures during the day.

This week crews will begin paving at night, performing pipe work during the day and continue working at the Coleman Road intersection. Watch for nighttime/overnight lane closures throughout the project, daytime shoulder closures in various locations, and day and nighttime closures and traffic shifts at Coleman Road. Use caution and be prepared to merge or stop.

Sunday, March 19th to Saturday, March 25th. Motorists should expect Crawford Avenue, Hoople Street, and Edison Avenue closed on the east side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. Motorists should expect Cortez Boulevard closed on the west side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue.

Motorists should expect intermittent northbound and southbound lane closures and detours on US 41/Cleveland Avenue during daytime and nighttime/overnight hours Monday through Friday throughout the duration of the project. 

SR 777 River Road from US 41 to I-75: Construction project: Motorists can expect pond excavation near Venice Avenue on the northbound roadway. Embankment activities continue on the southbound roadway from Center Road to US 41; trucks will be crossing the road at various locations using intermittent flagging operations.  Drainage installation will resume at various project locations and tree mulching operations are taking place along the southbound roadway from Observation Boulevard to US 41 and just north of Rambler’s Rest RV Park on northbound roadway. A new traffic shift is in place between Center Road and just south of Venice Avenue so please use caution in the area. TECO Gas crews will also be installing gas main (brown pipe) along the entire corridor. Overall completion expected mid-2025.

Construction project: Crews will be making improvements to US 27 from Cloverleaf Road to SR 66. Improvements include resurfacing US 27 from Cloverleaf Road to SR 66, modifying the medians, adding left turn lanes, installing curb and gutter, signage, and pavement markers, replacing guardrail, improving drainage, and installing new traffic signals at Twitty Road and Lake Josephine Drive. Motorists should expect daytime and nighttime lane closures on US 27 during construction.

• Motorists should expect lane closures on southbound and northbound US 27 from Cloverleaf Road to SR 66 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.   

  Estimated completion is March 2023.

Construction project: Crews begin construction on the I-75 at Colonial Boulevard Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) Project. Other improvements along Colonial Boulevard include a Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at the intersection of Six Mile Cypress Parkway/Ortiz Avenue and a Superstreet intersection at the Colonial Boulevard/Forum Boulevard intersection. I-75 will also be widened to provide an auxiliary lane in each direction from Colonial Boulevard to SR 82/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.  The off-ramps at Colonial Boulevard DDI and the northbound offramp at SR 82 will have emergency stopping sites.

• Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on I-75 and the on and off ramps at SR 884/Colonial Boulevard during nighttime/overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through the duration of construction.
• Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on SR 884/Colonial Boulevard during the nighttime/overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through the duration of the construction.

Drivers should exercise caution and be aware of construction vehicles entering and exiting the roadway through the duration of the project. The expected completion date is mid-2024.

The median opening at Colbert Road on US 98 remains closed until a new signal is installed at the intersection. Crews are waiting on delivery of materials needed to run the signal. There are no anticipated lane closures this week.

US 98 from north of NW 80th Avenue to US 98: Construction project: Crews will resurface the roadway on US 98 from north of NW 80th Avenue to US 98.  Additional work includes shoulder treatments, roadway reconstruction at the railroad, sidewalk, traffic signals and signing and pavement markers. 

·       Motorists should expect intermittent single lane closures on US 98 from north of NW 80th Avenue to US 98 and SR 70 during construction.

·       Beginning Monday, May 22, 2023, US 98 will be closed at the railroad tracks for ten days while crews reconstruct the railroad tracks.  Detours will be in place. Please follow signage and use caution in the area.

Please use caution in the area and watch for workers in the construction zone. Estimated  completion is fall 2023. 

US 27 from south of Hendry County line to north of Old US 27: Construction project: Crews will be making improvements to US 27 from south of the Hendry County line to north of Old US 27. The project includes resurfacing US 27 from south of the Hendry County line to north of Old US 27, outside shoulder widening on southbound US 27 at Old US 27, guardrail replacement and installation of signing and pavement markings. During construction there may be daytime and nighttime lane closures on US 27 from south of the Hendry County line to north of Old US 27

·     Motorists should expect northbound and southbound single daytime and nighttime lane closures on US 27 from south of the Hendry County line to north of Old US 27.

Please use caution in the area and watch for workers in the construction zone.  Estimated completion is spring 2023.

• Two lanes will remain open during construction as will access to businesses and residences.
• Milling and resurfacing will begin after Easter, the traditional end of “season,” and will be done overnight. Anticipated start date for this is approximately mid to late April.
• Construction “maintenance of traffic” devices will be removed each day.

SR 78 Sidewalks at Various Locations: Construction project: Crews will be installing five-foot sidewalks with a retaining wall along the south side of SR 78 from Access Road to Ben Street and from Chobee Street to Lake Drive and from Linda Road to Buckhead Ridge RV & Boat Storage.  Other improvements include signing and pavement markings and drainage improvements.  During construction daytime lane closures will occur on SR 78. Please use caution in the construction zone and watch for workers in the work zone. Estimated completion is spring 2023.

US 27 from south of SR 70 to north of SR 70:  Construction project: Intersection improvements. Crews will be reconstructing the intersection with concrete pavement, resurfacing SR 70 and US 27 near the intersection, shoulder work, drainage improvements, signalization, and lighting, and signing and pavement markings.

·       Motorists should expect daytime intermittent lane closures on US 27 and SR 70 near the intersection.

·       TRAFFIC SHIFT: Motorists should be prepared for a traffic shift on eastbound and westbound SR 70 and northbound and southbound US 27, while crews place concrete pavement on the roadway.  Please follow signage and use caution in the area.

Estimated completion is summer 2023.

US 27 from south of SR 70 to north of SR 70:  Construction project: Intersection improvements. Crews will be reconstructing the intersection with concrete pavement, resurfacing SR 70 and US 27 near the intersection, shoulder work, drainage improvements, signalization, and lighting, and signing and pavement markings.

• Motorists should expect daytime intermittent lane closure on US 27 and SR 70 near the intersection 
• ​​​​Motorists should expect the inside southbound and northbound lanes on US 27 near the intersection of US 27 and SR 70 to be closed while crews work in that area.
• TRAFFIC SHIFT: Motorists should be prepared for a traffic shift on eastbound and westbound SR 70 and northbound and southbound US 27, while crews place concrete pavement on the roadway.  Please follow signage and use caution in the area.

   Estimated completion is summer 2023.