Alachua County Road Construction - SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street

 

SW 8TH AVENUE AND SW 61STREET ROAD CONSTRUCTION

ALACHUA COUNTY - The Alachua County Public Works Department will be performing road construction on SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street between Tower Road (SW 75th Street) and SW 20th Avenue beginning September 9, 2024. The construction will require SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street between Tower Road (SW 75th Street) and SW 20th Avenue to be closed to through traffic beginning September 9, 2024. Detours will be in place to redirect through traffic on SW 8th Avenue/SW 61st Street via Tower Road (SW 75th Street)/SW 17th Road/SW 20th Avenue. The work is anticipated to take three weeks to complete, and through traffic will be prohibited on SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street between Tower Road (SW 75th Street) and SW 20th Avenue during this time. Residents and local traffic will have access to their properties, but through traffic will be required to utilize the detour. The work will include constructing two raised concrete crosswalks along the SW 8th Avenue/SW 61st Street corridor. #     #     # Email editor@ alachuatoday.com