GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Starting next month, CSX Transportation will begin a major railroad track maintenance project that will close railroad crossings across the state.
The three-week project will begin on Feb. 2 and end around Feb. 20. It will impact Alachua, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, and Sumter counties.
Railroad crossings will be closed anywhere from 2 to 5 days, not for the entirety of the project.
CSX plans to close railroad crossings across North Central Florida(CSX)
In North Central Florida, the crossings impacted are a private road crossing near Hawthorne along Southeast 221st Street (South Johnson Street), the County Road 316 crossing near Northeast 21st Avenue Road near Fort McCoy, and Northeast 9th Street crossing near the Reilly Arts Center in Ocala.
Florida CountyStreetExp. Close DateALACHUAPRIVATE ROAD (HAWTHORNE)2-FebMARIONCR-316 (FT. MCCOY)3-FebMARIONNE 9TH STREET (OCALA)5-FebSUMTERWARM SPRINGS AVE10-FebSUMTERBUSHNELL PLZ11-FebPASCOJORDAN RD12-FebPASCODIXIE DR13-FebHILLSBOROUGHE KNIGHTS GRIFFIN RD15-FebHILLSBOROUGHJOE MCINTOSH RD15-FebHILLSBOROUGHPEDESTRIAN ACCESS15-Feb
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