Pasco County Closures

439832-1-52-01 and 439832-3-52-01 : CR 52 Repaving from Storch Lane to US 98/US 301 and CR 52 Roundabout at College Ave./Pompanic St. [View Project]

443784-1-52-01 : SR 54 Repaving from Little Road to Marathon Road [View Project]

256423-3-52-01 : US 98 (Dade City Bypass) Widening from 7th St. S. to 7th St. N. [View Project]

US 98 (Dade City Bypass) from River Road to Meridian Avenue
Southbound closed and detoured to 7th Street: 24 hours per day through approximately August 2025
Southbound US 98 Bypass turn onto Old Lakeland Highway is CLOSED
Dade City – The southbound US 98 Bypass / US 301 connection to Old Lakeland Highway is closed to all traffic. No traffic can make the left turn from the bypass onto Old Lakeland Highway. Northbound Old Lakeland Highway access to northbound US 98 Bypass / US 301 will continue to be available to drivers.
DETOUR: Southbound US 98 Bypass traffic is detoured south on US 98 / 7th Street through downtown Dade City. Instead of turning on Meridian Avenue to rejoin the US 98 Bypass, southbound traffic remains on US 98 / 7th Street and continues south on US 98 to south of SR 52 (Clinton Avenue), then turns left to continue on US 98 to Old Lakeland Highway.
Detour Map
This around-the-clock closure will remain in place into early 2025 when a roundabout is anticipated to open at the intersection of US 98 Bypass / US 301 and Old Lakeland Highway.
Southbound US 98 Bypass traffic is detoured through downtown Dade City
Dade City -- Southbound US 98 Bypass / US 301 is closed (began Friday night, March 1, 2024) from River Road to Meridian Avenue. The closure will be in place until approximately late summer 2025. Northbound US 98 Bypass / US 301 traffic will remain open to traffic. Drivers need to access properties in the closure area from northbound US 98 Bypass / US 301 or local streets.
Detour Route: Traffic travelling southbound on US 98 / US 301 approaching the work zone is detoured south on US 98 / 7th Street through downtown Dade City to the southern end of 7th Street at the US 98 Bypass / US 301.
Detour Map
To help avoid delays and bypass downtown Dade City, trucks and other large vehicles that are using southbound US 98 to continue south beyond Dade City are encouraged to take SR 50 west to southbound I-75 and return to US 98 on eastbound SR 52.