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

S.R. 235 Resurfacing

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.