Published: December 30, 2025
Bartow, Fla. (Dec. 30, 2025) – A portion of Old Bartow Road in Lake Wales, north of Whidden Cemetery Road will close to through traffic for 13 days. The county is working with a third-party vendor to rebuild a segment of the roadway that failed. The road is expected to reopen Sunday, Jan. 11.
Through traffic will detour east via Mountain Lake Cutoff Road to U.S. Highway 27 or west via Old Bartow Lake Wales Road to Logistics Parkway.
*All dates/times listed above are subject to change due to circumstances occurring in the field.*