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Lakeland staff say three FDOT grants will fund new multiuse trails

5969449 · October 3, 2025
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City staff presented three Florida Department of Transportation pass‑through grants that would fund the Chase Street Trail, a Glendale Street shared‑use path and the Hartsell Avenue trail; all were placed on the consent agenda for formal approval.

City staff told the Lakeland City Commission during an agenda‑study session on Oct. 22, 2025, that three Florida Department of Transportation pass‑through grants would fund construction of new multiuse trails linking neighborhoods with parks and existing trail networks.

The three grants presented were: a $1,385,000 FDOT reimbursement for the Chase Street Trail; a $960,000 FUT grant to replace a 5‑foot sidewalk with a 10‑foot shared‑use asphalt path along Glendale Street between New Jersey Road and Lakeland Highlands Road; and an $850,000 grant for the Hartsell Avenue Trail, for which staff said a $10,000 local match is required.

The Chase Street Trail project was described as a 10‑foot asphalt…

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