A portion of Watson Road in St. Johns County is closing west on US Highway 1 for construction of a new water transmission main. The closure, starting Feb. 10, will take place along Watson Road to the end of the Deerfield Trace community, a St. Johns County news release states.
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The new pipe will extend further west to Interstate 95, north to State Road 207, and connect to the new advanced Water Reclamation Facility north of SR 207, 1 mile west of I-95, the news release states.
A public meeting to discuss the details of this project and road closures will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 5, at the Southeast Branch Library at 6670 US Highway 1 South, Saint Augustine.
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East and west bound traffic on Watson Road may be detoured to US 1 using Datil Pepper Road to allow for additional construction area in the work zones to expedite the construction, the news release states. Traffic west of Datil Pepper Road will be detoured however, residents' access to their homes east of Datil Pepper should be unimpeded during the construction. Drivers are reminded to use caution in the area and follow all posted signs and crew instructions, the news release states.
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