SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st St Road Construction
Thursday, Sep. 05, 2024
Last Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2026
The Alachua County Public Works Department will be performing road construction on SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street between Tower Road (SW 75th Street) and SW 20th Avenue beginning September 9, 2024.
The construction will require SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street between Tower Road (SW 75th Street) and SW 20th Avenue to be closed to through traffic beginning September 9, 2024. 
Detours will be in place to redirect through traffic on SW 8th Avenue/SW 61st Street via Tower Road (SW 75th Street)/SW 17th Road/SW 20th Avenue.
The work is anticipated to take three weeks to complete, and through traffic will be prohibited on SW 8th Avenue and SW 61st Street between Tower Road (SW 75th Street) and SW 20th Avenue during this time. Residents and local traffic will have access to their properties, but through traffic will be required to utilize the detour.
The work will include constructing two raised concrete crosswalks along the SW 8th Avenue/SW 61st Street corridor.
For more information, contact the Alachua County Transportation Engineering Manager Thomas Strom at 352-548-1223.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at 352-374-5275 at least 2 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).
