Work is beginning on the project to widen Nine Mile Road. The Florida Department of Transportation says the work along Nine Mile Road between Pine Forest Road and Highway 29 is being performed by various utility companies as they relocate and make improvements to their facilities before actual road construction begins. Trees are being removed and four storm water retention ponds are being dug. FDOT has awarded two construction contracts totaling $46 million to widen Nine Mile Road from two to four lanes.