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<div style="text-align: center;">US 19 / 98 Median Opening at Veterans Drive 405600-2-52-78</div>



<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;'>Median</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phase</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project Start</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>September 21, 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>City</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Crystal River</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;'>US 19US 98</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction Cost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>$405,777</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Estimated Completion</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>late 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Contractor</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Turtle Infrastructure Partners, LLC</td></tr></table>


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Contact Information</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Project Information</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>John McShaffrey\n813-975-6930</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>john.mcshaffrey@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\n813-975-6060</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Kayla.Mejia@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'></td></tr></table>

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## About

The improvements under this contract consist of building a median opening on US 19 / US 98 at W Veterans Drive.

The median opening will allow eastbound W Veterans Drive to access northbound US 19 / US 98. An acceleration lane will also be built adjacent to the northbound US 19 / US 98 travel lanes for traffic merging from W Veterans Drive.

Construction began on September 21, 2026.