Project Limits and Start Date:

The Mills Avenue Improvement project is a roadway improvement project between Virginia Drive and Dorchester Street and also includes the intersections at Marks Street and Lake Highland Drive. Construction is scheduled to begin on January 4, 2010.

Project Items:

·         Replacement of Damaged Concrete Slabs in the Roadway

·         Intersection Improvements including:

o        Dual northbound left turn lanes at Princeton Street

o        An additional eastbound through lane on Virginia Drive at its intersection with Mills Avenue

o       
A new westbound right turn lane on Nebraska Street at Mills Avenue

·         Crosswalk upgrades and bulb-outs at Marks Street and Lake Highland Drive

·         New black steel traffic signals and poles and crosswalk upgrades at Virginia Dr and Nebraska Street

·         Completion of a parallel bicycle/pedestrian path from Princeton Street to Dorchester Street including a separate bicycle / pedestrian bridge across Lake Estelle

·         On-road bicycle lanes from Dorchester Street to Princeton Street

·         Construction of a grassed median between Princeton Street and Rollins Street / Lakeshore Drive

Open House

An Open House will be held on December 16, 2009 between 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Colonialtown Neighborhood Center (1517 Lake Highland Drive, Orlando, Florida / 407-246-4449). The design plans will be available for inspection and project representatives will be available to answer any questions. Feel free to attend. Thank you.

Construction Phase   

During construction, some sidewalks will need to be closed intermittently for improvements. However, pedestrian access will be available at all times on at least one side of the road.

The replacement of concrete slabs will require some lane closures. Due to the high volume of traffic on Mills Avenue, the lane closures will occur Monday through Friday during the evening and early morning hours between 8:30 PM and 6:30 AM. Although there will be noise and disruptions from the construction, the City will work with the contractor to minimize these as much as possible.  

Project Cost

The Mills Improvement project is a federally funded local agency program project with a construction cost of approximately $3.3 million.

Project Contacts:

·         Senior Project Engineer:

Mark Davidson 407-893-5800

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·         Project Administrator:

Pat Gilson 321-639-4729

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·         City of Orlando Project Manager:

Bill Burns 407-246-3181

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