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US 27: From north of Ritchie Road to south of Barry Road
The roadway improvements consist of widening the roadway from four to six lanes, removing old asphalt and resurfacing, bike lanes, drainage improvements and sidewalk construction.
Project start date: September 2012
Estimated completion: Fall 2014
Contractor is Southland Construction Services, Inc.
Project cost: $14.2 million
SR 60: From US 98/Broadway Avenue to US 17
This project consists of replacing the asphalt and the SR 60/US 98 intersection with concrete, construction of additional turn lanes at the intersection approaches, drainage improvements, milling and resurfacing, and sidewalk construction.
Project start date: October 2011
Estimated completion: Fall 2013
Contractor is Cone & Graham, Inc.
Project cost: $9.5 million
US 98 from CR 540A to SR 540 (Winter Lake Road)
Work is underway to widen the roadway from four to six lanes. Crews continue to work on grading (smoothing out the roadbed), milling and paving, drainage improvements and temporary widening activities at Banana Creek Bridge.
Project start date: March 2013
Project estimated completion: Summer 2015
The contractor is The Lane Construction Corporation
Project cost: $19.5 million
US 98 from Ridge Road to Mount Zion Church Road (Fort Meade)
In addition to paving, work on this project includes adding new signs and refurbishing guardrail.
Project start date: June 2013
Project estimated completion: Early September 2013
The contractor is Empower Construction, Inc.
Project cost: $965,000
US 27 from Highlands County Line to North of US 98
Work is underway to improve the intersection and drainage and to resurface the roadway.
Project start date: February 2013
Project estimated completion: Fall 2013
The contractor is APAC Southeast, Inc.
Project cost: $6.3 million
SR 60 from SR 17 to CR 17B (Lake Wales)
Work on this project includes, removing the old asphalt and paving, adding bridge railings, improving drainage, constructing curbs and gutters and placing new signs and pavement markings.
Project start date: May 2013
Project estimated completion: Fall 2013
The contractor is The Lane Construction Corporation
Project cost: $1.2 million
SR 37 at the Mulberry Bridge from South of SR 60 over the Alafia River
Crews are widening the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane roadway separated with a median from Dean Street north to SW 4th Street. The existing four-lane roadway, from SW 4th Street to SE 3rd Street, will be resurfaced, and the existing two-lane bridge over the north fork of the Alafia River is being replaced with twin bridges to accommodate four 12-foot travel lanes, bike lanes, and sidewalks.
Project start date: August 2012
Project estimated completion: Spring 2014
Leware Construction Company of Florida, Inc. is the contractor on this project.
Project cost: $5.7 million
SR 563 (Harden/Sikes Boulevard) at Ariana Street
Work on this project began, June 17 and includes upgrading traffic and pedestrian signals, lengthening the left turn lane from Harden Boulevard onto Ariana Street, widening the turns onto Harden Boulevard and Sikes Boulevard from Ariana Street, removing and replacing the asphalt and restriping the roadway from north of Forest Park Street through the Ariana Street intersection, replacing curb and gutter at all four corners of the intersection, removing the two existing pedestrian islands, building a new pedestrian island on the northeast corner of the intersection, and rebuilding the sidewalk on the southwest corner.
Project start date: June 2013
Project estimated completion: Fall 2013
The contractor is The Lane Construction
Project cost: $604,000
SR 17/Scenic Highway in Frostproof between F Street and I Street
Work is underway to add sidewalk, rebuild driveways and construct curb and gutter on the west side of SR 17 and at the northeast corner of SR 17 and East I Street. The southwest corner of West I Street will also be widened to better accommodate vehicles turning south from West I Street to SR 17.
Project start date: April 2013
Project estimated completion: Summer 2013
The contractor is FWAK Inc.
Project cost: $97,000
