S.R. 17 (Scenic Highway) from Old Scenic Highway to C.R./S.R. 544: Construction project: This project includes milling the top layer of existing asphalt and resurfacing the roadway, side streets entrances and some driveway aprons. In select areas, rumble strips will also be added along the edge lines and center line to enhance safety by providing an audible and tactile warning to alert drivers if they begin to drift from their lane. Crews will continue paving at night/overnight. Watch for lane closures with flaggers directing traffic Sunday through Thursday nights. Use caution and be prepared to stop.
S.R. 17 (Scenic Highway) from Kokomo Road to Chicago Avenue: Utility project: Crews will install a new watermain and remove the old watermain along the northbound lanes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Fridays through the end of December. Use caution and be prepared to stop.
I-75 at S.R. 780/Fruitville Road Interchange (Exit 210): Construction project: Project will: reconstruct the interchange to a diverging diamond interchange; widen about two miles of I-75, from Palmer Boulevard to north of Fruitville Road, to a six-lane highway with three through lanes per direction; reconstruct or widen I-75 bridges over Fruitville Road, over Palmer Boulevard, and Main A Canal; widen Fruitville Road from Honore Avenue to east of Coburn Road; install seven-foot buffered bike lanes and six-foot sidewalks on Fruitville Road; replace traffic signals and lighting on Fruitville Road; and construct a noise wall on I-75 northbound from Bee Ridge Road on-ramp to just north of Main A Canal. This week, crews will work on the interchange ramps, stormwater pond, and the I-75 bridges over Main A Canal and Palmer Boulevard.