Beverle Revira Drive Extension: Plans for the Beverle Revira Drive extension (extension of the street past Lakeland Fire Station # 1 to Huff and Puff) are complete. The project will be bid as soon as the Municipal Planning Commission reviews the construction plans and necessary easements are obtained.
The project is a major effort in plans to improve access from Seed Tick to Canada Road.
The City has also been approved for a grant for a traffic signal at Beverle Revira Drive and Canada Road after the extension is completed.
This project will significantly improve fire/ambulance response to the Lakeland Elementary School area and improve the current bottleneck at Canada Road and Huff and Puff.
Eventually, Beverle Revira Drive will extend from Canada Road to Chambers Chapel Road.
For those persons who are new to Lakeland, Beverle Revira Drive is named in honor Beverle Revira, the first Mayor of Lakeland.
Traffic Signals at I-40 and Canada Road Interchange: I regret to announce that the traffic signals have been delayed for another three months. I understand the project, which is funded by the federal government and administered by Shelby County will be delayed for some required environmental reviews. Current plans are for the project to be bid in June of 2007.
This project is desperately needed and I hope this is the last delay.
Canada Road/I-40 Interchange: The Tennessee Department of Transportation is expected to schedule a Public Hearing in the near future. There will be at least 30 days notice of the date of the Public Hearing on the interchange.
The Lakeland Economic Development Commission is actively working on an educational campaign to inform Lakeland residents and all motorists using the interchange of the Public Hearing and the advantages of the Single Point Interchange.
Traffic Signals at Highway 70 and Canada Road: We are waiting confirmation that the Tennessee Department of Transportation intends to install traffic signals at this intersection (with left-turn lanes in all directions). We learned that this project was funded by a safety grant, but we are awaiting a letter of confirmation.
New Canada Road planning: Planning is expected to start in the near future on New Canada Road. Shelby County, the State of Tennessee and the City of Lakeland are using the Context Sensitive Solution approach, which will involve a citizens in planning the route and other features of New Canada Road.
We expect this to start in the near future.
Funds for the construction of New Canada Road were recently approved in the MPO Plan for New Canada Road. This will be an 80% grant, with the City contributing 20%. The City has requested that Shelby County participate in funding and planning this project, since Canada Road is a major north/south artery that serves many Shelby County residents who are not Lakeland residents.