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State officials announced a double lane closure effective immediately on a stretch of Interstate 75 in Marion County for an "unknown" period of time as crews make emergency asphalt repairs.

The state is advising motorists of a series of overnight lane closures on County Road 484 as crews work to widen the roadway with turn lanes and extensions at its interchange with Interstate 75 and its intersection with 475A. 

Motorists traveling on I-75 in Ocala this week should expect overnight lane closures from CR 484 to SR 200 as crews resurface and add guardrails to the highway.

Motorists should expect slowdowns and ramp closures on a stretch of Interstate 75 beginning Monday as crews work to remove a fiber optic cable.

A sanitation worker from Ocala died on Tuesday morning after he was struck by a garbage truck in a local subdivision.

A stretch of road that's near several distribution centers in Ocala will experience a temporary lane closure next week. 

A 55-year-old woman from Ocala died on Thursday morning after her vehicle crashed into a sign, fence, and tree in Marion County.

A project to improve a stretch of U.S. Hwy 441/S Pine Avenue has been creating traffic jams at one of Ocala's busiest intersections. 

One person was killed, and another was seriously injured, after their SUV veered off the roadway and struck a tree in Marion County on Wednesday morning.

A woman was hospitalized on Monday evening after her SUV was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Belleview.

Stretches of I-75 will experience slowdowns next week as Duke Energy crews work to replace overhead power lines.

One person was killed, and six others were seriously injured, in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Marion County on Wednesday night.

Partial lane closures along Interstate 75 will be in place on select nights over the coming week as crews install digital signs. 

A series of nightly ramp closures at Interstate 75 interchanges in Ocala begins Sunday and continues for eleven days. 

A man and woman from Dunnellon were involved in a crash on Sunday afternoon that killed one person, and wounded two others, on Interstate 75 in Columbia County.

A family traveling in Ocala had a scare on Thursday morning when their vehicle burst into flames.

"The traffic is horrible. Running red lights, speeding 15 to 20 mph over the limit." - A reader shares his thoughts on traffic in Ocala, saying he won't "dare to get on 200." Share your thoughts on the topic in a comment or a letter to the editor.

The Florida Highway Patrol has released additional details regarding a head-on collision involving a Marion County Fire Rescue ambulance that sent four people to the hospital on Tuesday morning.