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FGinal stage of Florida project

Work is now commencing on the final stretch of the Wekiva Parkway, State Road 429, in Florida. This will be the fifth section of the parkway, with the work being managed by the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX). Section 2A will stretch 3.2km and the construction work expected to be complete in January 2018. This US$38.65 million project will be located north of Haas Road between Plymouth Sorrento Road and County Road 435 (Mount Plymouth Road). Section 2A will connect to Section 2B, the systems int
July 28, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
Work is now commencing on the final stretch of the Wekiva Parkway, State Road 429, in Florida. This will be the fifth section of the parkway, with the work being managed by the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX). Section 2A will stretch 3.2km and the construction work expected to be complete in January 2018.

This US$38.65 million project will be located north of Haas Road between Plymouth Sorrento Road and County Road 435 (Mount Plymouth Road). Section 2A will connect to Section 2B, the systems interchange, to the west, and to the 2697 Florida Department of Transportation’s Section 4A to the east. The construction work includes building new bridges over Morris Access Road, a Florida Gas Transmission easement and CR 435.

Work on Section 2A also includes Pine Plantation, one of a number of areas of land purchased for conservation as required by the 2004 Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act. Once construction on Section 2A is complete, the temporary ramp onto the parkway from CR 435 will be removed.

The Wekiva Parkway features all electronic tolling and there are no toll plazas, while there will be a toll gantry on the new section. The Wekiva Parkway is being built in a joint project between CFX, the Florida Department of Transportation and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. The five CFX Wekiva Parkway sections, located in Orange County and a small portion in Lake County, total 16k and more than $270 million in construction costs.

Once completed, the 40km parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River.

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