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Repavement and improvements to NW 23rd Avenue underway

June 10, 2024

Press release from Alachua County

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alachua County is pleased to announce that the long-anticipated $9.4 million renovation project on NW 23rd Avenue has officially commenced. This crucial 1.7-mile stretch, located on the east side of Interstate 75, extends from NW 58th Boulevard to NW 83rd Street.

Project Highlights:

  • Extensive Road Upgrades: The project includes milling 1.5 to 3.5 inches of the existing road, complete resurfacing, and adding essential stormwater drainage systems.
  • Enhanced Traffic Flow: New turn lanes will streamline traffic, reducing congestion and improving safety.
  • Pedestrian and Cyclist Friendly: A new pedestrian crosswalk and a multi-use path will promote safer, more accessible travel for all.

The construction is scheduled for completion by January 2025, contingent on weather and other factors. To minimize the inconvenience, most of the work and lane closures will occur at night, ensuring minimal disruption to daytime traffic.

“This is just one of the many major road projects residents will see taking place over the coming months around Alachua County,” said Tom Strom, the County’s transportation engineering manager. “Thanks to several funding sources, including the voter-approved Wild Spaces Public Places surtax, Alachua County can now address many roadways in need of repair.”

Other major repaving projects set to begin construction soon include:

  • Southwest 170th Street in Archer: $4.7 million 
  • Parker Road: $2 million
  • Southwest 20th Avenue: $1.8 million

View the 10-year Alachua County Transportation Capital Improvement Program.

  • Good news! And it’s really thoughtful for the workers to do most of the work at night to keep disruptions during the day to a minimum.

  • Right, just as the summer rainy season starts. Brilliant use of taxpayer cost overruns to be 🤑

    • I am as critical as anyone about the roads, but you can’t schedule a year long project without summer rains.

  • They could’ve planned the long-term strategy 20 years ago but chose not to. Look at Orlando, they did a great job widening the roads like the Alfaya Trail (434) from UCF to Ovideo which is exactly like the 23rd situation. Our local government failed.

    • yep they mismanaged fund for so long and then they kept on trying to get an additional road tax passed. they only managed when they hoodwinked voters by comingling it with Wild Spaces Wild Places. that should have never been allowed. and too many voters are not understanding that WSWP still had a few years on it and wouldn’t die if they voted against that ballot item.

  • Only the dopiest of voters will vote to tax themselves more. The city already had now than enough revenue, but they waste it on woke programs.

  • Hey there haters of all things. The State dumped all their roads on Alachua County years ago. They call those legislative moves “unfunded mandates” which means, basically, we are giving you our problems so we don’t have to fund them anymore. BECAUSE paving roads costs a F ton. The legislature was like “whew” glad we dodged that bullet. Oh, but, no, we are not going to contribute money to maintain them. Pass a road tax, which voters have turned down again and again.

    Tip of the day, when heading west on 53rd off of Waldo, ride your right wheels on the white right line to avoid all the pot holes on 53rd.

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