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State Road 16 to close for work in St. Augustine

By Dan Scanlan
Published on May 2, 2024 at 11:25 am

A portion of State Road 16 in St. Augustine will be closed over the weekend for work on a railroad crossing.

The road will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday to midnight Tuesday between Lewis Speedway and Ponce De Leon Boulevard, according to St. Augustine officials.

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Florida East Coast Railway is making safety improvements to the crossing at Ponce De Leon Boulevard. The work includes concrete replacement and resurfacing of the crossing.

Eastbound traffic will detour onto northbound Lewis Speedway, to southbound Ponce De Leon Boulevard, then back to State Road 16. Westbound traffic will detour onto northbound Ponce De Leon Boulevard, then southbound Lewis Speedway, then back to State Road 16.

The sidewalk also will be closed during this time, so bicyclists and pedestrians will not be permitted to cross the railroad during the closure.

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author image Reporter, WJCT News 89.9 Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years of experience in radio, television, and print reporting. He has worked at various stations in the Northeast and Jacksonville. Prior to joining the WJCT News team, Dan spent 34 years at The Florida Times-Union as a police and current affairs reporter.
author image Reporter, WJCT News 89.9 Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years of experience in radio, television, and print reporting. He has worked at various stations in the Northeast and Jacksonville. Prior to joining the WJCT News team, Dan spent 34 years at The Florida Times-Union as a police and current affairs reporter.

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