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Project Details
Work Type Widening
Phase Construction
Limits From Cobb Road to west of Buck Hope Road
Project Start April 3, 2023
Length 1.3 miles
City
County
Road
Construction Cost $15.8 million
Estimated Completion Early 2025
Contractor PCS Civil, Inc.
About

This project is widening SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) between Cobb Road and Buck Hope Road from four lanes to six lanes.  The intersection of Cobb Road / W Jefferson Street / SR 50 will be rebuilt in concrete.

During the construction phase when the intersection is rebuilt, there will be around-the-clock lane closures. One lane will be open in each direction during the intersection reconstruction. Periodic lane closures will be scheduled as needed throughout the project area.

Other project improvements include milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, installing curb and gutter, drainage improvements, adding bicycle lanes, and building sidewalks. 

Construction is underway as of April 3, 2023.

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Contact Information
Project Information
John McShaffrey
813-975-6930
roadwork@dot.state.fl.us
Media Contact
Kris Carson
813-975-6060
Kristen.Carson@dot.state.fl.us
Closures
  • SR 50 (Cortez Blvd.) from Jefferson Street to west of Buck Hope Road
    Lane closures (westbound): Monday, March 25 through Friday, March 29 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

  • SR 50 (Cortez Blvd.) eastbound from east of Mobley Road to Cobb Road
    One lane closed: 24 hours per day, until further notice

Project Files
Project Images
Grading the roadway on Cobb Road to prepare for concrete paving (5-4-2023 photo)
Looking south on SR 50 (Cortez Blvd) at the temporary traffic pattern approaching Sheriff Mylander Way (5-4-2023 photo)
Roadway widening on the outside of SR 50 (Cortez Blvd) at Horse Lake Road (5-4-2023 photo)
Roadway widening on the outside of SR 50 (Cortez Blvd) approaching Buck Hope Road (5-4-2023 photo)
Removing the median traffic separator (April 2023 photo)
Installing striping for a traffic shift (April 2023 photo)
Placing temporary asphalt for a traffic shift (April 2023 photo)
Placing and grading temporary roadway base (April 2023 photo)
Installing temporary traffic detection equipment (April 2023 photo)
Grading temporary roadway base (April 2023 photo)
Constructing a temporary drainage top (April 2023 photo)
Placing temporary asphalt for traffic shift (4-21-2023 photo)
Barrels line the median where work is beginning to rebuild the SR 50/Cobb Rd./Jefferson St. intersection in concrete (4-19-2023 photo)
Looking south on eastbound SR 50 (Cortez Blvd.) at work in the median (4-19-2023 photo)
Compacting roadway base material in the median of SR 50 (Cortez Blvd. (4-19-2023 photo)