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Midway Basin Drainage Improvements Project Virtual Public Meeting Presentation
Estimated at more than $26M in proposed improvements, the Midway Drainage Improvement Project will transform the community. Flooding has been a concern in the Midway community for years. During the recently completed basin study, residents shared their experiences and concerns, and helped the County identify specific locations prone to flooding. To construct much needed drainage improvements, Seminole County must purchase easements from property owners. If your property contains an easement needed by the County, you are entitled to compensation.
PDF: Midway Community Meeting Presentation Notes
Actual Project Cost: $319,657.68
New stormwater management facilities and additional and upsized stormwater collection and conveyance systems will be constructed throughout the Midway Basin. Additionally, a new sidewalk will be constructed along Main Street from Sipes Avenue to Beardall Avenue. The project will reduce flooding and improve water quality in the Midway Community as well as provide sidewalk for pedestrian safety along Main Street. The project is currently in the design phase.
Estimated Midway Drainage Improvements Project Cost: $26 Million
Seminole County Parks and Recreation crews installed an all-new playground with top-of-the-line equipment, shade structures, and rubber surfacing. New sod was also installed in the area of the old playground.
The basketball court was resurfaced, restriped and had new goals installed. As part of this project, the County will be installing a new electrical service that includes new sport lighting for the basketball court.
In October 2023, Seminole County celebrated these improvements to Midway Park with a pop-up Playground Party.
Estimated Project Cost: $200,000
The Midway/Riverbend Landscape Improvement Project includes planting small, medium, and large plants, several different trees native to Florida and all new irrigation throughout the medians. This project will help beautify the corridor of S.R. 46 in front of Midway and Lake Mary Blvd to the Seminole County line.
Estimated Project Cost: $1.5 million
The Midway Trail project involves the design and construction of a one-mile, ten-foot wide asphalt trail in the Midway area of Sanford to address an unmet need for local residents and provide open green space where other local parks are experiencing heavy use.
The Midway Trail will originate at Roseland Park and connect to an adjacent 85-acre stormwater pond and surrounding property which is currently inaccessible to the public. There is also an opportunity to connect to Midway Park as well as provide a connection on Brisson Avenue from the Lake Monroe Loop Trail to State Road 46.
Visit Midway Trail Loop Project Page
Estimated Project Cost: $2,000,000 for feasibility study, design and construction
In The News
- Seminole County's Midway community gets more help preventing flooding (WOFL, July 24, 2024)
- Seminole County takes step to fix Midway flooding (WFTV, July 24, 2024)
- $26 million project to fix flood problems in historic Midway community enters new phase (WFTV, May, 9, 2024)
- Major fix to Midway’s drainage, flooding problems underway (WKMG, April 4, 2024)
- Seminole County residents get look at long-awaited Midway Water Project (Spectrum News 13, February 5, 2024)
- Seminole County to host meeting Wednesday on flooding improvement plan (WFTV, January 31, 2024)
- Seminole County lands $11M grant to help fund flood reduction projects (WESH, July 18, 2023)
- Seminole County to spend over $11M to protect against future floods (WKMG, July 18, 2023)
- Midway flooding improvements to proceed despite DeSantis’ veto, Seminole officials say (Orlando Sentinel, June 19, 2023)
- New Seminole trail in Midway will be ‘perfect opportunity’ for community ‘to thrive’ (Orlando Sentinel, December 23, 2022)
- Seminole County takes steps toward alleviating Midway flooding issues (WKMG, June 28, 2022)