Road Name To Change; Roads Survey To Begin June 3

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL -- Pasco County officials announced that the segment of Cecelia Drive from Rowan Road extending easter to Trouble Creek Road at Deer Park Elementary is being renamed Little Deer Parkway.

The segment of Cecelia Drive from Grand Boulevard to Baillie Drive will not be affected.

The reason for the change is that the two segments of Cecelia Drive are not contiguous to one another and can be somewhat confusing for those using GPS for directions. The county maps have already been updated and other resources, such as Google maps, have been notified.

Additionally, the Pasco County Public Works Department is mapping the way to future improvements through innovative data collection.

Similar to how a Google Maps vehicles capture views of neighborhoods, specialized vehicles will travel roughly 840 lane miles in Pasco gathering inventory and assessing conditions along county-maintained roads and rights of ways.

This first-of-its-kind project in Pasco begins the week of June 3.

The information will be used to develop long-term strategies and schedules for efficient and cost-effective rehabilitation and maintenance of infrastructure within the public rights of way.

“Current and accurate data is needed to proactively address our aging infrastructure,” said Public Works Director Branford Adumuah. “This information will allow Pasco County to apply the most cost-effective maintenance and rehabilitation strategies that translate to savings for taxpayers.”

The specialized data-gathering process, contracted through IMS Infrastructure Management Services, will also include traffic control devices, road-related storm water drainage systems, sidewalks and bike ways.

Click here to see a map of the project.

Mapping will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Expect periodic, single-lane closures with message boards directing traffic. The collection vehicle will travel at normal speeds while recording road surface data; however, data collection below the roadway will involve traffic control and single-lane closures.

The project is expected to take about four months to complete, weather permitting