Gainesville drivers will experience temporary lane closures on Northwest 34th Street between Northwest Fifth Avenue and U.S. Highway 441. The closures will last from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday until fall.
During this time, one lane will remain open, which will alternate northbound and southbound traffic, said Chip Skinner, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation.
Construction company APAC-Southeast of Jacksonville will make improvements to the street, such as removing and replacing the existing pavement, replacing or extending existing drainage pipes to meet current safety requirements and adding wheelchair-accessible ramps to the sidewalk at side street intersections.
"At the most, people may be delayed about 10 minutes," Skinner said.
The 4.5-mile project will cost an estimated $2.3 million and should be completed by fall, according to a Department of Transportation news release.
The project is funded by the state through the gas tax, Skinner said.
He also said motorists should be aware of the direction of traffic during construction hours.
When turning onto the road from a side street, they should wait until traffic clears before turning in the same direction of traffic flow to avoid a head-on collision, he said.
