Published: December 12, 2024
Bartow, FL (Dec. 12, 2024) — Starting tomorrow, Dec. 13, Shell Road just west of the intersection at West Lake Eloise Drive in Winter Haven will close for one week to construct underground utility connections servicing the Harmony at Lake Eloise subdivision. Work requires southbound traffic along West Lake Eloise Drive to detour at the Eloise Loop Road roundabout westerly to Rifle Range Road (County Road 655). Eastbound traffic along Shell Road via American Superior Boulevard and Hoover Road in Eagle Lake will bypass work zone in reverse order by traveling southerly along Rifle Range Road, then easterly at Eloise Loop Road to the roundabout, then northbound onto West Lake Eloise Drive. Another three weeks of related work will be completed using lane closures with flaggers. Motorists can expect longer commutes and should add extra drivetime to trips through this area, especially during peak travel hours.
For more details, contact Bill Skelton with the Polk County Roads & Drainage Division at 863-535-2200.