PHOTOS - Work well underway on the Buena Vista Drive expansion for Disney Springs

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Thursday April 17, 2014 9:09am EDT · "Disney Springs"
PHOTOS - Work well underway on the Buena Vista Drive expansion for Disney Springs
The main road serving Downtown Disney and the future Disney Springs is undergoing roadworks for expansion

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Buena Vista Drive expansion road works

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Road works are well underway along Buena Vista Drive in preparation for the expansion of the road to 10 lanes.

Drainage work is in progress, along with ground clearing. Click the gallery for more photos.

Buena Vista Drive has experienced increasing amounts of congestion in recent years, and demand will only increase further as Disney Springs opens across the next couple of years.

You can read more about the Buena Vista Drive expansion here.

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PHOTOS - Work well underway on the Buena Vista Drive expansion for Disney Springs
Not a fan of larger, more confusing roadways - currently, it's not intimidating. Hoping they do a good job with signage.
↩ replying to Texas84
The only bank I know of that makes Bank of America look good.
↩ replying to Figment2005
The timing isn't the only problem. It existed before they changed the timing, the timing change just magnified it and made me notice it a bit more. Also, the I-4 exit won't alleviate traffic entering from 535, it just alleviates traffic coming from I-4 (admittedly a large chunk, but it really is less than half of the issue). Of course, the DTD traffic is one part of the equation in the larger picture that is the mess of 535, however considering it is a large part of the equation, I think there should be a little more work by RCID with the County on how to address a primary artery traffic issue.
↩ replying to Figment2005
But that won't fix the disaster that is 535/I-4 which causes backups
↩ replying to PhotoDave219
Did you respond to the right post? My comment was to Steve saying that there will be worthwhile tenants moving into Disney Springs.
↩ replying to devoy1701
My bad, thought you were talking about traffic
↩ replying to PhotoDave219
Taking the traffic going to DTD away from that ramp and light system will help. Anything else causing the problem is no longer Disney's issue as it is not on their property.
↩ replying to Figment2005
Yes but as a local taxpayer, it's my problem.

Why are the roads in the panhandle so nice and the roads around here utter crap?
↩ replying to PhotoDave219
volume
↩ replying to PhotoDave219
The roads down here compared to Indiana where I used to live are amazing. Florida has the best roads in the country.
↩ replying to Figment2005
For the amount of tax revenue the mouse brings in, I'm expecting better
↩ replying to PhotoDave219
Your just being picky.
↩ replying to Figment2005
You're (I'm just being picky)
↩ replying to Bolt
Crap, you're right.