Speed restrictions and lane shifts now in place along Buena Vista Drive as part of Disney Springs expansion

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Posted: Monday July 14, 2014 10:18am EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff

Speed restrictions and lane shifts will be in effect along the main roadway running alongside Downtown Disney beginning this week.

Beuna Vista Drive will have a reduced speed limit of 35mph and will be operating a reduced number of lanes in various sections. The restrictions will be taking place from Bonnet Creek Parkway to Hotel Plaza Boulevard.

Also expect changes to the entry and exit to Downtown Disney parking. It is expected that only entrances 2 and 5 will be available, which are the turns located opposite Typhoon Lagoon and the Hess Station.

Parking Lot L, which is located behind La Nouba, on the side nearest Disney Quest, will also be partially closed temporarily during July 2014.

The work taking place on Buena Vista Drive will eventually see the road expanded to 10 lanes, with dedicated bus lanes and two pedestrian bridges.

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nelsonj3May 22, 2016

Here is a quick video that I took this morning showing the new bus lanes and the construction progress on Buena Vista Drive as of today. You can see a WDW Bus driving in the bus lanes doing some training.

Rob562Mar 24, 2016

I think there's a taxi/drop-off area in the plans between the orange garage and the bus loops. -Rob

djkidkazMar 13, 2016

This.

matt9112Mar 10, 2016

Really? In Boston I use the bus lanes as passing lanes :)

QMar 09, 2016

Is it possible that the current bus loop will become a new taxi/drop-off area?

halltdMar 09, 2016

We've had this discussion many times. Look at the overal new site plan and this is almost definitely just a service road for deliveries and trash...like exists between AMC and the orange garage now.

DisneyJeffMar 08, 2016

If it is going to be one way, then I think this would be the entrance, not the exit. The busses would drive past SSR and pull in the way they do now. But instead of stopping, they would continue to the new bus area. They would exit on to BVB on the other side of Disney Springs to return to the resorts.

danlb_2000Mar 08, 2016

If this is part of the bus lane, then they must be keeping the marketplace bus stop.

JUFL2019Mar 08, 2016

I'm starting to think the the dedicated bus lanes will be one way and this will be their exit

danlb_2000Mar 08, 2016

That road is here. Where is this going to eventually go to?

WDWtravelerMar 08, 2016

Photo update as of Tuesday, March 8. Roadwork is progressing on the Disney bus-only lanes under the pedestrian overpass at the intersection of Buena Visa Drive and Hotel Plaza Blvd.

dstrawn9889Feb 12, 2016

the graphics on them now are old lane markings used during construction... they haven't been topcoated yet

TimeTripFeb 12, 2016

Interesting, I figured those lanes would be bi-directional rather than one-way. Does anyone know what direction they'll allow for the busses? It looks like it might just be eastbound only.

LieutLawwFeb 12, 2016

Not really, they are only used on bus lanes and are lowered by a sensor inside the buses, the people hitting them are trying to use the lane illegally