Seminole County now describes the Midway Drainage Improvement Project as eight construction sub-phases. Older sources use different labels: a four-phase concept within one 2021 study alternative, then three bid-package design rows in 2025. Those are different scopes and dates—not a simple renaming of the same four projects.
The current project page identifies CIP 01907077, lists four phases that began construction, and separates four future phases. It does not establish that the project is finished or that completed work has produced a measured flood outcome.
How the public phase record changed
| Evidence date | Public record | Phase structure or status it establishes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Midway Basin Engineering Study | Revised Alternative 1 has four conceptual phases, including a 2.7-acre pond and 36-inch trunk line; not the entire basin program |
| April 2025 | Active CIP report | Bid Package 1 design 95%, Bid Package 2 design 94%, Bid Package 3 design on hold at 65% |
| March/May 2026 | Groundbreaking milestone | March 25 groundbreaking described as the start of the first three phases |
| Project page checked September 20, 2026 | Midway project page | Original two-package approach divided into eight sub-phases: 1A–1E and 2A–2C |
Do not convert the 2021 concept into current construction scope or map “Bid Package 3” to a current phase without a County record that makes that connection.
Four phases now have construction-start records
| Phase | Current page scope | Published amount | Start and forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Jack Court, Hughey, Sipes, Dixon and Water; 18- to 48-inch drainage pipe; IFAS Regional Stormwater Pond work | $2.4 million | Began March 2026; estimated early 2027 completion |
| 1B | Pond near Midway Community Center and drainage infrastructure along Jitway Avenue | $2.6 million | Began April 2026; estimated early 2027 completion |
| 1E | Cross drains along Hughey Street east of Sipes Avenue | Not stated in the reviewed page text | Began July 2026; estimated early 2027 completion |
| 2B | Beardall and Celery drainage plus a pond near Beardall and the existing CSX ditch | $5.5 million | Began March 2026; estimated early 2027 completion |
The three stated amounts add to $10.5 million:
$2.4 million + $2.6 million + $5.5 million = $10.5 million
That is a subtotal of three named phase amounts. It excludes Phase 1E and every future phase and is not a total project cost, award, or amount spent.
The milestone calls the initiative more than $30 million in proposed improvements, with federal, state, and local funding sources including the Penny Sales Tax. The proposal figure and the three-phase construction subtotal do not share a complete, comparable accounting basis, so this report does not subtract one from the other.
September updates: restoration is not final acceptance
The project page, checked September 20, 2026, now carries September updates:
- 1A: water-line connection and near-finished restoration at Jack Court;
- 1B: pond sodding and final asphalt/concrete work;
- 1E: hard-wall work near Hughey Street and Muddy Lane, followed by sod restoration;
- 2B: water-main relocation on North Beardall Avenue, expected to continue about two months.
These are County-reported activities, not LSL observations or accepted completion of a phase.
The same page announces a roughly one-week Hughey Street closure between Rut Street and Muddy Lane beginning September 17, daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., subject to change. Do not infer an opening date by adding seven days. Before travel, use the County’s current traffic conditions page, search the road and select the relevant date/event. The old June and July notices are no longer this article’s travel reference.
Four future phases remain separate
The current page describes:
- Phase 2C in right-of-way acquisition after stated design and permitting completion;
- Phase 2A in right-of-way acquisition;
- Phase 1D in right-of-way acquisition; and
- Phase 1C being prepared for construction-contract bidding after stated design, permitting, and right-of-way work.
“Design complete,” “right-of-way acquisition,” and “prepared for bidding” are different project stages. None is a construction-start or completion record.
Ask about a street and phase, not just “Midway”
For a question about access or unfinished work, the project page has a feedback form for County follow-up. Identify the street, nearest crossing, phase if known, date and specific issue. LSL has not submitted that form or obtained a staff response. An answer about one phase cannot establish the cost, acceptance or flood performance of another.
Source and methodology
Local Service Ledger rechecked the project sources and traffic-information route on September 20, 2026. Historical review covered the May 2021 study’s relevant section 4.3.1 and Figure 4-8, plus the Midway rows of the April 2025 CIP report—not every page of the engineering study. We aligned source-specific phase structures, reproduced the three-amount subtotal and retained forecasts as forecasts. September notices replace the old July update; no forecast closure window proves a road has reopened. We did not inspect the site, audit contracts, observe flooding, or determine construction quality or completion.