Citrus County staff reports expanded roadway program, outlines projects and temporary runoff issue on 491

An unidentified staff member updated the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners on the county's multi-year roadway resurfacing program, saying the board has committed what the speaker called "the largest amount of funding that I've seen in my tenure with the county." The staff member reported completed work, upcoming projects and a temporary drainage condition on State Road 491.

The staff member said fiscal year 2024 pavement treatment was "complete," with about 35 miles of resurfacing finished and "The budget for that fiscal year was about $7,000,000." For the ongoing fiscal year, the speaker said the program is "about 70% complete" and that the county is "looking about 82 miles of roadway with a budget of $16,400,000." The speaker also said officials expect work to be finished around August.

The presentation listed two recently finished full-depth reclamation projects, Dawson and Essex, with costs quoted at $1,300,000 and $1,500,000 respectively. The speaker said the county will start full-depth reclamation on Turner Camp (from Matthew Meadow to the end), with a budget of $1,900,000 and an expected late-August completion.

Staff also said work will begin on Deltona from Homeway Loop to 491, and named projects planned for fiscal year 2026: Popapopka (Anna Joe to State Road 44) and Mustang (Mesa Verde to 491). The speaker described progress on 491, saying the contractor is placing lime rock at the southern end and will overlay it with structural asphalt.

Addressing a temporary stormwater issue on 491, the staff member explained that the current configuration leaves "a gap between the asphalt surface and the gutter line of the curb" by design until the contractor places the final wear course; "Once that happens, then the water will be able to get off the road into the gutter and into the inlets. But it is temporary and it will be addressed," the speaker said.

No formal motions or votes were recorded in the provided segment. The update concluded with project schedules and budget figures; staff indicated several projects remain on the calendar for FY26 and that remaining FY25 work is expected to be complete by late August.