This design-build project is repairing and repaving several areas of the Withlacoochee State Trail in or near the city of Inverness and the Hernando area in Citrus County. Design began in May 2024 and construction began August 14, 2024.

The project will rehabilitate a total of 2.76 miles comprised of several trail sections that are in poor condition from approximately mile marker (MM) 27.00 to MM 28.58, MM 28.59 to MM 28.95, MM 30.03 to MM 30.40; and MM 35.81 to MM 36.15. The construction will also include providing mid-block crossings (including high emphasis crosswalks) at E Lake Lane near MM 35.94, and at E Line Drive near MM 36.09.

The construction is taking place in segments (described below), with one segment area of the trail closed at a time. Each segment area will be closed around-the-clock for up to several weeks. We’ll update this page with approximate starting and ending dates during each segment of construction.

The Withlacoochee State Trail is an existing 46-mile-long paved shared use path built on a converted railroad corridor that connects Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties. The trail begins at the Owensboro Junction Trailhead in Dade City and terminates at the Gulf Junction Trailhead in Citrus Springs. Approximately 29 miles of the trail is in Citrus County.

PROJECT SEGMENTS

Segment 1: mile marker 27 to mile marker 28.58 (south of the Fort Cooper Trailhead to Eden Drive)

• PAVING COMPLETED AND REOPENED (closed 8/14/2024; reopened 10/4/2024).

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Segment 2: mile marker 28.59 to mile marker 28.95 (Eden Drive to just north of Mossy Oak Drive)

• PAVING COMPLETED AND REOPENED (closed 10/16/2024; reopened 11/1/2024).

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Segment 3: mile marker 30.03 to mile marker 30.4 (Liberty Park area to the Lake Henderson Trestle)

•  PAVING COMPLETED AND REOPENED (closed 11/1/2024; reopened 11/18/2024).

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Segment 4: mile marker 35.81 to mile marker 36.15 (CR 486/E Norvell Bryant Hwy to north of E Line Drive)

• This segment is CLOSED (as of Monday, November 18, 2024). It is anticipated to reopen on approximately December 13, 2024, weather permitting.