Transportation – Page 2

IDEA Lakeland Charter School Works Out Growth Details With City

The school, which opened off Kathleen Road in August, is planning road improvements as it expects to quadruple enrollment.

The route over the Polk Parkway means fewer neighborhoods will be directly under the path of incoming cargo jets.

Benefits include a raised median, improved turn lanes and wider sidewalks, but be prepared for delays until it’s finished.

The 17-mile FDOT project will cost nearly $270 million and take four years to complete.

The airline’s ‘largest-ever’ expansion will bring convenience and economic benefits to Lakeland.

City and state officials are working to create a memorandum of understanding outlining who will pay for what.

But there is no funding yet to ease congestion westward to Tampa. That relief will take “years to deliver.”

The city celebrated the first passenger flights into and out of Lakeland with lots of fanfare and photo ops.

The feeder roads are being upgraded sequentially. The entire three-year project is scheduled to end in November.

The closure is between Block Pine Road and Raulerson Road; commuters should expect heavy traffic on detour routes.