The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) began construction on its next section of the landmark Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429) on January 4, 2016. Work on Section 2B – a multi-level interchange northwest of Plymouth Sorrento Road and Ondich Road - is scheduled to finish in January of 2018. 

Initial activity involves the excavation and relocation of gopher tortoises, a protected species, from the work zone. This latest section will connect to Section 1B – from Ponkan Road to the Kelly Park Road interchange – already under construction. Section 1B is scheduled to open to traffic in spring of 2017.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority on January 6, 2016 advertised for contractor bids to build Wekiva Parkway Section 2C. The contract time for this section from the Lake County line to State Road 46 east of Round Lake Road will be 600 days. Contractor bids are due to the agency on February 16, 2016.

For more information on this procurement, click here.

Mount Dora _ Members of the Mount Dora City Council and about 80 citizens were on hand January 5, 2016 to hear an update on the Wekiva Parkway. To view the presentation from the City Council meeting, click here.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority on Dec. 18, 2015 ranked KCCS as the top firm to oversee construction of Wekiva Parkway Section 2A. The CFX Board at their January meeting will decide whether to approve the start of negotiations with the firm. Section 2A extends east from the Systems Interchange from Plymouth Sorrento Road to County Road 435 (Mount Plymouth Road), paralleling Haas Road in Orange County.

For more information about Section 2A, click here.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority has posted the Pre-bid 100 percent plans for Wekiva Parkway Section 2C (429-206) online. To view the latest plans for the section that will extend from the Lake County-Orange County line to State Road 46 east of Round Lake Road, click here.

Want to find out more about the longest section of the Wekiva Parkway? Check out the latest Section 6 plans from the Florida Department of Transportation by clicking here. This five-mile parkway section _ including substantial wildlife bridges, a non-tolled service road, and a new bridge over the Wekiva River _ will be advertised for bids from design-build teams in May of 2016.

ORLANDO _ The Central Florida Expressway Authority has selected the top three firms bidding to oversee Wekiva Parkway Section 2A to continue vying for this project. Elipsis Engineering, JBS Engineering and KCCS were the top-ranked firms and will move on to submit technical proposals and oral presentations in the coming weeks. Section 2A extends east from the systems interchange at Plymouth Sorrento Road and parallels Haas Road to County Road 435 (Mount Plymouth Road). Construction is scheduled to begin in spring of 2016.  

APOPKA _ Beginning Tuesday, November 17, 2015 crews are scheduled to intermittently stop traffic on Kelly Park Road just west of Plymouth Sorrento Road as part of building the Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429).  Flaggers over the coming weeks will temporarily hold up traffic from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. to allow large numbers of trucks hauling dirt to cross the side street.

Electronic message boards will be posted to alert drivers. Bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances could delay or prolong work. Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction area for their safety and that of the work crews.

This work is part of the Central Florida Expressway’s $46.6 million project to build the Wekiva Parkway from Ponkan Road to a planned interchange at Kelly Park Road. Once completed, the 25-mile parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River. 

(APOPKA, FL) – Traffic on the Connector Road to State Road 429 (Daniel Webster Western Beltway) near US 441 will be temporarily stopped early in the morning on Monday, November 2, 2015. The traffic stoppage, scheduled from 2 a.m. - 4 a.m., is needed to relocate a large construction crane.

During the traffic stoppage, access will remain from US 441 to the southbound ramp to SR 429, and from northbound SR 429 to Plymouth Sorrento Road. All other traffic will be detoured along Plymouth Sorrento Road and US 441.

Bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances could delay or prolong work. Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction area for their safety and that of the work crews.

This work is part of the Central Florida Expressway Authority’s $56 million project to build the Wekiva Parkway from where the SR 429 currently ends at the Connector Road to just north of Ponkan Road. Once completed, the 25-mile parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River.

ORLANDO _ The Central Florida Expressway Authority on Oct. 20, 2015 opened bids from contractors seeking to build Wekiva Parkway Section 2B (429-204), also known as the systems interchange. Southland Construction was the apparent low bidder at $79.6 million. The multi-tiered, systems interchange will be built northwest of Haas-Ondich Road and Plymouth Sorrento Road in Orange County. Construction is scheduled to begin in January of 2016.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority on October 12, 2015 re-advertised for bids from construction engineering and inspection firms to oversee Wekiva Parkway Section 2A (429-205). This section of the parkway will extend from the systems interchange heading east of Plymouth Sorrento Road to Mount Plymouth Road (County Road 435). Submittals are due November 2, 2015.

For more information, click here.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority on October 14, 2015 ranked AECOM as the top firm to oversee construction of Wekiva Parkway Section 2C. The construction engineering and inspection firm still must be approved by the CFX Board. Section 2C will extend northwest from the systems interchange at Plymouth Sorrento and Haas-Ondich Roads, across the Lake-Orange County line to State Road 46 just east of Round Lake Road. Construction on this section is scheduled to begin in March of 2016.

Some 158 people attended the Central Florida Expressway Authority's pre-construction Community Open House on Sept. 24, 2015 for the agency’s second section of the Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429). Sections 2A, 2B and 2C (429-204, -205 & -206) are to be built north of Kelly Park Road between Round Lake Road, Mount Plymouth Road (County Road 435) and State Road 46. 

Those attending the meeting at the Northwest Orange County Improvement Association (NOCIA) Building on Ponkan Road were able to view the latest project maps and aesthetics exhibits,  and a narrated PowerPoint presentation. CFX and consultant design staff were on hand to answer questions on topics that included parkway elevations, access points, proximity and impacts to property owners, schedules and property acquisition.

Among those attending were: City of Apopka Mayor Joe Kilsheimer and Commissioner Diane Velasquez, Lake County Engineer Fred Schneider, City of Apopka Community Development Director Jay Davoll and Senior Designer Vladimir Simonovski. Media coverage leading up to the meeting included The Orlando Sentinel, WFTV Ch. 9, WMFE and the Apopka Chief.

To view the Open House photo gallery, click here.

(APOPKA, FL) – The Central Florida Expressway Authority will hold a pre-construction community open house for the second section of the Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429), to be located north of Kelly Park Road between Round Lake Road and Mt. Plymouth Road (County Road 435). The three projects (map sections 2A, 2B and 2C), totaling 5 miles, will feature all electronic tolling and a multi-level, systems interchange northwest of Haas Road-Ondich Road and Plymouth Sorrento Road. Construction on these projects, estimated at a total cost of $218 million, is scheduled to begin in 2016 and finish by early 2018.

The meeting will be held in an open-house format on Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Northwest Orange County Improvement Association (N.O.C.I.A.) Building at 4253 W. Ponkan Road, Apopka, FL 32712. The public may review maps, drawings and other pertinent information about the latest design plans for these projects. Members of the project teams will be available to answer questions.

Because roads don’t stop at county lines, the regional Central Florida Expressway Authority’s jurisdiction includes Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties. CFX is responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of a 109-mile limited-access expressway system. It may also acquire, construct and equip rapid transit, trams and fixed guideways within its rights-of-way. CFX’s system includes SR 408 (Spessard Holland East-West Expressway), SR 528 (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway), SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay), SR 429 (Daniel Webster Western Beltway), SR 414 (John Land Apopka Expressway) and State Road 451.

For more information, contact Public Information Officer Mary Brooks at Info@WekivaParkway.com or 407-694-5505.

APOPKA, FL _ Motorists should be alert for intermittent lane closures tonight, September 3, 2015 at northbound State Road 429 and the Connector Road. The lane closures from 8 p.m. - 6 a.m. will allow crews to restripe the travel lanes in this area. Delays are possible. 

Bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances could delay or prolong work. Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction area for their safety and that of the work crews.

This work is part of the $56 million project to build the Wekiva Parkway from where the SR 429 currently ends at the Connector Road to just north of Ponkan Road. Once completed, the 25-mile parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River. 

The Central Florida Expressway Authority on Aug. 31, 2015 advertised for bids from contractors to build the Wekiva Parkway Section 2B (429-204). The multi-level systems interchange will be located northwest of Haas-Ondich Road and Plymouth Sorrento Road in Orange County. For more information on the procurement process for this project click here.

(APOPKA, FL) – The ramp from northbound State Road 429 (Daniel Webster Western Beltway) to westbound Connector Road will be closed nightly starting tonight, August 24, continuing through Wednesday, August 26. All traffic exiting northbound SR 429 will be directed onto eastbound Connector Road toward Plymouth Sorrento Road for access to US Highway 441.

The nightly ramp closures from 8 p.m. – 6 a.m. will allow striping and other activities in preparation to shift travel lanes in this area.

Bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances could delay or prolong work. Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction area for their safety and that of the work crews.

This work is part of the $56 million project to build the Wekiva Parkway from where the SR 429 currently ends at the Connector Road to just north of Ponkan Road. Once completed, the 25-mile parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River. 

(APOPKA, FL) – The westbound left-turn lane from Connector Road to State Road 429 (Daniel Webster Western Beltway) and an eastbound through lane on the same cross street are scheduled to close beginning Sunday night, August 23. Connector Road will remain open to traffic and drivers should use the remaining lanes to access SR 429. The lanes will remain closed for the duration of the project and will allow crews to build bridges for the Central Florida Expressway Authority’s first section of the Wekiva Parkway.

Additional work and lane closures are scheduled each night from 8 p.m. – 6 a.m. through Tuesday, August 25. Motorists also should be alert for daytime, intermittent lane closures along the SR 429 Connector Road during this time.

Bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances could delay or prolong work. Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction area for their safety and that of the work crews.

This work is part of the $56 million project to build the Wekiva Parkway from where the SR 429 currently ends at the Connector Road to just north of Ponkan Road. Once completed, the 25-mile parkway will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River.