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State Road 70, from Bluefield Road to VPI Grove Road

Financial Number: 230262-2-52-01

Project Length: 5.87 miles

Project Limits: From 1.5 miles west of Bluefield Rd. to 1 mile east of VPI Grove Rd. (Okeechobee County/St. Lucie County Line)

Start Date: January 31, 2011

Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2014

Contractor: Guettler Brothers Construction, LLC

Estimated Construction Cost: $18.8 Million

Scope of Work
Project includes widening from two-lane undivided to a four-lane divided rural highway, with 64 feet wide median, outside and inside shoulders, a 12-feet wide shared-use pathway, removal of existing drainage system, and the formation of ditch and berm on either side.

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Project Photos

Pre-Construction

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During Construction

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Clearing and Grubbing Special Detour I (Phase I). Clearing and Grubbing.
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  S-343C to S-345
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Finish grading north slope March 2012
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