Road closes for railroad project

A portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be closed for nearly three weeks as the county works to replace a segment of railroad track.

By David Conway
| 4:24 p.m. June 24, 2019

The county shared this map noting the construction area and the recommended detour route. Image courtesy Sarasota County.

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Beginning today and continuing through July 12, a detour will be in place on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way between U.S. 301 and Tuttle Avenue as the county undertakes a railroad track replacement project.

The project is closing a small portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way near Leonard Reid Avenue, east of U.S. 301. The road will remain open to local vehicular traffic on either side of the closure.

Detour signs in the area will guide motorists around the construction, the county announced in a release. The county is using 17th Street as a detour route while the project is ongoing.

The project, part of a larger railroad crossing replacement program, cost approximately $309,090, according to the release.