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“When complete, a six-lane elevated road — three lanes in each direction — will run from east of Interstate 275 to west of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. The elevated road will then continue as four lanes — two in each direction — from west of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street to east of Fourth Street.” See More …

“The project is expected to have an average of about 2,000 craft workers on-site when construction peaks in 2016, and a total of 140 bridges will be built or improved during construction. Additionally, the project will include the smoothing out of the notorious Fairbanks Curve in Winter Park, and will involve reconstructing the State Road 408 interchanges in downtown Orlando.” …

“Tampa and Jacksonville are the two largest urban centers in Florida without a direct connection between them. To go from one to the other by automobile, there are only two routes. One could drive I-10 to I-75, which is a roundabout way. Or, they could drive I-95 to I-4, potentially dealing with the Orlando area traffic nightmare.” See More . …

“A string of wrong-way crashes that has claimed 11 lives this year on Tampa Bay’s highways is troubling enough, yet records and research show wrong-way driving might be more common than people realize.” See More . . . Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/wrong-way-driving-may-be-more-common-than-thought/2199070 By: Caitlin Johnston & Josh Solomon

“In the next decade, Florida’s biggest cities will add toll lanes to the state’s busiest highways. Nobody knows exactly how much it will cost. Maybe as little as $3 billion. Maybe double that.” See More . . . Source: http://fcir.org/2014/09/14/floridas-toll-lane-boom/ By: Eric Barton