Traffic Advisory: Closure on SW 66th Street Bridge

File photo: Motorists drive on I-75 as shown from the Southwest 66th Street bridge south of Ocala, Fla. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.

Motorists are advised that the SW 66^th Street bridge over Interstate 75 (I-75) in Marion County will be closed for repairs overnight tonight, from 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, to 6 a.m. Friday, March 17, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

In addition, the SW 66^th Street bridge over I-75 will be closed nightly 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sunday, March 19, through Thursday, March 23.

Nightly closures will resume again on Sunday, March 26, and continue until the bridge repairs are completed. Nightly closures will be 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Repairs are expected to continue over the next few weeks.

Detours will be in place, with signs posted to guide motorists. (Map attached.)

The detours for the SW 66^th Street bridge will be as follows:

• Motorists on the west side of the bridge will be directed to State Road (S.R.) 200/SW College Road, head north on S.R. 200/SW College Road to SW 43^rd Street Road and continue east on SW 43^rd Street Road over the SW 43^rd Street Road bridge.
• Motorists on the east side of the bridge will be directed to C.R. 475A/SW 27^th Avenue, head north on C.R. 475A/SW 27^th Avenue to SW 42^nd Street, and continue west on SW 42^nd Street. The roadway will become SW 43^rd Street Road, and motorists will continue west over the SW 43^rd Street Road bridge.

As repairs to the bridge continue in the coming weeks, at times when the bridge is not closed, a single lane of the SW 66^th Street bridge will be open with a temporary traffic signal on the bridge to assist with traffic flow.

The schedule is subject to change due to weather or unforeseen conditions.

Check www.CFLRoads.com for updates on lane closures.