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Lake Placid council backs contractor request for a 21‑day closure of US‑27 intersection
Summary
Lake Placid town leaders on Jan. 13 endorsed a request from the US‑27 construction team to change weekend phased lane closures at the Del Hall/Tower Road intersection to a single continuous 21‑day full closure in mid‑June.
Lake Placid town leaders on Jan. 13 endorsed a request from the US‑27 construction team to change weekend phased lane closures at the Del Hall/Tower Road intersection to a single continuous 21‑day full closure in mid‑June. The change, if approved by the Florida Department of Transportation, would allow crews to place 11‑inch concrete slabs across the intersection in one uninterrupted operation rather than seven to nine weekend closures stretched across months.
The town heard the proposal from Dan Foss, senior project engineer for Eisman Russo, and a representative of C.W. Roberts Construction, the contractor on the US‑27 project. Foss said the 21‑day closure is intended to improve worker and motorist safety and reduce the risk posed by repeated short…
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