{"id":17913,"date":"2021-12-06T22:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T03:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=17913"},"modified":"2021-12-06T22:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T03:02:03","slug":"city-leaders-endorse-new-fdot-crossings-for-walkers-and-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/city-leaders-endorse-new-fdot-crossings-for-walkers-and-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"City Leaders Endorse New FDOT Crossings for Walkers and Cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more and more development coming to downtown Lakeland area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city commissioners are turning their attention to an agreement with FDOT and CSX to make ways to move pedestrians and bicyclists over and under the CSX railroad tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rendering-west.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rendering-west.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rendering-west.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rendering-west.jpg?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><figcaption>rendering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today they endorsed their support of a proposal to build a pedestrian bridge linking New York Avenue with Lake Wire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city commissioners and staff also aggressively are pushing their case to FDOT to build a pedestrian underpass between Lake Beulah and Bonnet Springs Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would to keep walkers and cyclists from sharing the narrow Sloan Avenue underpass with cars and trucks..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The portion over the CSX tracks would be enclosed in meshed metal, and a weathered steel look is envisioned to minimize maintenance costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/overhead.jpg?resize=1024%2C671&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/overhead.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/overhead.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/overhead.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><figcaption>Overhead view <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the costs will be funded by the FDOT, but the city of Lakeland is funding $85,000 for aesthetic improvements, including powder-coated railings and concrete sealer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida DOT has funded design of the overpass and right-of-way acquisition, but construction has not been funded yet, though it remains a high priority for FDOT District One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With more and more development coming to downtown Lakeland area. 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