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By Mark Baratelli
Construction of a new bike and pedestrian path on east side of Denning Drive has begun and is anticipated to be substantially complete by June 1st.
This section of the part is part of Denning Drive Multi-use Trail Project, a 10-foot wide multi-use trail on the east side of Denning running from Mead Botanical Garden to Webster Avenue. This trail will connect all neighborhoods along Denning Drive, Orlando Urban Trail, Orange Avenue Commercial District, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, the new library & events center, Morse Boulevard, Winter Park Station, Valencia College, the Winter Park Village commercial area, Winter Park Tech, Whole Foods® shopping plaza, and a future connection to the Ravaudage development, City of Maitland and Town of Eatonville.
Construction will occur Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with work expected to take approximately 6-8 weeks. During construction, north and south-bound lanes will remain open. Currently construction of bus bays on the west side of Denning is also taking place.
In addition to the trail, the signalized intersections will include left turn lanes and landscaped medians in the center lane where left turns are not needed.
This is also part of the Denning Drive Complete Streets program which will turn Denning's 2 mile length from Webster to Orange from 4 lanes to 3 lanes as well as add medians, landscaping and bus bays. It also includes
This initiative is part of the CRA's five-year Capital Improvement Plan. Studies and workshops were held in 2016 about the project.
The project is separated into two phases, the first of which is Orange to Fairbanks avenues. See photos of that phase. Phase 2 runs Fairbanks to Morse.
Winter Park's electric utility crews will also be working in this area undergrounding the overhead powerlines. This underground project will begin at the intersection of Denning Drive and Canton Avenue, head west to U.S. Highway 17-92, then north to Webster Avenue, travel east to Denning Drive, and finally, south back to Canton Avenue. This underground work is continuing the city’s commitment to place all overhead electric powerlines underground within the next nine years.
2016 community meeting held to discuss the project
