Monday, March 30, through Friday, April 3, FDOT urges drivers to use caution, be aware of surroundings in construction zones, and plan for additional travel time.
Tag: CSX
Downtown Drivers: Expect a Detour as North Florida Avenue Closes for Rail Work
If you’re traveling downtown via Florida Ave this weekend, expect a detour.
CSX to Close Multiple Lakeland Rail Crossings for Repairs Starting Aug. 4
Closures at nine rail crossings — including school zones — will allow for critical CSX infrastructure upgrades, city says.
North Florida Ave. at RR Crossing Will Be Open Saturday
The city of Lakeland had announced the closure, by CSX, for work on the line. It now has been postponed.
North Florida Ave. at RR Crossing Downtown Will Be Closed Saturday
CSX will close the crossing downtown on July 19 for construction. It expects to reopen it by Tuesday, July 22.
CSX Railcar and Locomotive Collide, Spilling 1,300 Gallons of Diesel Fuel in SW Lakeland
Cleanup was still underway Friday, according to a report filed with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
City Endorses Railroad Crossings for Walkers and Cyclists
With development coming to parts of downtown Lakeland west of Florida Avenue, city commissioners are turning their attention to ways to move pedestrians and bicyclists over and under the barrier formed by the CSX railroad tracks.
CSX Schedules Downtown Crossing Repairs
CSX track maintenance in downtown Lakeland that was delayed in April is now scheduled to start July 25. The big difference this time is the work will be done one intersection at a time rather than all at once, as was proposed last time.

