As Lake Nona continues to grow, we need to expand our road systems as well. Next summer, the city will widen Narcoossee Road from four to six lanes between the Beachline and Highway 417. In addition to expanding Narcoossee Road’s capacity, we will redesign the intersections at Lake Nona Boulevard, Moss Park Road, and Dowden Road to better accommodate today’s traffic patterns.
Final engineering is being completed, and I will hold several community meetings in early 2018 to share the roadway design and construction schedule. Look for an announcement of meeting dates and locations right after the first of the year. Construction bids will be procured in late spring with expansion work beginning next summer.
Also, our city traffic engineers are currently working with Orange County and the Central Florida Expressway authorities to explore options to improve traffic flow in all directions at the Narcoossee Road/417 interchange. We recognize this as a major access point that often creates traffic congestion and gridlock.
Finally, please understand that all the professionals involved in this expansion recognize the importance of Narcoossee Road to our local traffic flow. They have assured me every effort will be made to keep traffic moving as efficiently as possible during construction, and I pledge to monitor their efforts to make sure that happens.
Here’s wishing everyone a very healthy and happy 2018!
City of Orlando Commissioner Jim Gray can be reached by email at Jim.Gray@CityofOrlando.net or by calling 407-246-2001.
Hello Jim,
I’m writing you as I have just read an email from my neighbors about the road expansion, I and others feel really sad for our community. We all agree it gets bad on Narcoossee in rush hour with all the cut thru traffic but I share some of the same concerns with my neighbors about the loss of the Lake Nona character. One of the reasons we were attracted to the area was the big wide open space when driving in from the beeline. The beautiful wide center parkways with the lawns and mature trees sets a tone of arrival for Lake Nona and it’s something that we have been proud of for many years .Obviously these big lawns and mature trees are going to be turned into lanes of asphalt. Does the city have an extensive landscaping plan to keep that character alive? We’ve all seen many examples of what happens (JYP) with new 6 lane roads in Orlando and it’s usually not pretty its a freeway with stop lights. Is there something you can share with the community to ease our worries of what the end result would be ?Thank you for your time,
Best Regards,
M Lucas