ORLANDO, Fla. — The City of Orlando has entered a new phase in safety with the latest road improvements.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5 Interim City Commissioner Shan Rose, and District 6 Orange County Commissioner Michael Scott attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
The Florida Department of Transportation also worked on the project.
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This roadway extension project connects South Street to Gore Street.
It’s part of the city’s efforts to improve travel and safety for drivers and pedestrians.
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The upgrades also help Orlando’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2040.
Here is a list of the project milestones:
- New intersection and traffic signals at Terry Avenue and South Street
- A raised intersection at Hicks Avenue and Anderson Street
- A raised midblock crosswalk on Hicks Avenue north of McDevitt Street
- 12 ft-wide trails and decorative streetlamps on both sides of Hicks Avenue
- Wastewater pipe replacement along Hicks Avenue
- Stormwater pond on Hicks Avenue
- New landscaping/beautification throughout the corridor
- New intersection and traffic signals at Anderson Street
- A new intersection and roundabout at Carter Street
- New 12 ft-wide trails and decorative streetlamps along both sides of Hicks Avenue
- Roundabouts at Carter Street and Conley Street/Callahan Drive
- Over two dozen on-street parking spaces between Carter Street and Gore Street
- Increased access to westbound I-4 from Hicks Avenue via the Gore Street on-ramp
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