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# Access Management Improvements to SR 44 (Main Street) from Pleasant Grove Road to Montgomery Avenue in Citrus County 254677-6-25


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Project Details</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Work Type</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Safety and Operational Improvements</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phase</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Completed</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Limits</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>from Pleasant Grove Road to Montgomery Avenue</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project Start</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>February 6, 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>City</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Inverness</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>County</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Citrus</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Road</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>SR 44</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction Cost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>$856,000</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Estimated Completion</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Spring 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Contractor</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Cone &amp; Graham, Inc</td></tr></table>

Contact Information


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Project Information</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Maddie Griffin</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>727-575-8334</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Maddie.Griffin@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Media Contact</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Kayla Mejia</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>813-975-6060</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Kayla.Mejia@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr></table>

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## About

As of March 27, 2026, all construction activities associated with this project have been completed.

The Florida Department of Transportation's Design-Build Firm, Cone & Graham, Inc., is making operational and safety improvements to SR 44 (Main Street) from Pleasant Grove Road to Montgomery Avenue in Citrus County.

Construction is underway and expected to be complete during the spring of 2026.

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What is design-build? Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one entity - the design-build team - works under a single contract with the FDOT (or any owner) to fully design and construct a project. The contract work covers from initial design through construction completion. This contract type typically allows for faster construction of a project as design and construction can be on-going simultaneously.