A contractor (Wright of Florida, LLC) working for the City of Lakeland will be closing a portion of Wabash Avenue between US 92/George Jenkins Boulevard and Lanier Street for the relocation and replacement of three large electric transmission poles. The closure will start March 1, 2021, and is scheduled to end March 14, 2021. The closure will be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. The impacted portion of Wabash Avenue will open for vehicular traffic each evening and on weekends.
The transmission pole relocation is part of a much more comprehensive US 92 and Wabash Avenue intersection improvement project that is being funded by both the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Lakeland. Detours will be in place to least impact vehicular traffic and a map is attached outlining the detour route.