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Citrus County to widen County Road 491 to four lanes; construction expected to take about two years
Summary
Citrus County staff said a roughly 2-mile stretch of County Road 491 will be widened from two lanes to four. Construction will start with a temporary lane and a year of utility work, with full roadway work in the second year.
Walt Eastman, director of technical services for Citrus County and project manager for the County Road 491 widening, said the roughly 2-mile project will convert the existing two lanes into four and is expected to take about two years to complete.
Eastman said work underway now includes constructing a temporary lane so the contractor can pave a new lane and shift traffic. That staging, he said, will allow utility installation to proceed; Eastman estimated the utility phase will take approximately one year, followed by a year of main roadway construction.
"We're converting 2 lanes to 4 lanes," Eastman said, and described the near-term sequence: build the temporary lane, shift traffic, complete utility work, then proceed to final road construction. He added that four lanes will be open "somewhat before" all construction activities finish, but emphasized the overall schedule is about two years.
No formal approvals, vote results, contract awards, funding amounts, or financing sources were stated in the remarks provided. Eastman did not specify start or completion dates beyond the approximate two-year duration, nor did he provide a construction contract number or expected traffic impacts during specific phases. The presentation focused on scope, staging, and the rough timeline for completing the widening.
Next steps and permitting, including any required county commission actions, public notices or contractor mobilization details, were not specified in the transcript.
