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US 27 at SR 60 Interchange

Polk County

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Single Point Urban Interchange

Project Overview

• US 27 Limits:

Lake Altamaha to CSX Railroad crossing north of Central Ave.

• SR 60 Limits:

Central Ave. to Martin Luther King Blvd.

• Central Ave. Limits:
• Approx. 800-FT west of US 27 to Miami St.
• US 27 / SR 60 Interchange:

Replace existing bridges with a single wider and longer bridge Reconfigure the interchange to a Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) 3

Proposed SPUI Interchange

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Single Point Urban Interchange

Advantages of a Single Point Urban Interchange

• Increases sight distance

under the bridge due to no median bridge pier on US 27-improves safety by increasing sight distance

• Increases the volume of

vehicles traveling through the intersection within a single traffic signal phase

• Increase intersection

efficiency by reducing signal phases from four phase to three phases

• Accommodates larger left

turn radii for larger design vehicles

• Eliminates the long loop

ramps and distanced traveled by the traveling public

• Increased turn lane queue

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Right-of-Way Acquired

Right-of-Way Acquired

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Noise Barrier Location

LIME AVE S MIAMI ST SHARP ST Construct Noise Barrier

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Noise Barrier Description

• Barrier Height – 16 Feet
• 585 Feet in Length
• Placed 5 Feet Inside FDOT Right-
• f-Way
• Color – Light Beige
• Texture – Ashlar Stone Panels

With Smooth Posts

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Construction Detours

Detour Plan for Project

• Detours will only be used during night-time work (11 PM – 5 AM)
• Most detours will be associated with single night operations
• Detours at Central Ave will be more frequent to construct concrete pavement

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Construction Detour

Detour Plan for Frontage Road & SR 60 Closure

• SR 60 Eastbound
• W. Central Ave. (EB)
• US 27 (SB)
• SR 60 (EB)
• SR 60 Westbound (Reverse movements as Eastbound detour)
• Frontage Rd Eastbound
• Mulberry St. (SB)
• Oak Ave (EB)
• US 27 (SB)
• US 27 (NB) utilizes median U-turn
• Frontage Rd Westbound
• SR 60 (WB)
• W. Central Ave. (EB)
• US 27 (NB or SB)

Work Zone

Mulberry St Oak Ave

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Construction Detour

Detour Plan for US 27 Closure

• US 27 Southbound
• W. Central Ave. (WB)
• SR 60 (EB)
• US 27 (SB)
• US 27 Northbound
• SR 60 (EB)
• S. 1st St. (NB)
• W. Central Ave. (WB)
• US 27 (SB)

Work Zone

S 1st St

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Construction Detour

Detour Plan for US 27 Closure South of SR 60

• US 27 Southbound
• SR 60 (EB)
• S. 1st St. (SB)
• Winston Ave. (EB)
• SR 17 (SB)
• Hunt Brothers Rd. (WB)
• US 27 (SB)
• US 27 Northbound
• Reverse movements as Southbound detour
• US 27 Northbound (between SR 60 & Hunt Brothers Rd.)
• US 27 (NB) utilizes median U-turn to Hunt Brothers Rd.

Work Zone

Winston Ave S 1st St

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Construction Detour (Commercial Vehicle)

Detour Plan for US 27 Closure

• US 27 Southbound
• Mountain Lake Cutoff Rd. (EB)
• SR 17 (SB)
• Hunt Brothers Rd. (WB)
• US 27 (SB)
• US 27 Northbound
• Reverse movements as Southbound detour

Mountain Lake Cutoff Rd Hunt Brothers Rd

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Frontage road area Gibson Ave. & S. Sharp St. 18

Gibson Avenue and South Sharp Street will be closed and rerouted.

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Frontage Road along SR 60 to aid the access management to local businesses

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Design – Complete Right-of-Way Acquisition – Complete Start of Construction – September 2020 Construction Completion – Early 2025

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Project Contacts: Corine Burgess, Community Outreach Manager corine.burgess@dot.state.fl.us (863) 225-0422 Benjamin Harris, Project Administrator bharris@eismanrusso.com (863) 286-5838 Daniel W. Foss, P.E., Senior Project Engineer dfoss@eismanrusso.com (813) 205-6135

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