The following column is the Road Watch report for Collier County for the week beginning Sunday, March 14.
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COLLIER COUNTY — The following column is the Road Watch report for Collier County for the week beginning Sunday, March 14, provided by the Florida Department of Transportation.
As a reminder, travelers can visit www.FL511.com or dial “511” from their phone to learn about traffic conditions on major roadways across the state.
Motorists are reminded to wear safety belts and drive with caution, courtesy, common sense, and patience as they travel through work zones. Remember, speeding fines are doubled in work zones.
• I-75 from mile marker 55 to mile marker 66 (Maintenance contract project): Motorists should expect intermittent northbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 11 p.m. Thursday, March 18 through 5 a.m. Friday, March 19 while crews repair the roadway, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution as crews work in the roadway.
• US 41/Tamiami Trail at St. Andrews Boulevard (Maintenance contract project): Motorists should expect intermittent northbound and southbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 8 p.m. Monday, March 15 through 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 16 while crews perform maintenance on traffic signal mast arms, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution as crews work in the roadway.
• US 41/Tamiami Trail at Lake Shore Drive (Construction project): Crews are improving drainage on US 41 near Lake Shore Drive. Motorists should expect the outside northbound closed for the duration of the improvements. This week, crews will be preparing to install lane striping next week. The contractor is Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC. Expected completion is mid-February; weather permitting.
• US 41/Tamiami Trail from Southwest Boulevard to Barefoot Williams Road (Maintenance contract project): Motorists should expect intermittent eastbound and westbound lane closures during daytime hours while crews construct a turn lane, weather permitting. Motorists should expect slow moving traffic and possible delays.
• SR 82 from Gator Slough Lane to SR 29 (Construction project): Crews are working to widen SR 82 from Gator Slough Lane to SR 29 from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided roadway, while allowing for a future six-lane roadway.
The project also includes constructing 5-foot-wide paved shoulders, which will serve as bike lanes, a 54-foot wide median, a 10-foot multi-use trail along the south side, and a 5-foot sidewalk along the north side. The intersection at SR 29 will be changed from a stop condition with flashing beacon to a roundabout. Estimated project completion is summer 2022. The Contractor is Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC.
• SR 29 from North 1st Street to North 9th Street (Construction project): Crews are installing new pedestrian signals and constructing sidewalk, curb & gutter, as well as making drainage improvements on the north and south sides of US 29. Motorists should expect lane closures through the duration of the project during daytime hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists and pedestrians should use caution while traveling in this area. Estimated completion is early spring 2021. The contractor is Wright Construction Group, Inc.
• CR 846/Immokalee Road at I-75 (Maintenance contract project): Motorists should expect intermittent inside westbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 17 while crews perform maintenance on the bridge, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution as crews work in the roadway.