SR 26A / SR 26 reconstruction, widening and rehabilitation began in July of 1999. It serves a variety of functions including the facilitation of smooth operation and flow of traffic along the corridor as well as providing a Western Gateway entrance to City of Gainesville. It was critical to maintain existing trees and minimize impacts to businesses and residents during construction.  Lochrane provided design, public involvement, survey and post design services. The end result was a stretch of roadway 2.6 miles in length.  Several obstacles were avoided such as the need for critical temporary sheet piling, fast turnaround response to field condition changes, ADA compliancy issues relating to existing conditions, field changes to proposed TCP to accommodate real-time conditions, and the addressing of issues related to businesses and residents along the corridor. This project was completed in December of 2006.