A long and winding road: Lakeland’s New Canada Road finally nears construction
Crews clear trees and grade land at the Ashmont development in Lakeland. (Michael Waddell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Envisioned since the early 1990s, construction on New Canada Road in Lakeland could finally start in the next couple of months.
The long-awaited 2.3-mile project represents a realignment of the existing Canada Road between Interstate 40 and U.S. 70. The new route will end up as a four-lane divided street featuring landscaped islands and separated bike and pedestrian trails on both sides of the road.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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