New Canada Road has been planned for the City since the early 1990's, and funds for the design and construction of the road were recently approved in the Shelby County Metropolitan Planning Organization Plan and authorized by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).

This will be an 80 percent grant, with the City contributing 20 percent. Grant funding is from TDOT's Surface Transportation Program which is part of the current Federal Highway Transportation Act. The City of Lakeland will provide the remaining funds utilizing general fund monies to match federal monies. The anticipated project cost for New Canada Road is nearly $10,000,000 of which the City of Lakeland will provide a local match of $2,000,000. 

The City of Lakeland has proposed to develop the design of New Canada Road utilizing an interactive process called Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) whereby various stakeholders will be invited to work with our project designers to comment and participate in the alignment and design of the roadway features. The CSS process will take place over the next nine months with regularly scheduled meetings.