Ocoee plans phased sidewalk replacements, 7.5 miles of road resurfacing; Stark Lake treatments underway
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Public Works Director Steve Crude said the city will begin replacing about 3,200 linear feet of sidewalk next month, has inventoried roughly 46,000 linear feet citywide, and plans about 7.5 miles of roadway resurfacing; Stark Lake aquatic treatments are also underway to improve water quality.
OCOEE, Fla. — The City of Ocoee will begin a phased sidewalk replacement next month that will cover about 3,200 linear feet in its first phase and pursue roughly 7.5 miles of roadway resurfacing this year, Public Works Director Steve Crude told the City Commission at its Jan. 6 meeting.
"We'll be replacing about 3,200 linear feet. It should begin next month," Crude said, adding that staff broke the work into neighborhood-based bids to gain economies of scale. The city has digitized and surveyed sidewalks and identified about 46,000 linear feet that ultimately will need replacement.
Crude said the $500,000 the city dedicated this year should stretch farther than originally proposed because of procurement savings and that the department will solicit additional bids by neighborhood. "We expect that number to come down and even the half million that was dedicated this year, we expect to go farther than we originally proposed," he said.
The presentation also covered traffic-calming measures and targeted speed tables. Crude said bids for speed tables will be issued this month; current streets named for new tables include Sabrina, Fluellie and Ruiz, and teams will refresh existing tables on Russell, Kimball and Jamela. Commissioners raised a separate request to add Sawmill, an older neighborhood that officials said has wide streets that encourage speeding.
Crude described a separate Hackney Prairie "road diet" project — removing part of a median and adding landscaping to calm traffic — with procurement completed and an expected April finish. He said the contractor will maintain traffic during construction.
The city also reported efforts to improve Stark Lake's water quality. "Our consultant is out there, treating the water," Crude said. He said aquatic plantings are planned once treatments reduce the impairment and that the work aims to remove the lake from the impaired list.
Staff noted a trail project along the former river corridor on Kissimmee and said grant funding is being pursued to connect trail work with downtown improvements. Crude cautioned that larger reconstruction on Kissimmee Avenue is planned in the future and that interim measures, including lighting work with Duke Energy, may be used to address safety while larger projects are scheduled.
Next steps: staff will advertise bids for the next sidewalk phases, pursue neighborhood-based solicitations, and return to the commission if savings allow scope increases.
