Active work on this project has started
from the Alachua end. Work will expand up through LaCrosse
and Brooker over the next several months.
Gainesville/Alachua County, Florida Smartraffic
- Advanced Traffic Management System
Jan 3, 12:00 PM
Work is scheduled to begin in January 2012 on a
12-mile section of SR 235 between County Road 241 and the
Bradford County line. Motorists can expect daytime lane
closures Monday through Friday after 8:30 a.m. with flaggers
directing traffic. Work includes removing the top layer of
pavement and replacing it with new asphalt on the travel
lanes and roadway shoulder. Ten curves will also be adjusted
by placing additional asphalt in those areas. This work will
be done after the top layer is removed and before the final
layer of new asphalt is placed and may look like patchwork
until the final layer is placed. The end sections of
drainage pipes will also be replaced and guardrail will be
installed at the Santa Fe River Bridge at the Bradford
County line. A temporary concrete barrier wall will be
placed on the bridge to provide a safe work area while the
guardrail is installed. FDOT
hired APAC-Southeast, Inc. of
Jacksonville to complete the work for $4.2 million. The work
is expected to take five months to complete, depending on
weather conditions and other unexpected circumstances. This
section of SR 235 was last widened and resurfaced in 1998.
An average of 3,000 vehicles travel this road each
day.