NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION
From: POLK PKWY (SR 570)NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION
From: US 17 (SR 35)Eastern leg along Us 27 is needed more
Current variations of the project design don't fully consider the bicycle traffic that crosses SR60 between Connersville Road and 91 Mine Road. Early versions had a traffic light at the intersection and that was changed to a left turn only for E & W bound SR60 traffic. How will cyclists navigate this intersection? Will provisions be made to route traffic to the proposed multi-use trail that is to parallel the Central Polk Parkway? Hopefully consideration is given to non-vehicular traffic and not cut from the "budget" leading to risk of injury or deaths.
PD&E/EMO STUDY
From: CENTRAL POLK PARKWAY - US 17(SR35)NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION
From: CR546PD&E/EMO STUDY
From: CENTRAL POLK PARKWAY EAST - SOUTH OF US17/92PD&E/EMO STUDY
NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION
From: SR60Extend south to connect back to US27 south of Lake Wales
NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION
NOT NECCESARY! this area is primarily rural low density and a wildlife corridor. We dont want you out here !
Very necessary to meet state growth requirements not just locally but points south.
This project is very much needed, US Highway 27 and the roadways around it are oversaturated with traffic
FEASIBILITY STUDY
From: SR 60an unbelievably idiotic concept!!! This extension is not needed, causes unnecessary expense to taxpayers and encourages the demise of local agriculture in the pursuit of urban sprawl( and decay!).
Project is VERY needed. Needs a good tie in point on i4
Very needed. Wish we could have this expedited to connect to not only I4 but also some point south in Orlando. We need alternate connections to get into Orlando besides I4. Can we get some connections to the toll roads that surround Orlando? Maybe connect to Orange Blossom Trail? John Young Parkway? This insistence on funneling us back up to I4 just keeps creating choke points. Like at Champions Gate - What a mess that is. 27 is turning into the “new championsgate.” Side note - my phone keeps autocorrecting it to “championshate” and it’s not wrong.
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
From: OVER PEACE RIVER BRIDGEADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: US 17 (SR 92)RAIL SAFETY PROJECT
From: S 2ND STRAIL SAFETY PROJECT
ADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: W OF US 27 (SR 25)The adding of the EB lanes have done little to nothing to get rid of the backups it causes. 429 in BOTH directions is causing the delay. Add 1 or more lanes from the 429 EB to the 417 on ramp will get rid of ALOT of the congestion.
INTERCHANGE - ADD LANES
Adding lanes from hwy27 to the Champions (chaos) Gate off ramp going EB will be a big help to get rid of congestion and easier flow of traffic.
Additional lanes are needed through this area to Champions gate and beyond to relieve the congestion. It is absurd at the time I spend each week going to and coming from Orlando
As controversial as this suggestion may be, mere the right lane of travel of east bound I-4, before route 27 interchange. This will leave it open for the traffic coming off of route 27. So many people just do not know how to merge so having the right lane open would help move traffic along.
PARKING FACILITY
PD&E/EMO STUDY
From: CIRCLE BAR B RANCHSAFETY PROJECT
ADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: CR 630AADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: HIGHLANDS COUNTY LINEADD LANES & REHABILITATE PVMNT
From: PRESIDENTS DRIVEADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: EDGEWOOD DRROUNDABOUT
A roundabout here will cause major delays and backups. This intersection is a main interchange for accessing Mosaic mine sites and chemical plants, Streamsong resort, Teco power plants, Duke power plants, Atlantic galvanizer, and surrounding towns and cities (Mulberry, Pine dale, Bradley Jct, Homeland, Fort Meade, Chicora, Duette, Ona, Lithia, Fort Lonesome) Both hwy 37 and hwy 640 see large amount of commercial truck traffic. 37 and 640 are both main routes for Trans phos, New Line Transport, Publix, Walmart, City Furniture, Badcock, Port trucks hauling containers to and from Miami and Tampa ports, Rooms to go, fruit, vegetable, and livestock trucks. Loads ranging from 8' wide to 20'+ wide and overall lengths exceed 100'. 2000 lb vehicles up to 200,000+ lb heavy haul rigs. Roundabouts are not suitable for this type of traffic. With growth on the west coast of FL; traffic volumes on 41, 301, I-75, 39 have all increased drastically, traffic continues to push eastward to avoid the congestion and growth on the west coast, therefore increasing traffic on hwy 37 and 640. I have living in Bradley Jct for 27 years, I use the intersection and those surrounding almost daily (555&640, 630&37, 630&555, 674&37, 674&39, 39&62, 62&37). 37&640 and the intersections listed above have proven for years to be effective for traffic flow even at its busiest times. (5:30am-8am & 2:30pm-6pm) This roundabout will just cause road rage and bring problems for your common motorist and for large commercial vehicles.
MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION
From: ARIANA STMISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION
ADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: MLK BLVDAdding a center turn lane might help traffic flow better. Always lots of traffic from Ave y to MLK. Very hard to to make left turn from Ave Y.
INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT
This project is desperately needed, particularly with westbound traffic exiting I-4 and going south on 559 to Auburndale the area has grown so fast this is overdue!!
ROUNDABOUT
Roundabout not the best idea with large 18 wheel trucks passing through this way. Also heavy car traffic with general ignorance of how roundabouts work, this is not a good idea. There will be lots of accidents.
To support the other comment about trucks, there is definitely not enough space to make a roundabout for heavy vehicles. Also the signal under the Polk Parkway would not support the volume of vehicles with a roundabout, the sensor system only let 5 people go through now. It's like they don't want us on the Polk Parkway (to Tampa)
BRIDGE-REPAIR/REHABILITATION
ADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT
From: COUNTY LINE RDPlease maintain the paved shoulder / bike lane along this roadway with the planned widening. Many people use this corridor for commuting to work via bicycle.
Provide a bike lane or path but separate it from the cars so it's safer
PD&E/EMO STUDY
From: BONNIE MINE RDPD&E/EMO STUDY
NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION
From: US 17The widening of Thompson Nursery / Chalet Suzanne needs to extend to Sr17
PD&E/EMO STUDY
From: HIGHLANDS C/LPD&E/EMO STUDY
From: WALKER AVEURBAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS
Can we get lynx back they have good buses and great drivers Plesse at least one route run by lynx
URBAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS
OPERATING/ADMIN. ASSISTANCE
OPERATING FOR FIXED ROUTE
CAPITAL FOR FIXED ROUTE
OPERATING FOR FIXED ROUTE
CAPITAL FOR FIXED ROUTE
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CAPITAL FOR FIXED ROUTE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SHELTER
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ITS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES/SYSTEM
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES/SYSTEM
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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
LIGHTING
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
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TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES/SYSTEM
TRAFFIC OPS IMPROVEMENT
TRAFFIC OPS IMPROVEMENT
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES/SYSTEM
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
OTHER ITS
GUARDRAIL
From: MP 8TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTERS
SIDEWALK
From: STUART AVENUESIDEWALK
From: AVE DSIDEWALK
From: FIRST STREET SOUTHBIKE PATH/TRAIL
From: STRAIN BLVDI am looking forward to the bike path from Strain Blvd to Bonnet Springs. Perfect for me.
BIKE PATH/TRAIL
From: SR 540(WINTER LAKE RD)crossing 98/Winter Lake Rd at the intersection will create stop light delays that will cause resentment from drivers. consider making the crossing at the college entrance on US 98, at the intersection where Racetrac is located
BIKE PATH/TRAIL
Please align with current path of Fort Fraser Trail which is east of Lowes and Tractor Supply.
SIDEWALK
SIDEWALK
From: COMBEE RD/IOWA RDSIDEWALK
SIDEWALK
From: SR 539 KATHLEEN RDPEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
From: SR540BIKE PATH/TRAIL
From: RSH CONNECTOR TRAIL E OF RSH & CENTRAL AVESIDEWALK
From: S OF AVE G SWSIDEWALK
SIDEWALK
From: 42ND STREET NWBIKE PATH/TRAIL
From: ARIANNA STI would like to see a vegetative buffer planted along the new trail to provide some separation from the Harden Blvd traffic noise & for safety
SIDEWALK
From: US 92 (MEMORIAL BLVD)BIKE PATH/TRAIL
From: E OF LAKE CRAGO PARKBIKE PATH/TRAIL
From: LAKE CRAGO DR SR 33Since Lakeland has just approved adding new sports fields at Lake Crago Park, consider building the path thru Lake Crago Park in conjunction with the building of the new sports fields.
BIKE PATH/TRAIL
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
From: W. 2ND STAVIATION REVENUE/OPERATIONAL
AVIATION PRESERVATION PROJECT
AVIATION SAFETY PROJECT
AVIATION PRESERVATION PROJECT
AVIATION PRESERVATION PROJECT
AVIATION PRESERVATION PROJECT
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AVIATION SAFETY PROJECT
AVIATION CAPACITY PROJECT
AVIATION PRESERVATION PROJECT
AVIATION PRESERVATION PROJECT
AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
RAIL SAFETY PROJECT
From: 7TH ST SWRESURFACING
RESURFACING
From: MP 8RESURFACING
From: N CROOKED LAKE RDRESURFACING
From: NORTH OF OLD SCENIC HWYRESURFACING
From: OLD SCENIC HWY / MOUNTAIN LAKE CUTTOFFRESURFACING
From: S OF WAVELY RDRESURFACING
From: HIGHLANDS COUNTY LINERESURFACING
From: N OF HOLLY HILL CUT-OFF RDIf the toll road isn’t going to be built, time to 8 lane US 27 north of Haines City
RESURFACING
From: N OF SR 540Great this area is in need of desperate repair.
Yes, This resurfacing is very much needed. Additional improvements needed to increase safety, reduce accidents & deaths are: reduce the speed limit to 45 mph on this entire section of US27 from Haines City in both directions to the SR60 connection in Lake Wales. Also improvement sight lines, turning lanes and add frontage roads with merge lanes at Frederick Ave Dundee and CR546 Lake Hamilton
RESURFACING
From: N OF SR 60RESURFACING
From: S OF SR 544 (SCENIC HIGHWAY)FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCT.
From: PARKVIEW PLACERESURFACING
From: CLEARWATER AVERESURFACING
From: 9TH ST NWRESURFACING
From: HARDEE COUNTY LINERESURFACING
From: N OF TRANSPORT RDRESURFACING
From: S OF SR 540 (WINTER LAKE RD)RESURFACING
From: N OF LAKE MIRIAM SQUARERESURFACING
From: N OF SR 674RESURFACING
From: N OF VIRGINIA STRESURFACING
From: SR 35RESURFACING
From: E OF SR 35 (US 98) (BARTOW RD)RESURFACING
From: W OF GARY RDRESURFACING
From: S OF AVENUE A SWRESURFACING
From: N OF SR 600 (US 92)RESURFACING
From: S OF BEAKER ROADInstall improvements to reduce speeds. Drivers keep getting killed on Harden Blvd
RESURFACING
From: DRANE FIELD RDRESURFACING
From: SR 600 (US 92)RESURFACING
From: W OF LOWES ENTRANCERESURFACING
From: E VAN FLEET DRRESURFACING
From: W OF SADDLEBAG LAKE ROADRESURFACING
From: BUFF AVERESURFACING
From: JERSEY RDRESURFACING
From: SCHALAMAR CREEK DRRESURFACING
From: W OF SR 555 (US 17)RESURFACING
From: S OF SOUTH BLVDRESURFACING
From: W OF RAMONA AVESomething needs to be done to slow the traffic down on this section of roadway. Too many accidents and with the new Government Center, careless people will cause more.
RESURFACING
From: E OF OLD STOKES ROADFLEXIBLE PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCT.
From: S OF GRIFFIN RD (CR 582)The bike lanes in this area are dangerous for bicyclists and should be separated from the traffic
requesting plans, design documents, environmental study, specifications, and any associated documentation for ad # 24109 - SR 700/35 (US 98) FROM S OF GRIFFIN RD (CR 582) TO SHARON DR. Thank you,
Yes, This resurfacing is very much needed. Additional improvements needed to increase safety, reduce accidents & deaths are: reduce the speed limit to 45 mph on this entire section of US27 from Haines City in both directions to the SR60 connection in Lake Wales. Also improvement sight lines, turning lanes and add frontage roads with merge lanes at Frederick Ave Dundee and CR546 Lake Hamilton
As controversial as this suggestion may be, mere the right lane of travel of east bound I-4, before route 27 interchange. This will leave it open for the traffic coming off of route 27. So many people just do not know how to merge so having the right lane open would help move traffic along.
Can we get lynx back they have good buses and great drivers Plesse at least one route run by lynx
To support the other comment about trucks, there is definitely not enough space to make a roundabout for heavy vehicles. Also the signal under the Polk Parkway would not support the volume of vehicles with a roundabout, the sensor system only let 5 people go through now. It's like they don't want us on the Polk Parkway (to Tampa)
crossing 98/Winter Lake Rd at the intersection will create stop light delays that will cause resentment from drivers. consider making the crossing at the college entrance on US 98, at the intersection where Racetrac is located
Agree with Danny Clark on his suggestion of making the crossing at the light for Polk State College and 98. The challenge will be to parallel 98 to the north and cross the entrance/exit ramps of the Polk Parkway to tie into the proposed trail at Holloway Park. Quite frankly cyclists and walkers will find it more convenient to cut thru SanLan RV and golf club to get to Lakeland Highlands for crossing Polk Parkway. Traffic is less in this area than 98.
Since Lakeland has just approved adding new sports fields at Lake Crago Park, consider building the path thru Lake Crago Park in conjunction with the building of the new sports fields.
Current variations of the project design don't fully consider the bicycle traffic that crosses SR60 between Connersville Road and 91 Mine Road. Early versions had a traffic light at the intersection and that was changed to a left turn only for E & W bound SR60 traffic. How will cyclists navigate this intersection? Will provisions be made to route traffic to the proposed multi-use trail that is to parallel the Central Polk Parkway? Hopefully consideration is given to non-vehicular traffic and not cut from the "budget" leading to risk of injury or deaths.
This project is desperately needed, particularly with westbound traffic exiting I-4 and going south on 559 to Auburndale the area has grown so fast this is overdue!!
great way to screw up! This is a complete waste of tax payer dollars! The existing Polk Parkway is a riduculous , ugly, and lightly used road in comparison to the I4...because it goes no where the people need to be! Best use for the existing one is a detour route when I 4 is backed up, this one wouldnt even address that issue! In other words -a waste of resources and money! This rural area doesn't have a need for any more unnecessary intrusion. If you keep paving over the rural farmlands there wont be anywhere left that can feed our nation!
Needed. can we expedite the project? This would pull traffic off of 27 - which is increasing in congestion all the time due to increased building in the area. And there is a shopping center going in on the south side of Haines City. Look for an increase in congestion on 27 due to this. Please look at adding an extension of this leg of the parkway that wold connect to the south side of Orlando and not just funnel us back onto I4 and create more bottlenecks. Can you hook it to 417? Also - people use the parkway. It’s great for connecting to South Lakeland and to I4 WB from Winter Haven.
A roundabout here will cause major delays and backups. This intersection is a main interchange for accessing Mosaic mine sites and chemical plants, Streamsong resort, Teco power plants, Duke power plants, Atlantic galvanizer, and surrounding towns and cities (Mulberry, Pine dale, Bradley Jct, Homeland, Fort Meade, Chicora, Duette, Ona, Lithia, Fort Lonesome) Both hwy 37 and hwy 640 see large amount of commercial truck traffic. 37 and 640 are both main routes for Trans phos, New Line Transport, Publix, Walmart, City Furniture, Badcock, Port trucks hauling containers to and from Miami and Tampa ports, Rooms to go, fruit, vegetable, and livestock trucks. Loads ranging from 8' wide to 20'+ wide and overall lengths exceed 100'. 2000 lb vehicles up to 200,000+ lb heavy haul rigs. Roundabouts are not suitable for this type of traffic. With growth on the west coast of FL; traffic volumes on 41, 301, I-75, 39 have all increased drastically, traffic continues to push eastward to avoid the congestion and growth on the west coast, therefore increasing traffic on hwy 37 and 640. I have living in Bradley Jct for 27 years, I use the intersection and those surrounding almost daily (555&640, 630&37, 630&555, 674&37, 674&39, 39&62, 62&37). 37&640 and the intersections listed above have proven for years to be effective for traffic flow even at its busiest times. (5:30am-8am & 2:30pm-6pm) This roundabout will just cause road rage and bring problems for your common motorist and for large commercial vehicles.
Please align with current path of Fort Fraser Trail which is east of Lowes and Tractor Supply.
Very needed. Wish we could have this expedited to connect to not only I4 but also some point south in Orlando. We need alternate connections to get into Orlando besides I4. Can we get some connections to the toll roads that surround Orlando? Maybe connect to Orange Blossom Trail? John Young Parkway? This insistence on funneling us back up to I4 just keeps creating choke points. Like at Champions Gate - What a mess that is. 27 is turning into the “new championsgate.” Side note - my phone keeps autocorrecting it to “championshate” and it’s not wrong.
I am looking forward to the bike path from Strain Blvd to Bonnet Springs. Perfect for me.
Widen and extend Hunt Bros road in both directions. East back up to SR 60 east of Lake Wales and west around the airport to 60. Would provide relief for east west 60 traffic, be an economic incubator for the airport, and help move traffic for all of the growth being developed south of Lake Wales
Perhaps connect it to the proposed toll road at Sr 60
Buck Moore is a north / south connector road that needs widening. I don’t see anything about it on here. NO DIVIDED SINGLE LANE UPDATE! Too much traffic for simple round about fixes only. Volume is going to significantly increase with growth to the north and east as this is the only road that accesses commercial areas east of Lake Wales
We need the light at Mt Olive Rd and SR 33 sooner rather than later due to the increased amount of traffic that the warehouses and new developments have brought in. There have been to many accidents at this intersection. We keep hearing it’s in the works…… when will we see it come to fruition.
The area needs pedestrian and bicycle access..
Please consider traffic calming device on this road, especially at this bend. This road is a race-way and no, Thompson Nursery Realignment is not going to help the situation. The road should be 25 mph not the 60 that seems to be the norm these days.
Cars cutting across Davenport Blvd to merge from 547 to southbound 17-92 are creating a problem as they whiz across they only pay attention to the traffic coming from westbound Bay St and not the Eastbound. This cut-through should be blacked off by a median or some other device. They are attempting to not have to merge at Magnolia and therefore skip the traffic signal and its frankly very dangerous.
Adding lanes to Marigold would help with traffic coming in & out of Pioncianna. Also adjusting the timing of the light on Cypress & Dover, would also would make traffic flow easier
4 lane with roundabouts in every crosses
making a double left turn lane and a straight/right turn. Also we need no left turns enforcement from Davenport Blvd into racetrack
George Jenkins High School is essentially using the intersection of Peterson Rd and Bersch St as a student drop-off and pick up area for students. It creates intolerable traffic congestion twice a day for an hour each time on a road that was not designed for this use. If GJHS is going to continue to be allowed to use this intersection as a dropoff/pickup, it should at least be equipped with a 4-way stop sign. It's hard to belive that there isn't a stop sign on Peterson until you get to Harrell's nursery. This allows constantly speeding cars to gain a considerable amount of speed before coming up to a stop sign. The new crosswalk is a deathtrap waiting to happen for students, as many of the other students that drive are often racing on this dangerously narrow road as they arrive to and leave campus. A student has already been seriously injured in the past. I suggest you don't wait until it happens again to look into the safety of this situation.
Trying to get out of Hickory Ridge Phase 1 to head west on 540-A is ridiculous. The median is not long enough to pull out 1/2 way when turning left and the traffic is so bad it’s hard to hit it clear both ways. Many parents come down to this entrance to make a u-turn when exiting Valleyview to head east at drop off & pickup times. Raised grass median west of the entrance needs to be eliminated so we can pull out and still be safe.
A green right arrow should be made available to those turning right to or from US-27/Ronald Reagan.
county road 655 between old lake wales bartow road and eloise loop road where you will have two elementary schools letting out at the sametime on a 2 lane road where you have over 2 dozen illegally parked cars along the road, illegal uturns without yielding, etc. and that is before the second school has even opened. Need two lanes each wau, concrete median down the middle and curbs on the side. cars from the north should enter chain of lakes from the north should enter the school pickup line from the north and exit from the north side. From the south enter from the south and exit going south. easy solutions
With the new school going in at Bella Citta/Goodman what is going to be done to keep this from being a total bottleneck?
Cable barrier should be installed on 27 median between 192 and at minimum I4, plus the rut on the inside median on 27S just past the 192 27S on ramp needs to be fixed. There was a father and a little girl killed here earlier this year and I believe the rut had something to do with pulling the car off the road. But at minimum a metal barrier in the median possibly could have saved their life by avoiding a head on collision when they crossed the road into the northbound lane
i4 gets backed up for over 35+ minutes every day on the way to orlando. champions gate is a mess. adding more lanes just makes more of a slow down. what happened to the bullet train idea or even express lanes?
THIS PARK IS A JOKE. It has a beautiful path that leads to garbage. The cities idea of fixing broken things is to board it up or remove part of it leaving playground equipment that can't be used. Why can we take the old playground equipment from other parks and replace it here? Half of that equipment is in better shape. It is a hazard and extremely dangerous to play here.
This recently redesigned intersection does not allow for a left turn into the shopping center for those driving west on Main Street/Dundee Road. The only way in is to drive south on Hwy. 27 and make a u-turn and head back north. I can understand not allowing a left turn out of the center, but whoever thought this was a good idea needs to go back to school.
Please put a light before more people are injured or killed.
There have been multiple accidents resulting in serious injury and death at this intersection. With the addition of numerous warehouses traffic continues to worsen and the intersection grows more dangerous
Vehicles make illegal left turns out of this neighborhood onto Ronald Reagan Blvd. It can be very dangerous and those making the illegal turns tend to be aggressive. The curbs in the center turn lane need to be extended to prevent vehicles from doing this.
Would like to see Rattlesnake Road in Lake Wales Florida have the boat public boat ramp maintained and a rail along the curve of the lake put in and lights on rattlesnake Rd.
This intersection is not equipped for the number of vehicles. The left turn lane from Ronald Reagan Pkwy onto Champions Gate Blvd backs up extensively. You could sit through 3 or 4 light cycles before turning. A second lane to turn left would help some. With multiple new apartment buildings/complexes and an entire new neighborhood on RR Pkway it will only continue to get worse. PLEASE STOP issuing permits to allow more building. It needs to stop and let the infrastructure catch up.
Same holds true for left turn from Champions Gate to Ronald Reagan. Definitely need some solution.
Traffic backs up here every day, needs another lane for incoming traffic or divert incoming traffic farther down I4.
Make the new traffic single at Colbert and 98S, a flashing yellow/red light in the early morning hours. Once traffic picks up, say around 5am, make it a normal signal.
This intersection is currently a four way stop, but you might want to consider a traffic light, as traffic often backs up heading east on Bates Road, and increasingly heading south on N 10th Street. I would only be in favor of a traffic light if it were kept on only during peak times, as it is not necessary 24/7.
Can we add something that would interest people in using the million dollar path that was installed?? The path is great.... but why would a mother want to walk on it with her kids. There is no bench, swing, exercise stops, landscaping... there is nothing.... I would rather drive....
I have lived in Fountain Park since 2014. I have witnessed far too many crashes (many resulting in death) and near misses at the SR33 & Mt. Olive Rd. intersection. A traffic light is long overdue.
This intersection is difficult to cross at times with the new volume of traffic.
The intersection at Buckeye Loop Road and Dundee Road is horrible during morning commute time. The green traffic light needs to be longer for Buckeye Loop Road traffic to turn left onto Dundee Road. . Buckeye Loop Road also needs a longer left turn lane.
Old Polk Rd by the light needs to have expanded lanes - this light always has back up problems and would benefit from two left turn lanes
requesting plans, design documents, environmental study, specifications, and any associated documentation for ad # 24109 - SR 700/35 (US 98) FROM S OF GRIFFIN RD (CR 582) TO SHARON DR. Thank you,
Relief to the poinciana community, "a way out" from marigold to cypress parkway or connection to east. Please assist with the elimination of the 2 lane road. If you were to pull up the dangerous accidents on Marigold and Lake Marion. A highway or crossover bridge to eliminate the growth in poinciana.
With the addition of so many houses out here, traffic has increased. A left turn lane would help with traffic flow.
Can you PLEASE update the lights on this road? There is minimal traffic at any given time. Every light should be green, unless someone is turning off the Polk Parkway. Even the light to turn on and off has to change because there's no flashing yellow. There are flashing yellow left turn arrows on Hwy 60, which has probably 100-200x the daily traffic. PLEASE. Also the speed limit could clearly be 60+mph with the minimal traffic patterns. Thank you!
(Dangerous intersection in the plaza at Mc Donald's exit area!!) Shrink or eliminate that Play place at Mc Donald's so drivers like me can feel safe when exiting Mc Donald's to go anywhere or when passing by Mc Donald's to go to Defy without having to worry about getting sidedswiped from those leaving Mc Donald's as that play place is a bad blind spot & I hate the too many close calls. That or move the plaza entrance/exit down westward some to make that Mc Donald's intersection more safer. That or reach out to the property owner to do something about it. Thank you in advanced.
Traffic light at 27 & rws ranch road/south Blvd . too many fatalities
They should block cross traffic like they did to Patterson. It's too close to the other light.
This intersection is a death trap. So many people have died here turning into traffic and people become impatient and drive 2-4 cars deep into the intersection forcing traffic to stop. That's when they get hit. Plus, heading eastbound out from the west side of HWY 27, semis block traffic or hit cars often. It's very dangerous and deadly, and desperately needs attention.
This intersection is a death trap. So many people have died here turning into traffic and people become impatient and drive 2-4 cars deep into the intersection forcing traffic to stop. That's when they get hit. Plus, heading eastbound out from the west side of HWY 27, semis block traffic or hit cars often. It's very dangerous and deadly, and desperately needs attention.
Do not allow left turn coming from Patterson Rd onto 27 South. It causes too much traffic, accidents and people don’t know how to use the merge lane.
Looks like problem solved. They added barriers in the intersection. Now hopefully people obey and turn right only from Patterson
Remove the stop signs and add round a outs to improve traffic flow
A "Do not block intersection" sign and that box thingy you see over at Sleepy Hill for Chick-Fil-A would come in handy at the Circle K side of Duff Road and John's Auto & Classics side of Banana Road. Thank you in advanced if this does happen at either/both intersections.
Vehicles make illegal left turns out of this neighborhood onto Ronald Reagan Blvd. It can be very dangerous and those making the illegal turns tend to be aggressive. The curbs in the center turn lane need to be extended to prevent vehicles from doing this.
A Light at this intersection due to increased traffic and speed would ensure less crashes happened here.
A traffic light is really need it in this intersection, you have people trying to get out from Best Buy, plus from Mount Olive and the ones that comes from 33. How many more crashes (even fatal) there have to be.
This traffic light is not long enough for those traveling southbound on US-27. Waiting 30 minutes to get through this light is not uncommon and prevents people trying to access I-4 eastbound.
With all the added homes and new traffic, Adams Barn Road needs to be widened. It is very scary driving on the road from Lake Mattie Road to the edge of the Water Ridge neighborhood. 2 cars have a hard time going by each other. If you have a dually or a trailer, it’s almost impossible without running off the road.
Why can't you make truckers reroute to the light to pull out in front of traffic? Truckers are constantly pulling out in front of traffic, blocking the road, forcing drivers to slam on the brakes. This is dangerous. One of those truckers is going to kill someone!
This road definitely needs some love and some extra lanes, traffic will only get worse with the adding of new development communities.
I agree. There is increased non vehicle traffic through here and it either needs side walk or a bike lane.
We need sidewalks on the south side of Cypress Gardens Road between the Berryhill neighborhood and Garden Grove Elementary. Kids have to cross the busy road to walk to school on a sidewalk.
US 98 between Edgewood and Florida Ave - Please expand the roadway section to 3 lanes on each side
People have complained about this section for years but nothing ever gets done about it.
I've noticed that traffic has gotten a lot worse along this road. Severe congestion during rush hour... we really need this road widened!
Per the LRP a traffic light was scheduled to be installed here. Traffic on this road will increase when the North Ridge Trail is installed. This will be a natural entry/exit point for several neighborhoods.
We need a turn lane onto Lake Mattie for south bound traffic. As well as a possible traffic light. It is very difficult to navigate a left turn from Lane Mattie Rd onto 559. Also when road improvements were done to accommodate the new subdivision it made it where you have to pull up into 559 to be able to see to navigate any turns onto that roadway. This is a very dangerous intersection
The Old Polk City Rd & SR 33 intersection is a horrible intersection! If anything, it needs turn lanes. Many Polk City residents use Old Polk City Rd. to get to Socrum Loop and Marcum Rd and 98 North areas.
This intersection is difficult to cross at times with the new volume of traffic.
Randa Ridge and the new subdivisions have sidewalks, but to get into town along Polk City Road requires walking on the shoulder of the road. The city needs to add sidewalk to one side of the road and connect these subdivisions to town.
Traffic study needs to be done on the light at Old Lake Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Traffic backs up all the way to Lake Wilson in the afternoons because the light is not green long enough. A 3rd turn lane from RR onto southbound 547 would also be helpful.
Will a stoplight be added at this intersection? With the addition of the massive number of homes being built on Saddle Creek/Old Dixie Hwy, this intersection will soon become impassable for individuals turning left from any direction.
Same thing happened on 540A when all the new housing developments went in. 540A had a good traffic flow, but then with all the houses rush hours became nightmares.
As a Member of the Haines City Community for over 55 years, Highway 27-Interstate 4 should definitely be considered for a road expansion... because the congestion is awful. Too many vehicles on the road, practically all day. There are too, too many traffic lights which are contributing to the problem and not relieving it. It's especially bad when you're sitting at a traffic signal , which is green but you're not able to proceed through itbecause the next traffic signal is red. This means that the traffic, which should be moving freely, is being held because of the next traffic signal. This is awful.
We need something that allows us to bypass the congestion of Haines City. An alternate road? (Wasn’t that a project in the works on the west side of 27?) Maybe a raised deck that connects from south of Haines City to I4 and beyond to Cleremont? (Like the Selmon Expressway in Tampa.) Even if you made it a toll extension, people would pay it to avoid the congestion. With the massive amounts of homes being built to pull people into the area, and the shopping center going in just south of Haines City on 27 this is only going to get worse.
Poor drainage, needs new storm drainage.
Consider a traffic signal at the Winter Lake Road/ 570 toll road exit. I've seen the line waiting to make the westbound turn onto 540/Winter Lake Road backed up to the toll plaza many times due to waiting for a break in traffic to make the turn safely. This happens particularly in the morning.
Correction to original comment. Should have said making the eastbound turn.
Too many to list for the 33809 & 33810 side of Lakeland so I'll let you choose if you'd like: Urgent: - Round-a-bout or something is needed very soon at North Campbell Road & D R Bryant Road. I came close to getting sideswiped when going from northbound on North Campbell Rd to westbound onto North Campbell Road because those going eastbound on North Campbell Road thinks that they have the right of way when going straight onto D R Bryant, not even slowing down to those going northbound to westbound on North Campbell Road. This is a dangerous intersection despite not much traffic along that stretch. - Railroad signs like the ones on Florida Avenue in downtown Lakeland for Kathleen road so when the train is loading & unloading at AOC, then everyone including police, fire, & rescue will know to take Galloway Road to Spivey Road instead of waiting up to 15 minutes for CSX to clear Kathleen Road to let traffic go until the road empties out to block it back off. - If the folks in Kathleen want's to keep their speeding drivers, then have 1st Street NW end at Pine Avenue NW and rename that part of 1st Street NW to Pine Ave Circle & have Ivy Branch Lane connect with that side of 1st St NW to make crossing the tracks more safer without having to worry about those driving their pickup trucks hoarding the 1st Street NW when crossing the railroad tracks because that spot near Pine Avenue can be turned into a pedestrian/bike crossing only. A Sheriff Department would then be needed over on Deeson Road anywhere near Circle K so those in the Kathleen district will have to cut down on their speeding on 1st Street NW, Deeson Rd, Lewellyn, Chart Prine/Mount Tabor, & possibly Harrelson Road. - Duff Road needs to widen to either a left turn lane in the middle or 2 lanes per side with a left turn lane optional in the middle. Either way it's needed from Kathleen to Green Road. - West Daughtery road needs something done from Wal-Mart to US 98 as traffic has been picking up along that stretch of road and it's making it even harder to pull out of that side of Wal-Mart onto traffic as also at times at the Pinch-A-Penny side to those wanting to go to US 98 from that end but cant because of traffic coming from Wal-Mart, moreso during Q4 of each year. ______________________ Ideal: - US 98N needs to be widened to 2 lanes per side all the way up to SR 471 or SR 54. - Round-a-bout or street signal is needed for the intersection of Park Byrd & Banana Rd. - Round about is needed for Park Byrd & Duff as also Green Rd & Duff. If that means having to close 1 part of the Greenbrier entrance & if a 2nd one is needed, then they can either link up the other side to Access Road or to Myrtle Road. - Kathleen Road could use more lanes from Duff Rd to Raulerson Road. Either that or Kathleen Road needs a round-a-bout at the West Campbell & Raulerson intersections. - Round-a-bout would be ideal for Banana Road at North Campbell Road.
There will need to be an expanded turn lanes leaving Ridgewood Lakes Blvd on to HWY 27 due to increased building in both Ridgewood Lakes and the building being done off 27
Could a speed bump be put along Polk St? I constantly see cars and motorcycles speeding down the road going past the speed limit for residential areas.
Speed is a BIG problem in town. Kids out playing and people doing 55 in a 25
Those railroad signs you see on Florida Avenue in downtown Lakeland would come in handy for Kathleen Road so if there's a train trying to cross over Kathleen Road to pick up/drop off their railroad cars for anything, this'll help those take Galloway, as also Spivey for an alternate route as this would come in extremely handy for police/fire/rescue when an emergency arises. It's not fair if you're an ambulance driver and you're stuck with traffic on Kathleen Road waiting up to 15 minutes (I kid you not) because a train is fixing their load while not backed far enough for the gate to go up, despite the train isn't even anywhere near the road. Thanks if you can make this possible.
This stretch of road would benefit from a multi turn center median - right now you have to U turn to get into many of the retail establishments on the west side of the road - take out the center rise and make it a two way center turn lane
This is a dangerous area. Semis and vehicles coming off the interstate trying to turn left to go toward Auburndale while oncoming vehicles are going straight or turning to get on I 4 going toward Tampa. My daughter was in a wreck which totaled both cars and I see wrecks here almost every other day. The visibility going pass Loves over the overpass is not good. We need a light here.
We need another Lane on Florence Villa grove heading towards 27, Its impossible to leave our communities around 4-6 pm every day because of how slow the light changes and because everyone cuts through this street instead of going all the way to the end of 192 to go south on 27… we could also use bus stop Signs too, everyday people run the school bus lights. I personally grab my kid from the bus because of how unconsidered some drovers are, in the area.
Worst junction in Auburndale. Needs all way stop signs/signal lights or best of all a roundabout. Island needs removed.
AGREED!
I live in the neighborhood next to this. It is bad but we do not need a round about!
I agree. Dangerous intersection. Especially with increase in traffic we are having. Accidents often. Needs a roundabout or light.
Absolutely a 3 way stop!!
This road is unnecessary to relieve congestoin and is instead a corridor that will encourage more sprawl and degrade rural quality of life
Something STILL needs to be done to STOP tractor trailers from using Robinson Street on a daily basis.
A right turn lane onto Old Lake Alfred is needed very soon. Many, many houses being built, which will mean many cars needing to turn onto this road.
Please consider having the Polk Parkway expansion “Y” here to also connect to 417. Don’t just kick us back onto I4….we need ways to avoid the bottlenecks at I4 and still connect to Orlando. Also, this project should be considered for the governor’s expedited projects list. It is very much needed as quickly as possible to alleviate congestion on both I4 and 27.
Needs to connect to 429 and 417. Not just I4. I4 is already a nightmare!
I agree with this.
Connect to the 429
Wasn’t there a plan to construct a parallel roadway to 27 in an effort to pull traffic off of 27? 27 is an absolute nightmare with traffic. And with talk of adding a shopping complex to 27 on the south side of Haines City, I’m expecting to add at least 20 minutes to our commute to I4 from Winter Haven. Really, we need a better way to connect to Orlando rather than getting up to I4.
Need a light at Gapway. It’s getting dangerous to turn from Gapway and it seems like there are more accidents at this intersection as the area continues to grow.
AGREED!
roundabout
roundabout
This road is unnecessary to relieve congestoin and is instead a corridor that will encourage more sprawl and degrade rural quality of life
Can you PLEASE update the lights on this road? There is minimal traffic at any given time. Every light should be green, unless someone is turning off the Polk Parkway. Even the light to turn on and off has to change because there's no flashing yellow. There are flashing yellow left turn arrows on Hwy 60, which has probably 100-200x the daily traffic. PLEASE. Also the speed limit could clearly be 60+mph with the minimal traffic patterns. Thank you!
There is very little signage warning drivers to slow down for this sharp and dangerous curve. Drivers run through the curve continuously, which is very evident by looking at the wall that was recently installed by a new homeowner that probably had no idea that drivers taking the curve too fast was an issue.
Wasn’t there a plan to construct a parallel roadway to 27 in an effort to pull traffic off of 27? 27 is an absolute nightmare with traffic. And with talk of adding a shopping complex to 27 on the south side of Haines City, I’m expecting to add at least 20 minutes to our commute to I4 from Winter Haven. Really, we need a better way to connect to Orlando rather than getting up to I4.
Please consider placing traffics calming measures on Sutton Rd. Local traffic continues to speed down this roadway well above the posted speed limit. Would like to see speed humps along this section.
Agreed. There are several people that speed along this section. You can even see several tire marks on the road from people racing.
county road 655 between old lake wales bartow road and eloise loop road where you will have two elementary schools letting out at the sametime on a 2 lane road where you have over 2 dozen illegally parked cars along the road, illegal uturns without yielding, etc. and that is before the second school has even opened. Need two lanes each wau, concrete median down the middle and curbs on the side. cars from the north should enter chain of lakes from the north should enter the school pickup line from the north and exit from the north side. From the south enter from the south and exit going south. easy solutions
I agree. I would add that it needs to be extended south to SR 60 as there are not many roads connecting the area and there is a lot of development going in.
This intersection is currently a four way stop, but you might want to consider a traffic light, as traffic often backs up heading east on Bates Road, and increasingly heading south on N 10th Street. I would only be in favor of a traffic light if it were kept on only during peak times, as it is not necessary 24/7.
This road needs street lights. From Lena vista elementary to hwy 92 It is so dark and dangerous. People do not use the cross walk and it makes it dangerous for walkers and drivers. It also makes it hard to see where to turn into neighborhoods and even the Walmart parking lot.
A Wal-Mart size right turning lane is needed for Kathleen Road traffic that's turning onto Deeson Road to prevent lane closure when there's a train passing along Deeson Road. Also, a "Do not block intersection" sign and painted box on the road for eastbound Deeson Road would come in handy so when the train is passing by, those in the new housing development can turn left onto Deeson Road to either go to Circle K or anywhere on Lewellyn so they won't get stuck by traffic during when a train is passing by. A stop sign camera (Like a red light camera but for stop signs) could come in handy if worse comes to worse.
The Deeson and Kathleen intersection needs reworked. Traffic is backed up on both roads when trains are crossing. Vehicles making a left turn from Deeson onto Kathleen back traffic on Deeson. Making a left turn from Deeson onto Kathleen is dangerous due to speeding vehicles on Kathleen and crossing traffic from those making left turns onto Deeson.
The Deeson and Kathleen intersection needs reworked. Traffic is backed up on both roads when trains are crossing. Vehicles making a left turn from Deeson onto Kathleen back traffic on Deeson. Making a left turn from Deeson onto Kathleen is dangerous due to speeding vehicles on Kathleen and crossing traffic from those making left turns onto Deeson.
Please consider expanding this section of roadway. New developments have made this road backed up causing lots of traffic during peak hours. Would like to see this section expanded to 2 travel lanes on each side. It is also very difficult to cross into town with the CSX railroad. Locals do not have very many options to avoid trains on this side of town.
So true! Traffic is horrendous during work hours.
The pavement conditions are also in terrible shape along this road. So many potholes! Something needs to be done about the railroad crossings around this area. Also, I've noticed a lot of drivers use Knight Station Rd to avoid I4 traffic.
Are traffic lights going to be installed at Polk City Rd and Adams Rd? Southbound Polk City Rd traffic really bottles up with people trying to turn left onto Adams Rd. And the people turning left from Adams Rd onto Polk City Rd have long waits, too.
Definitely have needed this for the past 5 years. Not sure why this wasn’t out in sooner with all the new neighborhoods.
We need speed tables on 28th street nw The county says we are not zoned residential someone is going to get killed we been asking for at least 10 years
This traffic light is poorly timed going southbound on US-27. It is not in sync with the others and traffic backs up quickly during the late afternoon.
This road needs new blacktop, a lot of potholes, needs signs that semi trucks shouldn’t be on this road.
Remove the stop sign and add a round about to improve traffic flow out of the mall and on mall hill road
This intersection is long overdue needing a traffic light. The SR33 traffic is sometimes non-stop and it backs up heavily, when Polk City Elementary is starting and ending its day. Also many vehicles turning onto Broadway, from the direction of Groveland, making it difficult to turn left onto SR33.
A stoplight is badly needed at this intersection, Old Lake Wilson and Osceola Polk Line Road. There have been numerous accidents here and in the morning hours traffic only gets onto OPLR by drivers allowing them in. Traffic on OLW backs up past Thousand Oaks Blvd. The light, if even a temporary fixture, is needed ASAP, not when the road is completed.
Sidewalks all the way down this portion of Old Lake Wilson would be helpful. Osceola-Polk line to Ronald Reagan (Dollar General).
Eastbound Pace Rd. intersection with Berkley Rd. is a patchwork of misaligned filler. This intersection is in desparate need of resurfacing, not just patching because all of the previous patching has failed.
Yes I couldn’t agree more! I avoid this lane at all cost would love to have it repaired as we have to go this way every more to school.
When will the large pothole adjacent to the railroad track be fixed? Last time CSX redid this intersection, the pothole remained. It is horrible for any vehicle headed north bound on Fish Hatchery.
Remove several stop signs on North Florida Ave and install Round abouts. A lot of people run the stop signs already
When will the sidewalk that goes all the way around Lake Elbert be completed so we can walk around it safely?
I believe DOT’s portion of this project is complete and now it’s up to the city to finish. They had a community meeting in March about it - I believe they’re supposed to start soon and expect a 12-18mo th completion.
Need to stop building RESIDENTIAL HOMES, Apartments, & Condos, etc…. Until we have the infrastructure in place. Why are we having to BUY WATER FROM Winter Haven?
Signal lights required at I4 offramp. Heavy traffic most days any only going to get worse with new homes being built and new publix.
AGREED!
Lights are desperately needed here and after they made the inspection zones at the off ramps people now think it's 2 lanes causing even more delays
Traffic lights are needed for off ramp from I4 west to 559. Many accidents. Vehicles lined up on off ramp overflowing to highway lanes.
559 exit off I-4 westbound needs a traffic light especially with the amount of semi truck traffic we get for Amazon warehouse and others.
Agree. design was squeezed in existing usage so cuts visibility with utility poles, barrier walls, and high vehicles limit safe visibility crossing traffic. Add in pedestrian traffic jaywalking between both truck stops adds to confusion.
We need street lights on 559 at the entrances to Cascara, cannot see the entrances in the dark.
Stop adding lights to 559. This is causing more back up traffic and cause homeowners to spend more time trying to get out of their neighborhoods. Add a middle lane for cars to move out of the lane of traffic to keep cars moving.
Please enforce the Truck Route to Berkley to keep semis off 559 all the way through downtown. This is very dangerous Especially near Lake Stella when they stop in middle of the road because they don’t know the traffic patterns. Too many near accidents with semis in this residential and small downtown roadways
We need sidewalks on the south side of Cypress Gardens Road between the Berryhill neighborhood and Garden Grove Elementary. Kids have to cross the busy road to walk to school on a sidewalk.
This intersection (92 and Galloway/airport rd) desperately needs traffic lights to make left hand turns in both directions. Rush hour is a nightmare if you need to turn left and plenty of people cut off oncoming traffic so they don’t miss the light
The Mt Olive Rd and Berkley Rd intersection needs a street light. It is very difficult to spot this intersection, when traveling Berkley Rd at night. Also, the shrubbery between the bike trail and Berkley Rd. needs cutting, because you a can't see traffic coming from the direction of downtown Polk City until you are already out onto Berkley Rd.
Hopefully we can get some kind of sidewalk or bike path from Winterset Gardens drive along the new road coming through. Right now there is a sidewalk in front of Terranova subdivision but nothing on the opposite side of the road that could meet at the sidewalk in front of Talamonte dr. So we could walk safely to the school on 653.
Oh yea, and a stoplight so we will be able to get out of our road when this new road is completed (Winterset Gardens Dr)
This road is unnecessary to relieve congestoin and is instead a corridor that will encourage more sprawl and degrade rural quality of life
The North Ridge Trail extension is a waste of money and disrupts some of the few natural habitats left in the area. Having our neighborhoods acting as cut-throughs will increase noise, pollution, and brings safety issues into our backyards. Adding a light at Central Grove and connecting the south cul-de-sacs to current NRT per builder agreement would have provided the same access to signalized entry onto 27 with less residential disruption.
We should create a Toll road that suits well for our eastern county residents. Toll road should initiate between exits 60 and 62 on I-4 and work its way down south towards Intercession City maintain east of US 27 until we head towards Lake Wales.
You just finished up in Dundee and now we cannot get into the only grocery store in town. Westbound traffic in town is forced to do a U-tun in US 27 at the light. Sounds a lot safer to allow us to turn left into the plaza. At a minimum we need a sign on US 27 northbound to yield to U-Turn when making the right onto Dundee Rd.
This should have been placed by Westridge Road, with 4 way stop there is a stop sign already when heading towards R27. This will back up traffic on Ridgewood Lake Blvd. They are also not adding full crossroad to LBJ which could help disperse some of the new houses in that section.
This marks the location of the most ignored sign in all of Polk County, no left turn into the Racetrac. There needs to be some kind of barricade to prevent eastbound drivers to turn left into Racetrac as this creates a backup for those behind them that will eventually start blocking US 27 as more development occurs along this corridor.
Neighborhood is in desperate need of road resurfacing.
Add left turn signal to accommodate for all the additional traffic and semi's.
I4WB getting off the Auburndale exit is a safety hazzard. Needs a light and additional lanes to turn left with proper traffic signals. An extension of the wbexit to avoid backup on i4. Auburndale exit will become the next Champions (Chaos) Gate without the proper signals
This area needs remodeling, with either 3 way stops, a light or something for making a left from North Blvd onto R547. You can't move up because of State Street and traffic flying down 547 and veering to State will not slow down to allow you to make the turn. Need a 3 way Stop now before it gets as bad as the intersection at R27
We need speed tables on 28th St NW. The speeders and racing is going to kill someone. We went to meetings for other roads always told our road was next then when all the other roads around us got them and we didn't we called the county and were told we aren't zoned residential even though the street is all houses and then we're told they won't help us change it because it's a straight away for emergency vehicles. So residents have no say and risk being hit everyday just trying to leave their homes because of speeders and people racing on our road.
This whole intersection really needs to be reimagined for the traffic flowing in all directions. Traffic merging from one highway to the other is not safe. People don't stop at the yield sign, when necessary. Cars speed up onto people trying to merge. Cars turning left going towards Polk City back up traffic due to no left turn lane.
Invent some kind of emergency lane idea so only the police/fire/rescue can use it only when emergencies arises instead of them having to be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Either eliminate the island and put something up so only emergency vehicles can use it to save them PLENTY of time without getting stuck in traffic, create another lane for emergency & buses on the right side (As long as the city bus moves even more out of the way for the emergency vehicles when needed), or something as I know this must be a headache for them from Pipkin part of South Florida Avenue, all the way through to Malcum Road of US 98n.
Traffic exiting Sam's Club backs up for several cycles of the light. Either the timing of the light needs adjusted to permit additional exits or another solution needs to be designed.
Since everyone seems to be obsessed with Wal-Mart, West Daughtery Road (possible typo) eastbound might need an additional lane to cut down on traffic, especially during the holiday season. If worse comes to worse, those businesses between West Daughtery & Wal-Mart might have to Wal-Mart parking spaces for business to free up some land space to make the new eastbound lane possible.
Need to expand intersection of 27 and 4 Corners Blvd and Bella Citta Blvd. Need to create separate left, right, and across lanes (and turn light arrows) for 4 Corners Blvd across 27 to/from Bella Citta Blvd. Many close calls and actual accidents. Also with all the new development in the area (Publix, Starbucks soon, Ace Hardware soon, etc.) the incidents are only going to get worse. When the schools on Bella Citta Blvd open/close each day, the traffic gets massively worse and can start blocking all the entrances/exits from the retail areas, apartments, houses, and other cross intersections. Soon another school will be added a few miles east on Bella Citta Blvd (at South Goodman Rd).
County was supposed to install a right turn lane on Four Corners Q4 2021.
I-4 needs to be widened from Tampa to Daytona. The amount of homes being allowed to go in so fast is causing our roads to never be wide enough to accommodate the growth. 5 lanes going each way should be a start. All the construction done at 27 to 429 was a waste. I still spend 30-45 min twice a day to go 9 miles. Yeah not pleasant!
There need to be a stop light at the intersection of Holly Hill and Davenport Rd - also you need to expand road so there are 4 lanes - two each way with a turning lane and turning light feature
They currently are doing that
Update center lane to be straight and left turn because Amazon traffic backs up the light several times a day.
People exiting Eaglebrook need to stop at the STOP sign. It's a Stop sign not a sort of pause but keep rolling sign.
Hey Judy… the world has bigger problems.
Hey Judy… the world has bigger problems.
This intersection needs a stop light. It’s very hard to turn left out of the shopping area.
There’s a light already there they can’t put another one. Maybe close the median so people have to turn right coming from Marshall’s side and then making a u turn or going through the back way back into 27
Need to extend the right hand turn lane going from 27 onto Bates Rd. Also need to add another lane or two on Bates Rd turning onto 27. That one lane just isn’t getting it, traffic sometimes is backed up all the way to the next road (not sure which road it is, Orchid?).
Also on west bound Bates at 27 elongate the left turn lane to SB 27. It’s dangerous the way traffic backs up and people try turning left into Lowe’s at the first entrance. Perhaps close down that entrance for left turns and use that lane for people lined up to turn onto sb 27.
Agree that Bates road at 27 needs more lanes coming from Bates Rd. Two left turn lanes and a right and thru lane. Bates Road gets backed up to Orchid some days. It is very congested.
The traffic light on US-27 for vehicles traveling east on Deen Still Road is WAY too short. It only lets 8-10 cars through before turning red. Traffic easily gets backed up a couple of miles and can take 30-40 minutes just to get up to the intersection.
This section road needs to be replaced, every time a shuttle launches in Cape Canaveral 2-4 days later we get another huge pothole, the road is so bad that most people drive on the edge of the road to save their vehicles from getting damaged.
Today is May 29. It took us, again, 4 lights to get off of Bates Rd. and onto 27. With all of the building in this area, getting out onto 27 is absolutely ridiculous. People cut you off, people coming out of Loews don't stop. Something needs to be done in this area. So many new homes being built and no where to get around the area in a decent time.
More focus on driver's. Require a driver's ed course before issuing a license. There are many unlicensed uninsured driver's who don't know traffic laws. Reduce speed limits, there's too many people on the roads for such high speeds. And why are cars built to drive faster than speed limits.
I would love to see Polk county consider sun Rail it's really needed
Are all the projects on the map; except for the proposed Polk Parkway "B" loop, beyond the initial phase under construction; fully approved, funded and out for bid and/or scheduled? Seriously recommend FL examine benefits of reducing speeds and increasing enforcement given the explosive growth throughout central & southern Polk County. There are way to many accidents & fatalities. The County is in the midst on explosive growth and transition. We need additional agriculture industry growth. However we need slower speeds on roads due to all the growth. Adding frontage roads that span major intersections is one recommendation for build also. Central Polk is fast transitioning. Insurance rates along with the human costs are excessively high. Two examples US27 from Dundee to SR60 is 60 mph as is US 17/92 between Haines City and Lake Alfred. These short distances with all the traffic and turns and growing there is no reason for this excessive speed limit. 45mph is more than enough to safely flow traffic.
Improve rail service to the interior and fringe communities in Polk County that are growing and integrate transportation on both ends. Specifically runs trains on existing tracks and add more so residents can use trains to get to shopping, recreation, airports, medical centers from Winter Haven, Lakeland, Lake Wales, Highland City and other locations to Lakeland & Orlando and Tampa. This will reduce congestion on roads. In Winter Haven alone there are plenty of demolished/unused building near the existing tracks to make parking for a train station. making it convenient and cost effective is key.
George Jenkins High School is essentially using the intersection of Peterson Rd and Bersch St as a student drop-off and pick up area for students. It creates intolerable traffic congestion twice a day for an hour each time on a road that was not designed for this use. If GJHS is going to continue to be allowed to use this intersection as a dropoff/pickup, it should at least be equipped with a 4-way stop sign. It's hard to belive that there isn't a stop sign on Peterson until you get to Harrell's nursery. This allows constantly speeding cars to gain a considerable amount of speed before needing to stop. The new crosswalk is a deathtrap waiting to happen for students, as many of the other students that drive are often racing as they arrive to and leave campus. A student has already been seriously injured in the past. I suggest you don't wait until it happens again to look into the safety of this situation.