County Moves To Create New East Lake Road

    Lake County is moving ahead with plans to create a new road in East Lake County. The Lake County Commission on Tuesday approved a right-of-way acquisition agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation that looks to create a path for a road running north of Wolf Branch Road up SR 44.
   The $4,000,000 acquisition project includes $2 million in grant funds with the balance to be paid from county impact fees and sales tax revenue.
   The project will begin at Round Lake Road and travel north through an area that currently includes Scenic Hills Drive to the south and Riordan Road to the north. When complete, the road will connect Round Lake Road with CR 439.
   Envisioned is a roadway featuring two twelve-foot travel lanes, a five-foot bike lane in each direction, a 22-foot raised median, a six-foot sidewalk, and a 12-foot multi-use trail on the west side of the road.
   Tuesday's approval follows a long-term planning project that began in 2019.