{"id":806,"date":"2019-07-11T21:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=806"},"modified":"2019-07-11T21:45:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T21:45:31","slug":"pre-cast-concrete-component-delivery-impacts-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/07\/11\/pre-cast-concrete-component-delivery-impacts-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"PRE-CAST CONCRETE COMPONENT DELIVERY IMPACTS DOWNTOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Starting on Monday, July 22nd pre-cast concrete panels\nwill be delivered to the Heritage Garage site on trucks that measure up to 100\u2019\nin length.  It is estimated that there will be 12-14 deliveries of the\nlarge concrete pieces per business day (Monday-Friday) for approximately 16\nweeks.  The very large pre-cast concrete panels will be used to construct\nthe walls of the parking garage structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A one block portion of Orange Street between Kentucky Avenue and Tennessee Avenue will be closed for approximately nine weeks to assist in the off-loading of the pre-cast concrete components. This temporary one-block street closure will start July 22nd and will be in addition to the current closures in place.  Kentucky Avenue between Orange Street and Lemon Street is now closed and will remain closed for the duration of the Heritage Garage project.  Tennessee Avenue closed on Monday, July 8th and will remain closed until August 12th.  The Heritage Garage project is estimated to be completed in December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City Manager Tony Delgado said, \u201cWe recognize the\nsignificance of this decision but feel it is necessary in order to complete\nthis project safely and efficiently. Although the road closures are\ninconvenient, the pre-fab construction process is the most time efficient\nbuilding method for a project of this size.\u201d  He added, \u201cThe contractor is\nactually minimizing congestion and additional impacts to our downtown by\ncasting the panels off-site and delivering them each day. If these large\nconcrete panels were constructed on-site, we would have much greater impacts\nand inconveniences with hundreds of wet-concrete deliveries.  In addition,\nthe construction area footprint would have to increase in order to have space\nto build molds for the concrete components.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The large pre-cast concrete panels will be delivered by a truck traveling from the Bartow area.  The 100\u2019 long trucks will travel on Bartow Highway to Sikes Boulevard making the turn onto Lime Street where the delivery will travel east and turn north onto Kentucky Avenue. Once delivered, the pre-cast concrete components will be picked from the trucks and hoisted into place by a crane.  Traffic will be impacted during deliveries and the flow of traffic downtown will be affected by the temporary road closures.  Those individuals who live, work and visit downtown are encouraged to avoid the construction area and take alternative routes.  Signs will be in place warning motorist about the closures and impacted streets have been placed on Waze and other way-finding apps to educate travelers about the construction project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 824-space Heritage Parking Garage is a unique\nproject that has four entities paying for the garage. Each entity will\nretain ownership of the parking spaces, paying a pro-rated share of the\nconstruction and development costs, depending on the number of spaces they\nown.  The City of Lakeland is purchasing 399 spaces, Lakeland Regional\nHealth Systems is purchasing 125 spaces, MidFlorida Credit Union is purchasing\n175 spaces and Heritage Plaza owner BKP Five LLC is purchasing 125\nspaces. The cost for the garage is approximately $11 million or $15,736.77 per\nspace. The City of Lakeland\u2019s responsibility for the project is $6.3\nmillion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City of Lakeland was incorporated in January 1885 and has grown to become one of the largest inland communities in Florida.  Lakeland continues to grow with the current population over 100,000. It has been designated a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area by the US Census Bureau for over 30 years.  With tourist attractions and gulf beaches only an hour away, Lakeland capitalizes on its ideal central Florida location along the I-4 corridor.  The City owns and operates Lakeland Electric, the third largest publicly owned utility in Florida and it was one of the first to offer power in the Sunshine State almost 120 years ago. For additional information about the City of Lakeland, please visit www.lakelandgov.net<\/a>.  Citizens are also invited to follow the City on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, Snapchat and Nextdoor.  Citizens can find the City of Lakeland on these social media platforms by searching lakelandgov. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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