Following up on earlier criticisms, the Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit future road closures without its approval. The five-member commission also voted unanimously to ...

The Polk County Office of Emergency Management issued the order for the Crystal Lakes subdivision after receiving reports of a road washout on Crystal Lakes West, off of U.S. Highway 190 East.

The project starts with four-laning and extending the road 1.1 miles to the north to U.S. 17-92. A southern extension to Dundee is much farther off.