February 1, 2025
Progress Paving the final lanes on Rice Mine Road and SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) is expected to be complete this month. Storm drainage and curb and gutter installation are near completion on the Rice Mine Spur Road in front of Coral Industries, and sidewalk has been placed from the SR-297 intersection to the north tie-in on Rice…
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January 1, 2025
Progress Last month, the contractor completed the new intersection and road tie-ins at SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) and Rice Mine Road, and traffic transitioned to the new intersection. This marked a major milestone for the project. Now that traffic has moved off of the existing Rice Mine Road, the contractor continues constructing the remaining travel lanes and side…
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December 1, 2024
Progress The current focus of the project is to complete the roadway tie-ins at Rice Mine Road and SR-297 (Bryant Bridge). The Rice Mine Road north tie-in in front of Randall Reilly is complete, and the SR-297 tie-in is completed and preliminarily paved. The new traffic signal at SR-297 and Rice Mine Road is operational, and the…
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November 7, 2024
Rice Mine Road Closure: November 22-27 Rice Mine Road will be closed south of the SR-297 (Bryant Bridge) intersection from Friday, November 22 at 8:30 a.m. until Wednesday, November 27 at 5 p.m. (dates subject to change pending weather). Traffic will detour via Northridge Road and Ol’ Colony Road. This is expected to cause traffic…
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November 1, 2024
Progress Considerable progress has been made on the asphalt paving across various sections of the project. On the new segment of McWright’s Ferry Road, asphalt binder layers were placed on the lanes and shoulders, extending the paved portion of the roadway further north. Paving was also done on the widened part of Rice Mine Road, and on…
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October 1, 2024
Progress Significant advancements have been made on the new section of the road between North River and Oak Glen, including grading and stone base placement over approximately 3,500 feet of roadway. Paving for this section is anticipated to begin in October. On Rice Mine Road, work has begun to construct a portion of the tie-in…
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