News Cast 2/24

News Cast for February 24th:

Week of Feb. 26 – March 4, 2023

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY

SR 70 at SE 10th Avenue: Driveway permit project: Crews are re-constructing sidewalks and modifying utilities. Watch for workers close to and in the roadway.

US 98 from north of NW 80th Avenue to US 98: Construction project: Crews will resurface the roadway on US 98 from north of NW 80th Avenue to US 98. Additional work includes shoulder treatments, roadway reconstruction at the railroad, sidewalk, traffic signals and signing and pavement markers.

• Motorists should expect intermittent single lane closures on US 98 from north of NW 80th Avenue to US 98 and on SR 70 during construction.

• Beginning the week of Monday, May 22, 2023, US 98 will be closed at the railroad tracks for ten days while crews reconstruct the railroad tracks. Detours will be in place. Please follow signage and use caution in the area.

Please use caution in the area and watch for workers in the construction zone. Estimated completion is fall 2023.