Construction : Future Construction
Future Construction Projects

Florida's Turnpike plans continuous improvements of the roadway, toll plazas and service plazas and is actively pursuing several exciting new projects designed to alleviate traffic congestion and add enjoyment to your travels, including:

Widening the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike from SR 874 to SR 836

TOLL 589 -- SUNCOAST PARKWAY PROJECT 2 CITRUS COUNTY

Click here to find out more about the Suncoast Parkway Extension Project in Citrus County

TOLL 417 -- THE SEMINOLE EXPRESSWAY WIDENING

Click here to find out about the study now underway for future widening of the Seminole Expressway

NEW TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE WITH STATE ROAD 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay)

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PROPOSED NEW INTERCHANGES IN LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES (Central Florida)

Locations for two new Turnpike SunPass©-only interchanges serving motorists in Central Florida have been identified. 

The first interchange would be located in Lake County near milepost 279 (north of the existing Clermont/SR 50 interchange) and would serve the rapidly growing Minneola area. 

The second interchange would be located in Sumter County near milepost 300 at CR 468 (south of the Wildwood/US 301 interchange), and would serve The Villages/Lady Lake region. 

Florida's Turnpike Enterprise has no funding identified for either of these projects and all right-of-way and construction funding must be committed by private developers.  Construction schedules for both projects are dependent on funding agreements that have not yet been developed; however, preliminary the engineering and environmental studies being conducted by the developers are underway or nearly complete.  Because the projects would be funded by the developers, the interchanges are not included in the Turnpike’s five-year work program and no timeline for construction has been established.

TURNPIKE SERVICE PLAZA RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, an integral part of the Florida Department of Transportation, has awarded a multi-million dollar, 30-year contract to operate the fuel and food concession business along the Turnpike. 

• The contract was awarded to Areas USA FLTP, LLC.

• Under the terms of the contract, Areas will provide fuel, food concessions and convenience stores at the eight service plazas located along the 312-mile Turnpike mainline.

• The fuel portion of the contract went into effect on April 1, 2009.

• The food beverage and retail portion of the contract went into effect on June 3, 2009

• The new contract includes a capital investment of approximately $162 million, which incorporates upgrading and expanding the plaza buildings.

• Areas will began changing food concepts in June 2009, and has begun design to permit and build new fuel stations/convenience stores at all plazas except Snapper Creek (Miami-Dade County).  Additionally, design and permitting has commencedfor renovation of the restaurants at the Turkey Lake, Canoe Creek and West Palm Beach Service Plazas, and for entirely new, expanded restaurants at the Fort Drum and Port St. Lucie Service Plazas.

• The new fuel brand is Shell, and Florida Turnpike Services LLC will operate the convenience stores and gas stations.  Last year, 37 million gallons of gasoline were pumped at Florida’s Turnpike fuel stations.

• This contract does not include Road Ranger or towing services, which were awarded under separate contracts.

• Under the new contract, the Turnpike will receive a guaranteed minimum of $9 million per year in concessions revenue until construction and renovation of the plazas is complete, then the guaranteed minimum will be $6 million per year.

• The new contract will produce close to 2,500 construction-related jobs.  Additionally all of the service plaza workers were offered positions by Areas, so no jobs were lost due to the new management.  In total, nearly 4,000 direct or indirect jobs are created or maintained as the result of this contract.

• The new buildings feature Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.