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Sidewalk Project Is About To Begin Along The Arlington Expressway Northside Service Road

Cyd Hoskinson
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WJCT News
A pedestrian walks along the northside Arlington Expressway service road without a sidewalk on Wednesday.

Drivers who use the service road along the northside of the Arlington Expressway should get ready for some inconvenience.

Road crews will begin working on the section between Arlingwood Avenue and Cesery Boulevard in about a week-and-a-half.

Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Hampton Ray said the goal is to make that area more pedestrian-friendly.

“We’re not only constructing [a] new sidewalk but we’re also improving the existing sidewalk that is specifically at Cesery Boulevard and Arlington Road.”

Credit Cyd Hoskinson / WJCT News
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WJCT News
A bicyclist pedals along the northside Arlington Expressway service road Wednesday. Once finished, bicyclists will be able to ride on the new sidewalks going up along a portion of the service road.

Ray said it’s an extensive project that’s going to take some time to finish.

“It extends close to three miles and it costs $2.8 million. And it will take some time. It’ll take about a year to complete. We’re expecting it to be completed in the fall of next year.”

The Arlington Expressway Sidewalk Improvement Project gets underway Monday, August 26.

Credit FDOT

Contact reporter Cyd Hoskinson at choskinson@wjct.org, 904-358-6351 and on Twitter at @cydwjctnews.

Cyd Hoskinson began working at WJCT on Valentine’s Day 2011.