Students can expect 10- to 15-minute traffic delays due to construction starting today at the intersection of Southwest 23rd Street and 35th Place.
Regional Transit System bus routes 9, 35, 36 and Later Gator B can expect delays, rerouting and temporary closures while a roundabout is constructed.
Students riding bus routes 9, 35 and 36 during the weekdays should be prepared to take an earlier bus route.
“We are going to continue to provide our service with the least amount of impact,” said Chip Skinner, RTS spokesman.
RTS is temporarily closing five bus stops serving Route 403 and Later Gator B.
According to a press release from RTS, westbound stops on Southwest 35th Place between 23rd Terrace and 27th Street and southbound stops on Southwest 27th Street between 35th Place and 38th Place will be closed.
The roundabout construction is projected to take about four to five months and should be completed by July, according to Gina Hawkins of the City of Gainesville Public Works Department.
The project, which will cost about $400,000, will consist of the roundabout and about 1,600 feet of sidewalk along Southwest 35th Place.
