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Project Details
Work Type: Resurfacing
Phase: Construction
Length: 6.008 miles
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Construction Cost: $16.4 Million
Project Start: Spring 2022
Est. Completion: Summer 2024
About

The purpose of this project is to resurface State Road (S.R.) 44 from east of S.R. 35 / U.S. 301 (Main Street) to the Lake County line. This project also will make safety enhancements at the intersection of S.R. 44 and U.S. 301, including adding a second left turn lane from westbound S.R. 44 to southbound U.S. 301, and extend the northbound U.S. 301 left turn lane to westbound S.R. 44. Also included in the project are drainage improvements, sidewalk construction, and adding new unmarked bicycle lanes.

Contact Information
Communications Team
Matt Young
(352) 326-7744 / (352) 620-3020
MattA.Young@dot.state.fl.us
Contractor
Anderson Columbia Co.
For Media Inquiries Only
FDOT-D5Comm@dot.state.fl.us
Lane Closures
  • Sunday, April 21, through Friday, April 26, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.: Motorists should expect nighttime eastbound and westbound inside lane closures on S.R. 44 within the project limits for milling and paving. Please slow down, alertly merge into an open lane and proceed cautiously through the work zone.

  • Sunday, April 7, through Friday, April 19, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.: Motorists should expect nighttime eastbound and westbound inside lane closures on S.R. 44 within the project limits for milling and paving. Please slow down, alertly merge into an open lane and proceed cautiously through the work zone.

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