Glades, Hendry and Okeechobee Counties Roadwatch Report for week of Aug. 9

Posted 8/11/20

Glades County S.R. 27 from Fifth Street to north of S.R. 78: (Construction project) Crews will be milling and resurfacing the roadway on U.S. 27 from Fifth Street to north of S.R. 78 in Moore Haven. …

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Glades, Hendry and Okeechobee Counties Roadwatch Report for week of Aug. 9

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Glades County
S.R. 27 from Fifth Street to north of S.R. 78: (Construction project) Crews will be milling and resurfacing the roadway on U.S. 27 from Fifth Street to north of S.R. 78 in Moore Haven. Additional work includes improving the drainage, sidewalks and road shoulders, and installing curb and gutter, signage and pavement markings, and water and sewer lines along U.S. 27. Work also includes replacing traffic signals at Sixth Street and 10th Street and adding new streetlights at 10th Street and S.R. 78 intersections. Motorists should expect periodic nighttime and daytime lane closures on U.S. 27 during construction.
• Motorists should expect daily lane closures from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the inside and outside lanes of eastbound and westbound U.S. 27 from Fifth Street to near S.R. 78 West.
Please use caution and watch for workers in the construction zone. Estimated project completion is summer 2020. The contractor is AJAX Paving Industries of Florida.

US 27 over the Caloosahatchee River/Moore Haven Bridge: (Maintenance project) On Monday, Aug. 10 through Thursday, Aug. 13 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., motorists should expect southbound and northbound intermittent lane closures on U.S. 27 over the Caloosahatchee River in Moore Haven while crews make repairs to the bridge.

Hendry County

S.R. 80 from Dalton Lane to C.R. 833: (Construction project) Crews will widen approximately 11 miles of roadway from two to four lanes and add new turning lanes. Additional work includes repaving the current lanes and constructing ten new bridges. Three of the bridges will require full demolition and removal of the existing bridges to construct the new ones. Work also includes drainage improvements, adding curb and gutter, and installing LED lighting.
Please use caution and watch for workers in the construction zone. Estimated project completion is summer 2020. The contractor is AJAX Paving of Industries Florida.

S.R. 80 from Captain Hendry Drive to Lashley Street: (Construction project) Crews will landscape the stormwater ponds along S.R. 80 from Captain Hendry Drive to Lashley Street. Please use caution and watch for workers near S.R. 80.
No lane closures are anticipated for this project. Estimated project completion is fall 2020. The contractor is Superior Landscaping and Lawn Service, Inc.

Okeechobee County
U.S. 98/441 (S.R. 15/700) at Southeast 18th Terrace: (Construction project) Crews will reconstruct the intersection at U.S. 98/441 (S.R. 15/700) and Southeast 18 Terrace to a roundabout. Additional work includes resurfacing U.S. 98/441 (SR 15/700) and Southeast 18th Terrace, improving drainage along U.S. 98/441 (S.R. 15/700), installing streetlights along U.S. 98/441 (S.R. 15/700), installing curb and gutter, signage and pavement markers.

Daytime and night time lane closures may occur during construction on U.S. 98/441 (S.R. 15/700) on U.S. 98/441 (SR 15/700) and Southeast 18th Terrace Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. weather permitting.
Estimated completion is summer 2021. The contractor is CWR Contracting, Inc.

US 441 Southeast between canal 59 and Southeast 66th Avenue: (Maintenance permit project) Crews are constructing a new pumping station including a new driveway connection to U.S. 441 S.E.
Watch for workers close to the roadway with shoulder closures. Watch for trucks and equipment entering and leaving the roadway.

U.S. 441 near McDonalds, south of Southeast 37th Court:(Maintenance permit project) Crews are repairing a water main. Watch for workers close to and in the roadway. Watch for a right lane closure.

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