Buenaventura Boulevard has two separate Osceola County construction projects with overlapping geography. The current County page distinguishes a 1.4-mile safety project from a 2.4-mile Complete Streets project. Their published mileages should not be added and described as 3.8 unique miles of roadway because both reach Osceola Parkway.
The County’s February 2026 award records list base construction awards totaling $22,057,583.36. That rounds to the $22.1 million figure in the May construction announcement. Separate authorized contingencies total $2,205,758.34; they are not documented spending.
Keep the two project identities visible
| Field | Safety project | Complete Streets project |
|---|---|---|
| FPID | 447602-1-58-01 | 449477-1-58-01 |
| Published limits | Florida Parkway to Osceola Parkway | Simpson Road to Osceola Parkway |
| Published length | About 1.4 miles | About 2.4 miles |
| Scope highlights | Roadway, signals, and access changes | Two roundabouts, 12-foot path, and pedestrian beacons |
| Base award | $4,484,295.06 | $17,573,288.30 |
| Authorized contingency | $448,429.51 | $1,757,328.83 |
The limits and scope come from the current corridor page; project identifiers and amounts come from the February 16, 2026 Board summary. Preserve the FPID in questions and records because the street name alone does not identify which scope is at issue.
What the $22.1 million figure represents
The two base awards add as follows:
$4,484,295.06 + $17,573,288.30 = $22,057,583.36
Rounded to one decimal million, that is $22.1 million, matching the County’s May 4 construction release. The calculation indicates that the announcement is consistent with the base awards.
The two contingencies add to $2,205,758.34. Adding every dollar of authorized contingency to the base awards produces a possible authorization ceiling of $24,263,341.70. That is not the contract balance, amount spent, forecast, or final cost. A contingency can be authorized without being used.
The earlier estimates moved in different directions
County records associated with the April 7, 2025 Board meeting list earlier construction estimates of $18,768,921 for Complete Streets and $3,651,703 for the safety project, a combined $22,420,624.
Compared with those estimates:
- the Complete Streets base award is $1,195,632.70 lower;
- the safety-project base award is $832,592.06 higher; and
- the combined base awards are $363,040.64 lower.
These are arithmetic differences between dated estimate and award fields. They do not establish savings, overruns, scope equivalence, bid quality, or final cost. The source records would need comparable scope and subsequent financial evidence to support those conclusions.
The timeline is an announced target, not a completion record
The May 2026 release announced the start of construction that month, said the work would be phased over about two years, and identified summer 2028 as the anticipated completion period (County release). The current corridor page, updated in July, describes the two projects and their public-information route.
Neither source reviewed provides a percentage complete, amount spent, change-order ledger, current critical-path schedule, substantial-completion record, or final acceptance. It is accurate to say the County announced construction and a target; it is not accurate to say the corridor is a particular percentage complete or guaranteed to finish by a particular day.
A resident-facing record checklist
For a time-sensitive access or construction question, record:
- exact location and nearest cross street;
- FPID and project name;
- issue observed—lane pattern, driveway access, transit stop, pedestrian route, signal, drainage, or noise;
- date and time;
- County notice or project-page version checked;
- response, responsible office, and promised follow-up; and
- later resolution or changed condition.
Do not assume that a condition within the overlapping area belongs to both contracts. Ask the County which FPID controls the specific work.
Planning context is not current construction scope
The County’s November 2020 feasibility-study page documents the planning history behind the Complete Streets concept. It can explain how alternatives developed, but it should not replace the awarded project record when reporting current scope or cost.
Keeping study, estimate, award, announcement, current update, change order, and closeout as separate dated stages prevents an early concept from being reported as installed work.
Method and limitations
Local Service Ledger reviewed five Osceola County sources on August 10, 2026. We separated the two FPIDs, preserved their overlapping limits, added the base awards and contingencies, and compared each base award with the corresponding April 2025 estimate. We did not add the overlapping mileage or treat contingency as expenditure.
We did not inspect the corridor, review full contract files, verify field progress, identify a contractor, or calculate economic effects. Orlando Metro became active only after its independent launch gate passed; that market status does not add any project evidence beyond the cited records.