Motorists are reminded to wear safety belts and drive with caution, courtesy, common sense, and patience as they travel through work zones. Remember, speeding fines are doubled in work zones.
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Motorists are reminded to wear safety belts and drive with caution, courtesy, common sense, and patience as they travel through work zones. Remember, speeding fines are doubled in work zones.
• S.R. 29 at the LaBelle Draw Bridge over the Caloosahatchee River: (Maintenance contract project) Motorists should expect intermittent northbound and southbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, May 6 through Thursday, May 9, while crews perform maintenance on the bridge, weather permitting. Flaggers will maintain both directions of traffic. Motorists should use caution and expect delays.
• S.R. 80 from Dalton Lane to C.R. 833: (Construction project) Crews will widen approximately 11 miles of roadway from two to four lanes and add new turning lanes on S.R. 80 in Hendry County. Additional work includes repaving the current lanes of S.R. 80 and constructing ten new bridges. Three of the bridges will require full demolition and removal of the existing bridges in order to construct the new ones. Work also includes drainage improvements, adding curb and gutter, and installing LED lighting. Traffic switch - On Wednesday, May 8, there will be a new traffic pattern on S.R. 80 between Lexington Parkway and Wellington Parkway. Motorists should expect periodic lane closures in this area. Please use caution and watch for workers in the construction zone. Estimated project completion is summer 2020. The contractor is AJAX Paving of Industries Florida.
• S.R. 29 from G Road to the Townsend Canal: (Maintenance project) Crews will be cleaning drainage structures near the roadway during daytime hours, Monday through Thursday, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution as crews work near the roadway.