State Road 60 Closure Expected to Cause Significant Delays for Two Weeks
State Road 60 in Polk County, between Bartow and Lake Wales, will be closed for two weeks starting Sunday evening due to railroad crossing work. Major traffic delays and significant congestion are expected, with a 31-mile detour for commercial trucks…
Tampa St. Petersburg, FL, July 26, 2026 —
Polk County, FL – State Road 60, a key artery connecting Bartow and Lake Wales, is set to undergo a significant closure beginning Sunday evening. The closure is scheduled to last for two weeks and is necessitated by essential railroad crossing work.
Authorities are anticipating major traffic delays and considerable congestion throughout the affected area during this period. The closure is expected to impact both local and regional traffic patterns.
To mitigate the disruption, extensive detour routes have been established. Commercial trucks will be rerouted onto a lengthy 31-mile detour. Separate, though not detailed in this summary, detour routes will be available for passenger vehicles to navigate around the closed section of State Road 60.
The railroad crossing work is a planned infrastructure improvement. Further details regarding the specific nature of the work or the exact start and end times on Sunday evening were not provided in the available summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Frances Lin on www.tampabay28.com, see more information here.
