US 98 (Dade City Bypass) Widening from 7th St. S. to 7th St. N. 256423-3-52-01

As of July 22, 2026, all construction activities associated with this project have been completed.  

This design-build project widened US 98, also known as the Dade City Bypass, from two lanes to a four lane highway between 7th St. S and 7th St. N.

Two roundabouts were built with the project: One is at 7th Street S and one at Old Lakeland Highway.

New traffic signals were added at the Meridian Avenue, 7th Street N, and River Road intersections. The existing signal at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was improved. Sidewalks were built on both sides of the highway.

With a design-build project, the contractor is responsible for finalizing the design plans and building the improvements. The design portion of the contract began in March 2023. Construction work began in late January 2024.

Roundabout Driving Tips

• Reduce your speed as you approach the roundabout.
• Always yield to pedestrians in the roadway and watch for bicyclists in the travel lanes.
• Look left for oncoming traffic (traffic moves through the roundabout in a counterclockwise direction).Yield to traffic already in the roundabout – wait for a gap and then enter. Traffic in the circle has the right of way.
• Do not stop in the roundabout and do not pass other vehicles. Allow emergency vehicles to pass.
• Follow the lane lines and guide signs entering, circling through, and exiting the roundabout.
• All turns exiting the roundabout are right turns. Use your right turn signal when exiting the circle.
• If you pass your exit, simply continue around the circle until you reach it once again.

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**A Virtual Public Meeting was held on this project on November 29, 2022. A copy of the presentation can be found at the video link below under Project Videos. If you would like to view a PDF version of the presentation along with the script, please click on the presentation under Project Files.