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Commission approves road-diet option for Connect Kissimmee, pushes construction start to 2026
Summary
Kissimmee commissioners approved adding a road-diet to the Connect Kissimmee design to widen sidewalks and slow traffic. The change delays the construction start by about 8–9 months but is expected to reduce total disruption and allow coordinated construction across phases.
The Kissimmee City Commission on May 6, 2025 approved including a road-diet in the Phase 1 design of the Connect Kissimmee complete-streets project, accepting an 8–9 month delay to construction start so the lane reduction and wider sidewalks can be built as part of the initial contract.
City Engineer David Gomez briefed the commission on a revised design that reduces Broadway from four travel lanes to one lane in each direction (a road diet) to accommodate wider sidewalks, on-street parking and safer bicycle accommodations. Gomez said after discussions with the Florida Department of Transportation, "the road diet is a possibility and can be included in the current design and the subsequent construction of the project," but it…
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