Orlando Mayor Dyer Commemorations President Barack Obama Parkway Opening

WHAT:
Mayor Dyer and Orlando City Commissioners will officially open Phase 1 of the President Barack Obama Parkway extension project at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. The first phase of construction to extend the Parkway began in June 2010 and was recently completed ahead of schedule.

Phase 1 of the extension project connects President Barack Obama Parkway north of Conroy Road to Metrowest Boulevard. Central Floridians working for Hubbard Construction built a total of 1.5 miles of landscaped roadway with lighting, sidewalks and on-street bike lanes for commuters and installed a new signalized intersection at LB McLeod Road. The project also included an extension of the Shingle Creek Trail for pedestrians and bicyclists.

When all segments of the President Barack Obama Parkway extension are completed, the new roadway, as well as the existing segments of Pine Hills Road, will be a nine-mile long continuous connection from the Apopka Area to Conroy Road in the Millenia Area.

WHY
This extension project is part of METROPLAN Orlando’s 20-year vision Long Range Transportation Plan. The plan guides transportation through the year 2030 in the Central Florida Region.

The new roadway will provide an alternate north and south route and relieve some of Orlando’s most congested corridors, including Interstate-4, John Young Parkway and Kirkman Road.

WHO
Orlando Mayor Dyer
District 3 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan
District 5 City Commissioner Daisy Lynum
District 6 City Commissioner Samuel Ings
City of Orlando Commissioners
Hubbard Construction

WHEN:
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
10:30 a.m.

WHERE:
Intersection of President Barack Obama Parkway and Cason Cove Drive
*Please see map for exact location.

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