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#### S.R. 544 (Havendale Boulevard) Sidewalks 446535-1


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Project Details</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Work Type</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Sidewalk</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phase</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Limits</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Lake Blue Drive to 26th Street NW</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project Start</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Mid 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>City</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Winter Haven</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>County</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Polk</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Road</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>SR 544</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction Cost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>$1.2 million</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Estimated Completion</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Late 2026</td></tr></table>


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Contact Information</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Communications Team</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Sandra Mancil</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>863-519-4116</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Sandra.Mancil@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr></table>

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## About

The Florida Department of Transportation is starting a project to enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility along Havendale Boulevard in Winter Haven. As part of the project, crews will perform the following work.

• Install new 6-foot-wide sidewalks on the south side of Havendale Boulevard from Lake Blue Drive to 26th Street Northwest

• Upgrade pedestrian signal equipment

• Add High-visibility crosswalks at side streets and intersections

Mill and resurface side street entrances

• Reconstruct some concrete driveways and curb ramps

· Improving turning radii at some side streets