Fish Hatchery Road rail crossing south of Memorial Boulevard will close for five days

Ledger staff
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CSX Transportation will close the rail crossing at Fish Hatchery Road just south of Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland for five days for emergency repairs, the Polk County roads and drainage division said in a news release.

The closure will start Monday morning. CSX will make emergency repairs to correct a defect in the track. The crossing is expected to reopen at noon on May 20.

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During the closure, traffic will be briefly detoured along Memorial Boulevard or East Main Street to Reynolds Road. Track repairs coincide with an ongoing nighttime FDOT resurfacing project on East Memorial Boulevard within the detour route. Backups and minor delays are possible, especially during peak travel hours.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Emergency rail repairs will close small segment of Fish Hatchery Road