Road Watch: Polk County Guide to Closings and Construction

Published: Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 11:21 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 11:21 p.m.

2 U.S. 17/92 at County Road 54 (Ronald Reagan Parkway/Kinney Harmon Road): Watch for lane closures with flaggers as crews remove muck from the northbound lanes of Kinney Harmon Road.

3 SR 546 at the Interstate 4 entrance ramp: Watch for overnight closures from midnight to 4 a.m. Tuesday as crews run tests on the pavement.

4 U.S. 27 at Heatherwood Boulevard: Watch for intermittent daytime closures heading both north and south as crews construct the roadway base and pave.

5 U.S. 98 from Baker Drive to Norton Road: Expect overnight lane closures as crews repair the drainage system along U.S. 98. Use caution and watch for changes in traffic patterns.

6 SR 37 (South Florida Avenue) from CR 540A to Carter Road: Watch for workers close to the road as they install a gravity sewer line. Crews will close West Christina Boulevard nightly from 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday morning. Residents will access the Christina community from Christina Parkway off CR 540A or East Christina Boulevard off Carter Road.

7 SR 17 (Scenic Highway) from south of Ray Martin Road/Passion Play Road to south of Mountain Lake Cut-off Road in Lake Wales: Crews are clearing the railroad right of way, installing silt fence to control erosion and beginning drainage work. Starting today, crews will close North First Street to through traffic from West Seminole Avenue to Seaboard Avenue. Signs will direct motorists through the detour for about one month.

8 U.S. 98 from County Road 540A to SR 540 (Winter Lake Road): Expect nighttime lane closures heading north and south as crews widen the road and build bridges over Banana Creek.

9 U.S. 92 at U.S. 98: Expect temporary traffic stoppages at night as crews install signal span wires across the roadway. Work on this project includes removing the pedestrian island from the northeast corner of the intersection, widening the turn lane, resurfacing and upgrading the signals.

10 I-4/SR 559 interchange in Auburndale: Expect daytime road closures from Tuesday to Friday on the inside lanes of I-4 eastbound and westbound as crews unload and assemble a large crane. Crews will complete this work early Saturday morning. Watch for flaggers directing traffic during the day on SR 559 while crews continue to dig a new drainage pond on the west side of SR 559 and begin grading for curb along the east side of SR 559 and Bay Lake Connector Road. The speed limit on SR 559 is 45 mph.

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Road Watch: Polk County Guide to Closings and Construction