LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — Drivers can expect delays for the next several weeks on a busy stretch of State Road 54 in Pasco County.
The Florida Department of Transportation started a project this week on State Road 54 eastbound just after U.S. 41.
Drivers can expect up to two lane closures there during the day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
FDOT officials say this work needs to be done during the day.
While crews were recently resurfacing the pavement, they found voids under the road — basically empty spaces — that need to be fixed to keep the road in good shape.
FDOT spokesman John McShaffrey says the voids are filled by injecting grout into them, and that process needs to be done during the day.
“They can’t deliver that kind of material with reliability in the overnight hours,” McShaffrey said. “So in order for us to get the job done, we need to do, we just have to keep going as soon as we start the process.”
Officials say they have the daily closures scheduled up to Memorial Day weekend.
Crews will then re-assess if any further closures are needed.
In the meantime, FDOT is reminding drivers to expect delays on eastbound State Road 54 and for drivers turning east on 54 from U.S. 41.
