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Project Details
Work Type: Construction Work
Phase: Construction
Limits: from Lake Altamaha to the CSX Railroad crossing on US 27 and Central Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard on SR 60, and approximately 800 feet west of US 27 to Miami Street on Central Avenue
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Construction Cost: $45 million
Start of Current Phase: Late 2020
Est. Completion of Current Phase: Early 2025
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Project Description

The Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) contractor, Prince Contracting, LLC, began construction in early September 2020 to reconstruct the interchange at US 27 and SR 60 in Polk County. US 27 and SR 60 will be widened from four to six lanes. Contractor will replace the bridges carrying SR 60 over US 27 and reconstruct the interchange from a partial cloverleaf design to a Single Point Urban Interchange.

 Project Improvements

US 27 improvements include:

  • Widen roadway from four lanes to six 11-foot lanes
  • Paved shoulders with the outside shoulder designated as a buffered bicycle lane
  • Curb and gutter along the inside and outside
  • Install a closed drainage system
  • Six-foot sidewalks

SR 60 improvements include:

  • Construct a new bridge over US 27
  • Widen roadway from four to six 11-foot lanes
  • Install a seven-foot bicycle lane
  • Curb and gutter along the inside and outside
  • Closed drainage system
  • Six-foot sidewalks

Crews will construct an urban frontage road in the southwest quadrant for access to local businesses.

Crews will construct a noise wall along SR 60 from South Miami Street to west of Sharp Street.

Crews will resurface Central Avenue from west of US 27 to Miami Street.

Crews will install signals, lighting, signage and pavement markings on US 27 and SR 60.

There will be daytime and nighttime lane closures and detours on US 27 and SR 60, as needed, during     construction.

Access to and from all bus stop boarding and landing areas will be maintained during construction.

Public Involvement

Nancy Morgan

Community Outreach Manager

Florida Department of Transportation

Heartland Operations Center

(941) 720-6335

nancy.morgan@dot.state.fl.us

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Contact Information
Communications Team
Nancy Morgan
941-720-6335
Nancy.morgan@dot.state.fl.us
For Media Inquiries Only
fdot-d1comm@dot.state.fl.us
RoadWatch
  • US 27 at SR 60 Interchange: Construction project: Crews will replace the bridges carrying SR 60 over US 27 and reconstruct the interchange from a partial cloverleaf design to a Single Point Urban Interchange. Other improvements include widening the roadways from four lanes to six 11-foot lanes, bicycle lanes, curb and gutter, a closed drainage system, and six-foot sidewalks. Crews will construct an urban frontage road in the southwest quadrant along SR 60 for access to local businesses. The project also includes construction of a noise wall along SR 60 from South Miami Street to west of Sharp Street, resurfacing Central Avenue from west of US 27 to Miami Street, installing signals, lighting, signage and pavement markings on US 27 and SR 60. Daytime and nighttime lane closures will occur on US 27 and SR 60 during construction.

    • Motorists should expect eastbound and westbound lane closures on SR 60 throughout the project limits while crews mill and pave final friction.
    • Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on US 27 southbound and northbound while crews mill and pave friction course.

    Please use caution in the area and watch for workers in the construction zone. Estimated completion is early 2025. 

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