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Originally Posted by Altavia
Project Description:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is improving U.S. 301 (State Road
(S.R.) 35) from County Road (C.R.) 470 to Florida's Turnpike in Sumter County.
FDOT plans to widen this portion of U.S. 301 to provide two travel lanes in each direction, separated by a raised median.
The project is divided into three segments:
Segment 1 (FPID 430132-2) from County Road (C.R.) 470 to Industrial Park Drive;
Segment 2 (FPID 430132-4) is a realignment of U.S. 301 from Industrial Park Drive to Warm Springs Avenue; and
Segment 3 (FPID 430132-5) from Warm Springs Avenue to Florida's Turnpike.
In addition to widening, the project includes adding a shared-use path, installing traffic signals at Industrial Park Drive and Warm Springs Avenue, and building a roundabout at Marsh Bend Trail.
Right of way acquisition on the project is underway.
Construction on the first segment (430132-4) is expected to begin in early 2026.
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I guess I don't understand why they want to go from 4 lane to 2 lane and back to 4 lane. If Phase 3 is done first, it will tie into the lights at the interstate and the existing four lanes already finished on Main Street. Then ccomplete Phase 2 and then Phase 1. Otherwise traffic will be a hot bottleneck as the phases as they have laid out the completion schedule.