Jacksonville, FL — As part of the Blanding Boulevard widening project between Long Bay Road and Allie Murray Road in Middleburg, the Florida Department of Transportation says a closure and detour will begin Monday, September 9.
FDOT says the closure on Long Bay Road will last about three months, and motorists will be diverted to County Road 220 and Blanding Boulevard. Local traffic will also have the option to use Lazy Acres Road.
Improvements included in the $19.1 million project are widening the two mile stretch of Blanding Boulevard from four lanes to six lanes, adding 4-foot-wide bike lanes in both directions as well as 6-foot-wide sidewalks, replacing traffic signals and street lights, and construction of a new drainage system.
Intersections between County Road 220 and Long Bay Road will also be realigned on Blanding.
The contractor R.B. Baker Construction Company expects to complete the project by spring of 2021.
