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Project Details
Work Type Repaving and new multi-use trail
Phase Construction
Limits From Hernando County Line to W. Green Acres Street
Project Start January 2021
Length 6.8 miles
City
County
Road
Construction Cost $20.1 million
Estimated Completion Spring 2023
Contractor Watson Civil Construction, Inc.
About

This project will repave US 19 / US 98 (Suncoast Blvd.) between the Hernando County line and West Green Acres Street in Citrus County. A northbound right turn lane will be added at Cardinal Street and left turn lanes will be constructed at various median openings within the project limits. 

A new 10 foot wide multi-use trail is being built on the east side of US 19 and a 5 foot wide sidewalk is being constructed on the west side of the highway.


* Construction cost includes original construction contract amount plus approved contract changes. It does not include inspection oversite.

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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
  • US 19 from Hernando County Line to W. Green Acres Street 
    Night lane closures: Sunday, June 4 through Friday, June 9 nights from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    Day lane closures: Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Project Images
Looking north at shared-use path construction at US 19 and W Southland Lane on the south end of the project (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking south at the new shared-use path on the east side of US 19 at W Merrivale Lane (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking north on US 19 at resurfaced roadway and the shared-use path on the east side of the highway (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking north on US 19 at the resurfaced roadway at US 98 (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking south at new sidewalk on the west side of US 19 (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking south on US 19 at resurfacing near S Oakridge Drive (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking south at shared-use path construction at US 19 and W Cardinal Street (6-1-2023 photo)
Contractor watering new sod in the median of US 19 (6-1-2023 photo)
Looking north over US in the W Cardinal Street area (5-5-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at W McKinley Street (5-5-2023 photo)
Concrete work (4.4.2023 photo)
Concrete work (4.3.2023 photo)
Guardrail installation (4.3.2023 photo)
Guardrail installation (4.3.2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from W Troubador Court (4-6-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the US 98 intersection (4-6-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 south of W Cardinal Street (4-6-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from W Cardinal Street to north of W Industrial Lane (4-6-2023 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 from north of W Industrial Lane to W Fair Acres Place (4-6-2023 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 from W Fair Acres Place to W Cyprian Court (4-6-2023 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 from S Oakridge Drive to W Green Acres Street (4-6-2023 photo)
Roadway repairs after fixing depression (3.30.2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at sidewalk construction on the west side of the highway, south of US 98 (3-7-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from the US 98 intersection (3-7-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 in the W Cardinal Street area with sidewalk construction on the left and trail construction on the right (3-7-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at W McKinley Street (3-7-2023 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 at S Suffolk Terrace (3-7-2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from the US 98 intersection (2/7/2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at new sidewalk (left side) and trail (right) construction approaching W Cardinal St. (2/7/2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at new sidewalk (left side) and trail (right) construction north of W Cardinal St. (2/7/2023 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 at new sidewalk (left side) and trail (right) construction between W. McKinley St. and W Green Acres Street (2/7/2023 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the US 98 intersection (11/11/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from north of W Burnt Bridge Road (11/11/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the W Cardinal St. intersection (11/11/2022 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 from south of S Suffolk Terrace to W Green Acres Street (11/11/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from the US 98 intersection (10/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from north of US 98 to north of Cypress Blvd. (10/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from south of W Cardinal St. to the W McKinley Street area (10/7/2022 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 from W Fair Acres Place to W Cyprian Court (10/7/2022 photo)
Installing foundations for roadway signs (10/6/2022 photo)
Paving new turn lanes (8/3/2022 photo)
Sidewalk (left side) and trail (right side) have been paved on the south end of the project (9/7/2022 photo)
Sidewalk has been placed (left side) while trail construction continues on the west side from US 98 going north (9/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at sidewalk (left) and trail (right) construction in the Cypress Blvd. area (9/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 towards W. Cardinal Street (9/7/2022 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 from W. Fair Acres Place at sidewalk and trail construction (9/7/2022 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 at sidewalk and trail construction from south of W. Cyprian Ct. to W. Green Acres Street (9/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the south end of the project at W. Chassahowitzka Street (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at W. Merrivale Lane near the top of the photo (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the W. Miss Maggie Dr. / US 98 intersection (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 in the Cypress Blvd. area (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at W. Cardinal Street (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 near W. McKinley Street (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 on the north end of the project at W. Green Acres Street (6/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from the US 98 intersection (5/6/22 photo)
Looking north over US 19, north of W. Burnt Bridge Road (5/6/22 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from south of Cyprian Court to south of Green Acres Street (5/6/22 photo)
Looking south at new sidewalk construction on the west side of US 19, just north of the US 98 intersection (5/17/2022 photo)
Forms are set to place concrete on the west side of US 19 for new sidewalk (5/17/2022 photo)
Looking south at new sidewalk on the west side of US 19, just north of the US 98 intersection (5/17/2022 photo)
Looking south at new sidewalk on the west side of US 19, just north of the US 98 intersection (5/17/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 in the Merrivale Lane area (4/6/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at Houston Lane (4/6/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at Industrial Lane (4/6/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from south of Cyprian Court to south of Green Acres Street (4/6/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from Chassahowitzka Street to south of Merrivale Lane (1/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 in the Merrivale Lane area (1/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the US 98 intersection (1/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from north of International Court (1/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the Cardinal Street area (1/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 in the McKinley Street area (1/7/2022 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the US 98 intersection. Trail construction is on the right (12/6/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19 from north of US 98 to W. Cardinal Street (12/6/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at the W. Cardinal Street intersection (12/6/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19 towards W. McKinley Street (12/6/2021 photo)
Looking northwest over US 19 to north of W. Green Acres Street (12/6/2021 photo)
Trail construction on the east side of US 19 near W. Merrivale Lane (9/7/2021 photo)
Trail construction on the east side of US 19 at US 98 (9/7/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19 north of W. International Court (9/7/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19 at W. Cardinal Street (9/7/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19, north of W. McKinley Street (9/7/2021 photo)
Looking north over US 19, north of W. McKinley Street (9/7/2021 photo)
Preparing the west side of the corridor for sidewalk construction (6/14/2021 photo)
Installing drainage pipes on the east side of US 19 (6/14/2021 photo)
Repaving work is underway as seen in the left lane (6/14/2021 photo)
Looking south at earthwork for pedestrian trail construction (6/14/2021 photo)
Drainage pipe is installed along US 19 (4/14/2021 photo)