The Brief
- The SW 66th Street bridge in Ocala closed Sunday and is expected to remain shut for about one year.
- The new bridge will be higher and wider, and the project includes adding auxiliary lanes to I-75.
- Traffic is being detoured to the SW 43rd Street Road bridge, with additional local road closures in the area.
OCALA, Fla. – The SW 66th Street bridge over Interstate 75 closed Sunday as crews begin a major reconstruction project as part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Moving I-75 Forward initiative.
The bridge is expected to remain closed for about one year while it is demolished and replaced with a higher, wider structure designed to better accommodate motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and mobility device users.
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