Ocala Road Work This Week: I-75, SR 200 and US 441 Lane Closures, Oct. 18-23, 2026

The Florida Department of Transportation has lane closures on four state road projects in Marion County for the week of Sunday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. All of this week's state closures are at night. The biggest change from last week: the U.S. 27/441 resurfacing work between Summerfield and Belleview has moved to nights, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The eastbound right-turn lane from SR 200 onto SW 60th Avenue no longer appears on FDOT's list, and the SW 66th Street bridge over I-75 remains closed. In the city, NE 2nd Street closes Monday through Wednesday for water service work, and downtown Ocala streets close starting Friday morning for the Ocala Arts Festival.

The details below come from FDOT District 5's Marion County lane closure list and the project pages it links to, checked Oct. 18. Schedules can change, so check the list again before you drive.

AI-generated illustration. Not a photo of a Marion County work zone.

At a Glance

• I-75 northbound, SR 200 to SR 326: single and double-lane closures, Sunday night, Oct. 18, through Thursday morning, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.


• I-75 southbound (south of SR 44 to SR 200 project): lane closures, Sunday, Oct. 18, to Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly.


• SR 200 at SW 60th Avenue: nighttime single-lane closures on SR 200 and SW 60th Avenue, Sunday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.


• U.S. 27/441, Summerfield to Belleview: single-lane closures in both directions, Sunday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.


• SW 66th Street bridge over I-75: closed for reconstruction until mid-June 2027.


• NE 2nd Street (city): closed between NE Sanchez and NE 8th avenues, 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, for water service work.


• SE 11th Avenue (city): weekday lane and sidewalk closures from SR 40 to SE Lake Weir Avenue, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Nov. 2.


• Downtown Ocala: streets around the square close by 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, through Sunday night, Oct. 25, for the arts festival.

Interstate 75

FDOT is adding auxiliary lanes between interchanges on I-75 through Marion County under two projects. Last week's report has more background on both; see Ocala road work, Oct. 12-16.

Northbound I-75, SR 200 to SR 326 (Project 452074-1)

• When: Sunday night, Oct. 18, through Thursday morning, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.


• What: single and double-lane closures on northbound I-75 between SR 200 and SR 326


• Why: excavation and embankment work, plus milling and resurfacing

The project page lists this as an 8-mile, $242 million project by Lane Construction Corp.

Southbound I-75, south of SR 44 to SR 200 (Project 452074-2)

• When: Sunday, Oct. 18, to Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly


• What: lane closures on southbound I-75


• Why: building auxiliary lanes and the roadway shoulder

The project page lists a 23-mile, $257 million project in Marion and Sumter counties by Anderson Columbia Co. Drivers using the interstate overnight to reach hotels near I-75 should allow extra time.

SW 66th Street Bridge Over I-75: Still Closed

The SW 66th Street bridge over I-75 has been closed since Monday, June 15, 2026, and FDOT says it stays closed until mid-June 2027 for reconstruction. Drivers who need to cross I-75 are directed to the SW 43rd Street Road bridge.

• Heading east: take SR 200 east to SW 43rd Street Road, turn right, and cross I-75 on the SW 43rd Street Road bridge.


• Heading west: take SW 27th Avenue north to SW 42nd Street and turn left, cross I-75 on the SW 43rd Street Road bridge, then turn left on NW 40th Avenue or continue to SR 200.

Background is in our report on the SW 66th Street bridge replacement.

SR 200 (SW College Road) at SW 60th Avenue (Project 451253-1)

• When: Sunday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.


• What: nighttime single-lane closures on SR 200 and on SW 60th Avenue for construction work

Last week's around-the-clock closure of the eastbound right-turn lane onto SW 60th Avenue is not on this week's list. The project page describes a $1 million signal, lighting and signage safety upgrade at the intersection, estimated to finish in late 2026. More on the corridor is in our Highway 200 guide.

U.S. 27/441, Summerfield to Belleview (Project 450637-1)

• When: Sunday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.


• Where: northbound and southbound U.S. 441, from north of SE 178th Place in Summerfield to south of SE 62nd Avenue in Belleview


• What: single-lane closures for roadway resurfacing

Last week this work ran during the day for shoulder and driveway work. This week it shifts to nights and to the resurfacing itself. According to the project page, the $8.9 million project mills and resurfaces about 8.2 miles of U.S. 27/441 from the Sumter County line to south of SE 62nd Avenue. The contractor is CWR Contracting, Inc., and completion is estimated for spring 2027.

Downtown Ocala: Arts Festival Closures

The City of Ocala's special event permit for the Ocala Arts Festival has downtown road closures in place by 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, with no parking in the event zone from midnight Oct. 23 through 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Streets with no-parking signs include SE Broadway, Fort King Street, SE 2nd Street, SE Magnolia Avenue, NE 1st Avenue and SW 1st Avenue around the square. Details are in our arts festival closures report, and downtown parking is covered separately.

City Streets: NE 2nd Street and SE 11th Avenue

The City of Ocala's lane and road closures page lists two city projects affecting this week:

• NE 2nd Street: closed between NE Sanchez Avenue and NE 8th Avenue from 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, while Miller Pipeline LLC replaces water services. Eastbound traffic detours north on NE Sanchez Avenue, east on NE 3rd Street and south on NE 8th Avenue; westbound traffic takes the same route in reverse.


• SE 11th Avenue: lane and sidewalk closures from State Road 40 to SE Lake Weir Avenue for road resurfacing, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Monday, Nov. 2.

The city says NE 2nd Street will close again between NE Sanchez and NE 8th avenues from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, and that the NE 2nd Street and NE 8th Avenue intersection will close from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Questions about the SE 11th Avenue work go to the City Engineer's Office, Capital Projects Division, at 352-629-8419.

County Roads

As of Oct. 18, Marion County's news list had not posted a road or lane closure for the week. Longer-range county road projects come before the County Commission on Oct. 20; see Marion County road projects on the Oct. 20 agenda. FDOT's project pages list Tom McNiff of the District 5 communications team at 352-620-3005 for questions about state road projects.

Sources: FDOT District 5 Marion County lane closure list and project pages for FPIDs 452074-1, 452074-2, 451253-1 and 450637-1 (cflroads.com); City of Ocala conditional special event permit for the 2026 Ocala Fine Arts Festival (Legistar file RES-2027-4); City of Ocala lane and road closures page; Marion County news list. Checked Oct. 18, 2026. Closures can change; confirm on the FDOT list before you travel.