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NORTHERN TURNPIKE
TURNPIKE WIDENING PROJECT—INTERSTATE 4 TO GOTHA ROAD (MILEPOSTS 259-265)
This $128.6 million project adds two lanes in each direction between Interstate 4 and the State Road 408 Interchange. Construction includes widening the existing bridges over Interstate 4 and Apopka-Vineland Road, and replacing the Kirkman Road and Gotha Road bridges over the Turnpike. Additionally, improvements will be made at the Interstate 4 and State Road 408 (East-West Expressway) interchanges. This project is scheduled to be complete in August 2010.
Click here to view a map of the Soundwall locations(Interstate 4 to Gotha Road)
TURNPIKE WIDENING PROJECT – State Road 408 TO NORTH OF BEULAH ROAD (MILEPOST 265-270)
This $68.8 million project consists of widening of Florida’s Turnpike (State Road 91) from four to eight lanes and six to 12 lanes from milepost 266 to milepost 269 in Orange County. The construction includes widening of the bridges over Beulah Road. and reconstruction of the State Road 50 connector bridge over Florida’s Turnpike, resurfacing existing pavement, construction of storm water retention ponds, signing and marking, lighting, landscaping, sound barriers, ITS and utilities. This project is scheduled to be complete in August 2010.
Click here to view a map of the Soundwall locations(Gotha Road to North of Beulah Road)
TURNPIKE WIDENING PROJECT—BEULAH ROAD TO STATE ROAD 50 (MILEPOSTS 270-273)
This widening and interchange
reconstruction project between
Beulah Road and State Road 50 completes the widening of the
Turnpike in Orange County.
The interchange at State Road 50 (Milepost
272) is the busiest Turnpike
interchange in Orange County.
Average Annual Daily Traffic at the
tolled on and off ramps is 31,600
vehicles.
This busy interchange provides direct
access from State Road 50, a main
east-west artery in the northern part of
the county, with connections from the
Turnpike to State Road 429 (the
Western Beltway) and State Road 408
(the East-West Expressway). State
Road 429 is an important commuter
and tourist link to southwest Orange
County, while State Road 408 is an
important link for downtown Orlando
commuters.
A collaborative effort between
Florida’s Turnpike and FDOT District
Five, the project also includes adding
an additional lane in each direction on State Road 50, with capacity for
future widening as well.
The replacement of three bridges at
WinterGarden-Vineland Road, Avalon
Road and at State Road 50 are included.
The new bridges at Winter Garden-Vineland and Avalon Roads accommodates future widening of those
two local roads, while the State Road 50 overpass
allows the widening of State Road 50 in this area
to be completed as part of this project.
The new interchange will be
reconfigured to a diamond style,
replacing the partial-loop interchange
that easily accommodated traffic in the
early 1990s, before there was so much
traffic coming from the west.
This project also includes the installation
of noise abatement walls on Department
right-of-way for qualifying property
owners adjacent to the Turnpike.
Click here to view a map of the Soundwall locations (North of Beulah Road to State Road 50)
BEACHLINE WEST EXPRESSWAY (SR 528) WIDENING PROJECT (MILEPOSTS 4-8)
In June 2008, a $49 million project began to widen the Beachline from the Turnpike (Milepost 4.3) to McCoy Road. This project takes the Beachline to three lanes in each direction (with the capacity for eight-lanes). Included in the project is the reconstruction of the bridges at US 441, Landstreet Road, CSX RR, Orange Avenue and McCoy Road.
SEMINOLE EXPRESSWAY (SR 417) LAKE JESUP TOLL PLAZA RECONSTRUCTION (MILEPOSTS 46-50)
The Lake Jesup Toll Plaza open-road tolling(ORT) project consists of conversion of the
existing toll plaza to Open Road Tolling, allowing for toll collection at highway speeds. The project also includes highway
resurfacing between Mileposts 46-50. This project adds lane capacity to the toll plaza in anticipation of the future widening of the Seminole Expressway from the Seminole County line (near Aloma) to US 17-92 in Sanford. This $40.5 million project is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2011.
PALM BEACH COUNTY
Lake Worth Interchange Reconfiguration:
In August 2009, a $17.5 million project began to reconstruct the Lake Worth Interchange (Exit 93) and is expected to be completed summer 2011. A southbound entry and exit will be built at the southwest corner of the interchange. The northbound entry and exit will remain in their current location. Essentially, construction crews are splitting the toll plaza; which upon completion will help alleviate congestion at both the toll plaza and on Lake Worth Road near the Turnpike.
Major impacts this project currently has on traffic are as follows:
- Single to double lane closures during off peak hours on Florida’s Turnpike in both the northbound and southbound directions in the vicinity of the Lake Worth Interchange (Exit 93).
- Lane closures during off peak hours on Lake Worth Road in both the eastbound and westbound directions.
Click here to view the project map
Click here to view the fact sheet
For additional information about Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County, contact Nichole Kalil at the public information office of Florida’s Turnpike by calling 954-975-4855, ext. 1279, or 954-321-8102, or via e-mail at: nichole.kalil@dot.state.fl.us.
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BROWARD COUNTY
ABOUT WIDENING IN BROWARD COUNTY:
In February 2006, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise kicked off a multi-phase, multi-million dollar road widening program in Broward County.
- The southbound lanes between Atlantic Blvd (Exit 66) and Griffin Road (Exit 53) are near complete.
- The northbound lanes between Peters Road and Sunrise Blvd (Exit 58) are under construction.
- Construction information from Griffin Road (Exit 53) and the I-595 interchange (Exit 54) can be found at www.i-595.com.
- The northbound lanes between Sunrise Blvd (Exit 58) and Atlantic Blvd (exit 66) will begin being built this spring (2010). Sound wall construction is part of this project.
 Beam setting @ I-595 & the Turnpike
Major impacts this project currently has on traffic are as follows:
- Single to double lane closures during off peak hours on Florida’s Turnpike in both the northbound and southbound directions.
 
Beam setting @ I-595 & the Turnpike
Click here for Widening Florida’s Turnpike
from Peters Road to North of Sunrise Boulevard
Click here for Widening Florida’s Turnpike
from Sunrise Boulevard to North of Atlantic Boulevard
For additional information about Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County, contact Nichole Kalil at the public information office of Florida’s Turnpike by calling 954-975-4855, ext. 1279, or 954-321-8102, or via e-mail at: nichole.kalil@dot.state.fl.us.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
NORTHWEST 74TH STREET INTERCHANGE AND OKEECHOBEE TOLL PLAZA OPEN ROAD TOLLING (MILEPOST 32)
A new Turnpike interchange is under construction at Northwest 74th Street, in conjunction with the conversion of the Okeechobee mainline toll plaza into an open-road tolling (ORT) plaza with SunPass-only express lanes.
The toll plaza conversion will allow motorists with SunPass to travel at highway speeds while their toll is collected via SunPass equipment overhead ... no gates, no tollbooths, no need to slowdown. Cash-paying motorists will need to pull off the highway onto ramps with traditional tollbooths and then merge back onto the travel lanes.
The new interchange at Northwest 74th Street will have SunPass-only (no cash) toll plazas on the northbound exit and southbound entrance ramps. Motorists entering the northbound Turnpike and southbound motorists exiting the Turnpike at Northwest 74th Street will have the option to pay cash at the Okeechobee mainline toll plaza.
Construction began in January 2007, and is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2010. Approximate cost: $64.8 million.
For additional information about Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade County, contact Sonyha Rodriguez-Miller at the public information office of Florida’s Turnpike by calling 954-975-4855, ext. 1276, or via e-mail at: Sonyha.Rodriguez-Miller@dot.state.fl.us
Click here to view a rendering of what the toll plaza will look like after the project is completed.
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
TURNPIKE MILLING AND RESURFACING PROJECT - SOUTHWEST 216TH STREET TO SOUTHWEST 117TH AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 88TH STREET TO SOUTHWEST 56TH STREET
Construction began in January 2009 to mill and resurface Florida’s Turnpike at the following locations:
- From Southwest 216th Street/Hainlin Mills Drive (Exit 11) to Southwest 152nd Street/117th Avenue (Exit 16)
- From Southwest 88th Street/Kendall Drive (Exit 20) to Southwest 56th Street/Miller Drive at Milepost 22
The project entails removing the existing pavement and resurfacing and restriping the roadway, excluding the ramps.
Most of the construction work will take place at night, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. The work requires frequent lane and ramp closures, which daytime traffic cannot handle. Nearby residents may experience intermittent noise and vibration for the duration of the project, particularly during these hours.
Construction began in January 2009 and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2009. Approximate cost: $5.5 million.
For additional information about this project, contact Sonyha Rodriguez-Miller at the public information office of Florida’s Turnpike by calling 954-975-4855, ext. 1276, or via e-mail at: Sonyha.Rodriguez-Miller@dot.state.fl.us
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
Click here to view project photo.
TURNPIKE MILLING AND RESURFACING PROJECT - U.S. 1 TO ALLAPATTAH ROAD
Construction is underway to mill and resurface Florida’s Turnpike from its starting point at U.S. 1 in Florida City to the Southwest 112th Avenue/Allapattah Road interchange at Milepost 9.2.
The project entails removing the existing pavement and resurfacing and restriping the roadway, including the ramps. New shoulders will be constructed on the ramps at the following interchanges: Campbell Drive (Exit 2), Biscayne Drive (Exit 5), Tallahassee Road (Exit 6) and Allapattah Road (Exit 9). The existing paved shoulders will be widened at the ramps to U.S. 1 and to Biscayne Drive.
In addition, the existing guardrail will be replaced and extended. Landscaping will be relocated and the drainage system also will be extended.
Most of the construction work will take place at night, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.; the work requires frequent lane and ramp closures, which daytime traffic cannot handle. Nearby residents may experience intermittent noise and vibration for the duration of the project, particularly during these hours.
Construction began in February 2009. It is anticipated this project will be completed in the summer of 2010. Approximate cost: $8.9 million.
For additional information about this project, contact Sonyha Rodriguez-Miller at the public information office of Florida’s Turnpike by calling 954-975-4855, ext. 1276, or via e-mail at: Sonyha.Rodriguez-Miller@dot.state.fl.us
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
TURNPIKE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – ST LUCIE (EXIT 142)
There will be periodic lane closures on the Turnpike’s northbound lanes. They will take place approximately one mile north and one mile south of the St Lucie (Exit 142) interchange from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
TURNPIKE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – FT PIERCE (EXIT 152)
There will be periodic lane closures on the northbound side of the Turnpike. They will take place approximately one mile north and one mile south of the Ft Pierce / SR 70 (Exit 152) interchange from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS:
Two improvement projects are underway in St Lucie County. The Port St Lucie (Exit 142) northbound interchange ramps are being resurfaced and realigned. This project begins in July and is projected to be complete in October. The second project is an improvement of the northbound off ramp at the Ft Pierce interchange (Exit 152). The ramp is being realigned. This project started in June and is projected to be complete in December. Combined costs for these two projects are approximately: $2.8 million.
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POLK COUNTY
POLK PARKWAY (SR 570) PACE ROAD INTERCHANGE AND ROADWAY WIDENING (Mileposts 22-25)
The Polk Parkway Pace Road Interchange is a public-private partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation—Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, USF Polytechnic, the City of Lakeland, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners and The Williams Company.
The new, SunPass-only interchage will be constructed as a design-build project. The contract was awarded in the fall of 2009. The successful design-build team is Southland/Middlesex Joint Venture, with DRMP leading the design effort
The interchange is part of a larger project that will add two lanes to the northern portion of the Parkway between Interstate 4 and the new interchange. Additionally, the project also includes the construction of SunPass-only lanes at the eastern mainline toll plaza to accommodate the additional traffic that will be added as the result of the new interchange.
In 2003-2004 the Williams Company ageed to donate land to USF for a new campus on its property located on the southwest quadrant of Interstate 4 adjacent to the northern end of the 25-mile Polk Parkway. In 2007, Florida’s Turnpike agreed to fund about two-thirds of the cost of construction of the interchange at Pace Road, effectively picking up the USF portion of the interchange costs. Florida’s Turnpike acquired necessary right-of-way from The Williams Company and the Polk County Board of County Commissioners in a joint participation agreement.
This $40 million project is scheduled to be open to traffic in the fall of 2011.
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