(APOPKA, FL) -- Crews building part of the Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429) are scheduled to intermittently close Ondich Road between Plymouth Sorrento Road and Effie Drive beginning Monday October 24, 2016. The closures and detours, scheduled for 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., will allow them to conduct overheard work on the shoring towers needed to support bridge beams over Ondich Road.

The detours are expected to last until Friday, November 11, 2016. During the closures, traffic will be detoured via Effie Drive, Kelly Park Road and Plymouth Sorrento Road. Flaggers will direct traffic and electronic message boards are posted to alert drivers.

Bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances could delay or prolong work. Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction area for their safety and that of the work crews.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority began construction January 4, 2016 on Wekiva Parkway Section 2B. This $79.6 million section will connect to Section 2A, located north of Haas Road between Plymouth Sorrento Road and County Road 435 (Mount Plymouth Road), and to Section 1B to the south.

This project is among five parkway sections being built by CFX, totaling 10 miles and more than $270 million in construction costs. Once completed, the 25-mile parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River.