- The City Council approved reimbursing Orange County up to $200,000 for relocating utilities in the Ocoee-Apopka Road drainage project.
- The county is addressing flooding issues along Ocoee-Apopka Road between West 13th Street and South Hawthorne Avenue through drainage improvements.
- The city purchased 16,200 square feet of land for $46,114.25 to secure right-of-way for future road widening and safety upgrades along Ocoee-Apopka Road.
In two separate actions, the City Council approved on Wednesday two transportation-related agenda items aimed at supporting drainage improvements and securing future roadway capacity along Ocoee-Apopka Road.
In the first action, the council unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with Orange County providing for reimbursement of up to $200,000 in utility relocation costs associated with the county’s Ocoee-Apopka Road drainage project.
Public works director/city engineer Vladimir Simonovski told the council that Orange County is advancing drainage improvements along Ocoee Apopka Road between West 13th Street and South Hawthorne Avenue to address long-standing flooding and drainage deficiencies in the corridor…