After more than 15 years of planning and just months before work was set to begin, Lakeland commissioners voted to halt plans.
City Attorney Palmer Davis said the bridge was among many rail-related projects stripped of funding when state lawmakers approved House Bill 7031 during the 2025 Legislative Session.
The steel truss overpass would have linked Lake Wire with the three-block New York Avenue cycle track, providing continuous pedestrian and bicycle access to downtown.
Commissioners said they’ll press to have the bridge and other Polk County projects reinstated in the Florida Department of Transportation’s work program as soon as possible.
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15 years to plan this?? No wonder things are in such a mess.
At this time when things are really hard there are a lot of more important things that should be done with all that money. I myself among a lot of others could certainly use help just with everyday living. Not being able to afford items in a grocery store is a shame. I worked hard for 40 years as a single parent of 4 never asking for help and now that I am retired I have to struggle each and every day to make ends meet and you want to waste all that money on a bridge 9.2 million dollars could sure help a lot of struggling families who would rather see food on the table and help with the bills and every day life NOT look at a bridge Please consider helping us