{"id":32872,"date":"2025-10-21T22:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/fdot-invests-500m-to-build-17-miles-of-express-lanes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T22:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:10:07","slug":"fdot-invests-500m-to-build-17-miles-of-express-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/fdot-invests-500m-to-build-17-miles-of-express-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"FDOT invests $500M to build 17 miles of express lanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1761052306\/news\/text_to_speech\/florida-miles-expressway-construction-trucker-lot_kfby2n.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Florida is putting in miles of infrastructure work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Gov. Ron DeSantis announced several projects Oct. 16, including <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/eog\/news\/press\/2025\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-major-advancements-congestion-relief-central\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>17 miles of new express lanes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on I-4, which connects the west and east coasts of the state. A new parking facility for truck drivers is also slated for Polk County.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Florida DOT will construct new, single express lanes in both directions in Hillsborough County, a part of the state that includes the major metro area of Tampa and St. Petersburg. The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cmWS3yp7UV4\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>project will cost $500 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, FDOT chairman and secretary Jared Perdue said during the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new I-4 lanes will run from I-75 to County Line Road. The goal of the project is to reduce congestion by separating long-distance traffic from local commuter traffic, providing additional travel options.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Perdue said plans for expanding I-4 have existed for 15 years, but it would have likely been another 10 years before the agency could advance the project. Instead, FDOT chose to construct the project now within the existing highway\u2019s right of way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction on the project is expected to begin in 2028, per the governor\u2019s announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The agency did not respond to Construction Dive\u2019s request for comment by the time of publication.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The announcement of work comes a few months after FDOT completed a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/i4express.com\/fdot-opens-new-i-4-interchange-at-daryl-carter-parkway\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>major interchange update along I-4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Central Florida near Orlando. The agency opened the interchange at Daryl Carter Parkway on July 19, aiming to better provide motorists with access to residences and retail locations. It also sought to relieve congestion at other nearby I-4 interchanges.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to the new lane expansion, FDOT will also construct a 100-space truck parking facility in Polk County, located at the Polk Parkway and I-4 interchange east of Tampa. The I-4 corridor has one of the largest truck parking deficits in Florida, per the release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe actually have an initiative underway right now to bring over 1,400 truck parking spots to the I-4 corridor as a whole,\u201d Perdue said during the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Indeed, Polk County isn\u2019t alone in getting a planned upgrade for trucker parking. A \u201cpro-trucker package\u201d from the federal DOT will give<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truckingdive.com\/news\/dot-truck-parking-florida-counties-180-million-dollars\/752088\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> $180 million to add 917 truck parking spaces<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> along I-4 in Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties, Trucking Dive reported in July.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The federal award was announced in January 2024 and \u201cexecuted\u201d in July 2025, Trucking Dive reported. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cflroads.com\/project\/446445-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Estimated construction costs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for those lots vary from $29.5 million to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cflroads.com\/project\/446445-4\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$74 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/florida-miles-expressway-construction-trucker-lot\/803331\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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