Public Notice: Rescheduled Gas Pipeline Work to Close East Lake Parker Drive for One Week Starting Early Thursday Morning
Bartow, Fla. (December 3, 2024) — A Florida Gas Transmission project postponed due to recent cold weather has been rescheduled to start early Thursday morning December 5, shortly after midnight. Work to reroute a pressurized pipeline and abandon another section of pipe will close East Lake Parker Drive at East Memorial Boulevard (US 92) for one week. Pipeline work and pavement restoration will occur in the roadway travel lanes along Lakeland Electric’s power plant frontage on East Lake Parker Drive. Closure requires traffic turning from East Memorial Boulevard onto northbound East Lake Parker to briefly detour at Fairway Avenue north to Lakeview Street, then west to East Lake Parker to bypass work zone. Southbound traffic along East Lake Parker Drive heading to East Memorial Boulevard will detour in reverse order by turning east on Lakeview Street, then south along Fairway Avenue to East Memorial Boulevard. Minor travel delays and backups are expected, especially during peak hour traffic. Commuters should drive carefully, observe detour signs, and add extra drivetime to trips through the area.
For further details, contact Bill Skelton with the Polk County Roads & Drainage Division at 863-535-2200.