OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Office of the County Engineer provided updates with the various road projects within Marion County at the Marion County Board of County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
The soft opening of the full four lanes of SW 40th and SW 49th Ave., the new four lane from SW 66th St. to SW 43rd St. Rd., is scheduled for April 23. The contractor worked through the weekends, all hours of the day to get the project ready, so they will be able to open up that north-south movement, said Steven Cohoon, Marion County engineer. There are turn lanes that have been extended on SW 42nd St. There has also been the installation of the dual left turn lanes eastbound as well as the extension of the westbound at SW 27th Ave.
“We received direction from the board, moved forward and got things installed, and we did push out the soft opening of the two lanes by a couple of days, so we could do the full four lane opening, as part of this that’s going to be opened on Thursday,” said Cohoon. “The 66th St. section, it will be closed east and west of 40th/49th. You will be able to traverse north and south, and be able to go over I-75, but about a 200-foot section to the east at the 40th/49th/66th St. intersection will be closed and the same to the west.”…