Wekiva Parkway
The Wekiva Parkway, developed to finish Central Florida’s beltway while helping to protect the natural resources in the Wekiva River Basin, is complete. As many as 33,000 motorists each day travel portions of the 25-mile parkway through Orange, Lake and Seminole Counties.
Connecting State Roads (S.R.) 429, Interstate 4 (I-4) and S.R. 417, the Wekiva Parkway has forever changed the way Central Florida’s 3.5 million residents and nearly 80 million visitors annually travel our region. The Florida Department of Transportation completed the parkway in 2024, filling the crucial “missing link” in the region’s vital, 100-plus-mile beltway.
A vision crafted through intensive regional collaboration and community engagement, the parkway helped set a new standard for how major transportation improvements were developed near natural areas. About 3,400 acres of conservation land, 1.5 miles of wildlife bridges, and special fencing help to protect the wildlife and natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River, a National Wild and Scenic River and Outstanding Florida Water.
The parkway greatly enhances safety by separating long-distance, higher speed traffic on the elevated expressway from wildlife and people traveling along local roads. The iconic parkway features a gateway monument, scenic highway signs alerting drivers to basin wildlife, and tens of thousands of trees, shrubs and other plants. The Wekiva Parkway established a legacy for our region – ensuring continued economic growth with easier travel options and enhanced opportunities for residents.
For all other transportation projects in FDOT District Five (Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties), visit cflroads.com.
