{"id":55484,"date":"2025-04-23T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55484"},"modified":"2025-04-23T17:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:07:36","slug":"temporary-road-closure-on-east-main-street-for-csx-rail-crossing-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/04\/23\/temporary-road-closure-on-east-main-street-for-csx-rail-crossing-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE ON EAST MAIN STREET FOR CSX RAIL CROSSING REPAIRS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;On&nbsp;<strong>Thursday, April 30<\/strong>, CSX Transportation will be conducting critical maintenance on the rail crossing located at&nbsp;<strong>E. Main Street and Bartow Road (US98)<\/strong>. To facilitate these repairs,&nbsp;<strong>E. Main Street will be temporarily closed from Bartow Road to Ingraham Avenue<\/strong>&nbsp;starting at approximately&nbsp;<strong>8:00 a.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;The maintenance work is expected to take several hours to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"787874\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"187\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-9.webp?resize=270%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55485 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #787874; width:575px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The repairs will involve replacing&nbsp;<strong>damaged wooden railroad ties between the tracks<\/strong>, significantly improving the smoothness of the crossing for motorists. To ensure public safety and efficient traffic flow, the&nbsp;<strong>City of Lakeland, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)<\/strong>&nbsp;will assist CSX by setting up&nbsp;<strong>detour routes<\/strong>&nbsp;and managing road closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Detour Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Westbound Traffic on E. Main Street:<\/strong><br>Detoured\u00a0<strong>south on Ingraham Avenue<\/strong>, then\u00a0<strong>west on Bartow Road<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>north on Bartow Road<\/strong>\u00a0back to E. Main Street.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eastbound Traffic from Bartow Road:<\/strong><br>Detoured\u00a0<strong>south on Bartow Road<\/strong>, then\u00a0<strong>east on Lime Street<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>north on South Lake Parker Avenue<\/strong>\u00a0back to E. Main Street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, follow posted detour signs, and exercise caution in the area while the work is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you experience any issues or would like to report a concern regarding a public road rail crossing, please contact&nbsp;<strong>CSX Public Safety Coordination Center&nbsp;<\/strong>directly at&nbsp;<strong>1-800-232-0144<\/strong>&nbsp;or via email at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:TellCSX@csx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TellCSX@csx.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;On&nbsp;Thursday, April 30, CSX Transportation will be conducting critical maintenance on the rail crossing located at&nbsp;E. Main Street and Bartow Road (US98). To facilitate these repairs,&nbsp;E. 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