Sunday, December 10, through Friday, December 15, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.: Motorists should expect daytime eastbound and westbound outside lane closures on S.R. 44 from U.S. 301 to the Lake County line. Nighttime inside eastbound and westbound lane closures will be active on S.R. 44 at U..S. 301 for grading and concrete operations at the intersection. Please slow down, merge into an open lane, and proceed cautiously through the work zone.

Sunday, December 10, through Tuesday, December 12, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.: Motorists should expect southbound lane closures on U.S. 441 from Griffin View Drive to East Lakeview Street and from Fennell Boulevard to Avenida Central for barrier wall removal. Please reduce your speed, alertly merge into the open lane, and cautiously pass through the work zone.

Sunday, December 3, through Saturday, December 16, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Motorists should expect eastbound and westbound lane closures on S.R. 40 from S.R. 19 to the St. Johns River Bridge for under-drain cleanout and sign installation. Please slow down when approaching the construction zone, merge safely into the open lane(s), and proceed cautiously through the work area.

Sunday, December 3, through Saturday, December 16, from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.: Motorists should expect inside and outside northbound and southbound intermittent lane closures on U.S. 441 from West Boone Court to Southeast 178th Place for equipment loading and unloading and signal work. For your safety as well as the safety of others, please reduce your speed and exercise caution in the work zone.

Sunday, December 10, through Thursday, December 14, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.: Expect eastbound and westbound lane closures within the project limits to for paving and road striping. Please reduce your speed, alertly merge safely into an open lane, and cautiously pass through the construction zone.

We are happy to announce that the Florida Department of Transportation has opened the new State Road (S.R.) 44 Bridge. Traffic has been shifted from the previous Francis P. Whitehair bascule bridge (drawbridge) to the newly constructed fixed span structure. Access to Ed Stone Park, St. Johns Marina, Shady Oaks Restaurant, Captain Jed’s Airboat Rides, and other properties along Old New York Avenue have been modified to accommodate the realignment of the road to the new bridge. 

Removal of the bascule bridge will begin within the next few weeks.