SR 544 corridor

A new sidewalk is planned along SR 544 between Lake Blue Drive and 26th Street NW

SR 544 corridor Applicant: Garcia Civil Contractors

The state has a roughly one-mile sidewalk project lined up along SR 544, with a contractor under contract for about $1.2 million.

The Florida Department of Transportation has programmed a sidewalk project on SR 544, running from Lake Blue Drive to 26th Street NW. The mapped path covers about 1,600 meters (close to a mile) along the corridor.

The work is listed in FDOT's Five-Year Work Program for fiscal year 2026 as a sidewalk job with a known contract value of about $1,197,154. Garcia Civil Contractors is the named vendor on contract T1928, which the records show as active with a letting date of March 25, 2026 and an estimated completion of October 7, 2026.

What happens next

With the contract listed as active and let in March 2026, construction of the sidewalk is expected to move toward the estimated completion date of October 7, 2026.

Timeline

Mar 25

Contract T1928 let to Garcia Civil Contractors

FDOT Work Program item 446535

Oct 7

Estimated completion date (per contract)

FDOT Work Program item 446535

Receipts — verify every claim

FDOT Five-Year Work Program item 446535
gis.fdot.gov SWFL Roads project site
www.swflroads.com

Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · updated Jul 8, 2026