Marion County Road Projects: NW 49th Street Land Purchases, an 80th/70th Avenue Update and a Marion Oaks Manor Workshop Moved to Dec. 9

Update (Nov. 5, 2026): The Marion Oaks Manor Extension workshop is no longer Nov. 12. The county's Nov. 5 Sunshine Notice lists it as rescheduled to Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026, at 2 p.m. in the McPherson Governmental Campus auditorium, 601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala. Comments go to the Office of the County Engineer at Dasha.Milosevic@marionfl.org or 412 SE 25th Ave., Ocala 34471; the phone is 352-671-8686.

Update (Oct. 21, 2026): The consent agenda, including the two NW 49th Street Phase 3 property purchases ($193,507.75 and $254,566.50, items 7.1.2 and 7.1.3), passed 5-0 on Oct. 20. Commissioners set aside item 7.5.5, the $84,345 Guerra Development Corporation amendment for the SW/NW 80th/70th Avenue widening's preliminary engineering report, for a later date, according to the county's Legistar action record. See our Oct. 20 meetings recap.

Several Marion County road projects come before the county commission over the next four weeks. The board met Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium, 601 SE 25th Ave., and has a workshop on the Marion Oaks Manor Extension, now on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. (moved from Nov. 12), according to the county's meeting calendar and agenda packets. Items on the consent agenda are voted on together.

Digitally generated illustration of a road-widening site. Not a photo of a specific Marion County project.

On the Oct. 20 Agenda

• Roadway projects update: the County Administrator is scheduled to present an update on various roadway projects (item 9.1).


• NW 49th Street Phase 3: the board is asked to authorize the County Attorney and County Engineer to acquire property interests from two owners for the road construction project, for $193,507.75 and $254,566.50 (items 7.1.2 and 7.1.3).


• SW/NW 80th/70th Avenue: a resolution would authorize acquiring real property interests by gift, purchase or eminent domain for the road improvement project (item 7.1.1), and a contract amendment with Guerra Development Corporation for the widening's Preliminary Engineering Report carries a total of $84,345 (item 7.5.5).


• SW 49th Avenue North: a change order with Kimley-Horn and Associates adds $192,186.50 (item 7.5.2).


• SR 326: the board is asked to ratify a $60,850 change order for utility relocations (item 7.5.17).


• Speed limits: resolutions would set speed limits on a portion of East Highway 318 and on roadways within Rainbow Lakes Estates (items 7.7.1 and 7.7.2).


• Nov. 17 hearings: the board is asked to schedule public hearings for Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. on two road closure petitions, including one for the Silver City subdivision (items 11.1 and 11.2).

The county describes the property items as budget neutral. The agenda lists the purchase prices but not the parcels' locations or the owners' reasons, so those details would come from the agenda backup on the county's site.

Marion Oaks Manor Extension Workshop, Now Dec. 9

The county first listed a Board of County Commissioners workshop for the Marion Oaks Manor Extension Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. Its Nov. 5 Sunshine Notice moves the workshop to Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. in the McPherson auditorium; the notice does not give a reason. The board held an introductory workshop on the same study on Oct. 7, 2025, according to the county's agenda archive.

A PD&E study is the planning phase that examines a road's route and its environmental and community effects before design and construction. For background on the Marion Oaks area, see our Marion Oaks guide, Marion Oaks Park and our report on the Walmart planned on CR 484.

Related Road Coverage

NW 49th Street is also the subject of the interchange work covered in our I-75 North Gateway report and the proposed 535-home project near the interchange, whose zoning request is also on the Oct. 20 afternoon agenda. For weekly lane closures, see our road work report. Meetings are streamed on the county's website, and the board's members are listed on our county commission page.

For this week's lane closures, see Ocala road work for Oct. 18-23, 2026. The same Oct. 20 agenda also sets new speed limits in Rainbow Lakes Estates and on East Highway 318; see our speed limit story. Residents of the area can find more on our Marion Oaks page.

Sources: Marion County Board of County Commissioners agenda, Oct. 20, 2026; Marion County Legistar meeting calendar (Nov. 12 workshop listing); Marion County Granicus agenda archive (Oct. 7, 2025 workshop agenda); Marion County Sunshine Notice, Nov. 5, 2026 (Dec. 9 rescheduled workshop). Checked Nov. 5, 2026.