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Road work advisory on Interstate project

By Staff | Jul 17, 2009

Regarding the iROX (I-75 Road Expansion project to six-lane the Interstate from Golden Gate Parkway interchange (#105) in Collier County to Colonial Boulevard interchange (#136) in Lee County), construction project — Crews will be working 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19 to Saturday, July 25, weather permitting, maintaining traffic signs and barrels along I-75 northbound and southbound between the Golden Gate interchange (exit #105) and the Colonial Boulevard interchange (exit #136).

Crews also will conduct surveys, place silt fencing off the roadway for erosion control, install sod, perform drainage work in the median, milling the outside shoulder and install guardrail and cable barrier. Crews will perform bridgework at Pine Ridge Road (exit #107), Immokalee Road (exit #111), Corkscrew Road, (exit #123), Hicks Crossing (mile marker #124), Gator Crossing (mile marker #129), Daniels Parkway (exit #131) and Six Mile Slough (mile marker #135). Motorists should expect occasional shoulder closures between the Golden Gate interchange and the Colonial Boulevard interchange, Lee County DOT officials said. The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, and includes lane closures:

Each night/overnight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., from Sunday night, July 19 through early Friday morning, July 24, motorists can expect lane closures and traffic shifts at:

Pine Ridge Road at I-75 for asphalt paving.

Immokalee Road at I-75 for bridge beam installation.

One lane closed northbound and southbound I-75 from one mile north of the Immokalee Road interchange (exit #111) to one mile south of the interchange.

Temporary closures of the southbound off ramp at the Immokalee Road interchange (exit #111) for bridge beam installation.

Corkscrew Road at I-75 for asphalt paving.

Daniels Parkway at I-75 for asphalt paving.

Outside travel lane northbound and southbound I-75 between the Colonial Boulevard interchange (exit #136) and to just south of the Bonita Beach Road interchange (exit #116) for guardrail removal and cleanup.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 20 to Saturday, July 25, bridgework will require various lane closures:

Pine Ridge Road at the Pine Ridge Road/I-75 interchange.

Immokalee Road at the Immokalee Road/I-75 interchange.

Bonita Beach Road at the Bonita Beach Road/I-75 interchange.

Corkscrew Road at the Corkscrew Road/I-75 interchange.

Daniels Parkway at the Daniels Parkway/I-75 interchange.

Motorists are advised to expect eastbound lane closures in the morning and westbound lane closures in the afternoon.

Motorists should expect lane closures northbound and southbound during nighttime work with the speed limit reduced to 60 mph. One lane northbound and one lane southbound will remain open to traffic during nighttime work requiring lane closures, DOT officials said.