Driving CFX: September 2021

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SEPTEMBER 2021 | ISSUE 75

WEKIVA PARKWAY FINAL SECTIONS NEARING COMPLETION

The estimated $1.6 Billion, 25-mile Wekiva Parkway is a joint project between CFX and the Florida Department of Transportation. It was designed as a scenic passageway through rolling countryside and the Wekiva River Basin area. The expressway includes elevated sections and habitat corridors that separate wildlife from vehicle traffic and features an expansive crossing over the Wekiva River linking with State Road 417 (Central Florida Greenway) and Interstate-4 in northwest Seminole County. In 2018, CFX completed its 10-mile section through the Wekiva River Basin.

John Tyler, Director of Operations for FDOT District 5, provided the CFX Board with a construction update on FDOT’s final sections of the Wekiva Parkway during the September Board Meeting. FDOT’s sections, are nearing completion and estimated to open to traffic in fall of 2022. Once built, the 25-mile Wekiva Parkway will complete the long-anticipated beltway around Metro Orlando.

To learn more about this project, click here.

In August, CFX poured the bridge deck for the new northbound SR 436/Semoran Boulevard bridge over SR 528/Beachline Expressway, marking a significant milestone for the signature interchange project. This is the last of seven new bridges being constructed as part of the SR 528/SR 436 Interchange Reconfiguration project. Four of those new bridges are now open to traffic. One of those four bridges opened in early September as traffic into the Orlando International Airport on southbound SR 436 was shifted to the new bridge over SR 528. This will be the new permanent configuration into the airport.

This CFX signature project improves safety and traffic flow around the north entrance of the Orlando International Airport (OIA). The project is adding another travel lane in each direction of SR 528 between Conway Road and Goldenrod Road and building seven new fly-over bridges at the SR 528/SR 436 interchange to provide smoother, uninterrupted access to and from the airport.

To find out more about the project, click here.

CFX began construction on the SR 417 Corridor Widening Project, comprised of five segments, in Spring of 2021. Construction on the last two segments (4 and 5) is planned to begin by the end of 2021. Segment 4 comprises a 4.5 mile segment from Boggy Creek Road to Narcoossee Road and Segment 5 comprises a 4.7 mile segment from Narcoossee Road to SR 528. In total, five sound walls are proposed as part of Segment 4 and 5.

The full SR 417 Corridor Widening Project is expected to be complete in late 2023. Click here to view the project fact sheet.

The CFX Governing Board unanimously approved advancing to a Public Hearing for the SR 414 Expressway Extension PD&E Study Preferred Alternative as presented at the September Board Meeting. The purpose of this project is to provide needed capacity along SR 414, to improve regional connectivity between SR 429 and I-4, to enhance safety along the existing SR 414 corridor, and to support multi-modal opportunities. The Public Hearing will be scheduled for later this year.

To learn more about this PD&E Study, view the board presentation here.

CFX SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IN ACTION WITH NEW SOLAR FIELDS

CFX's Sustainability Plan includes plans to identify and explore beneficial projects that can increase sustainability throughout its roadways, facilities, and properties in the Central Florida Region. One of these projects, the Hiawassee Photovoltaic project, is under construction and is expected to be operational in Fall of 2021. The project will consist of installing a solar field the size of three football fields in a dry pond east of the Hiawassee Mainline plaza building. This project is also a part of CFX's Five Year Work Plan.

Share the news with your family and friends, the E-PASS Walk-In Customer Service Center relocated to 525 S. Magnolia Avenue in Orlando. The center on S. Goldenrod Road has closed permanently. Click here for free parking information and detailed directions to the E-PASS Service Center’s new location. The E-PASS Walk-In Customer Service Center is open from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Gators! Knights! Noles! Sport your pride with your own GatorPass, KnightPass or NolePass toll sticker from E-PASS. You can purchase your own by ordering online, at the CFX Walk-In Center, via the E-PASS app, on Amazon, or at one of the campus bookstores at UF, UCF, or FSU.

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Uni, the portable multi-state transponder from E-PASS, works in 19 states from Florida to Maine and west to Minnesota. Plus, you can move it from car to car and even pay for parking at Orlando International Airport! You can purchase your own online at GoWithUni.com, at the CFX Walk-In Center, via the E-PASS app or Amazon here.

Uni, E-PASS, GatorPass, KnightPass or NolePass are the ONLY Florida toll passes that provide volume discounts. Tolls Paid Here, Stay Here.

Congratulations to our 3rd Year of Back to School Toll Giveaway Winners! New E-PASS customers are automatically entered when they open an account and Current E-PASS customers are able to enter by form to the Giveaway. Make sure to stay up to date and know when our next giveaway is, by following us on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Winners of $50 in tolls:

Winner #1 — Bruno from Windermere, Florida
Winner #2 — Mariel from Miami, Florida
Winner #3 — Richard from Belleview, Florida
Winner #4 — Zulkwika from Silverspring, Florida
Winner #5 — Jacinta from Orlando, Florida
Winner #6 — David from Davenport, Florida
Winner #7 — Deanna from Titusville, Florida
Winner #8 — Valeri from Titusville, Florida

Stay informed on the 21-mile I-4 Ultimate Project

Roadway changes are ever present on the 21-mile I-4 Ultimate project. Stay updated with I-4 Ultimate detours, closures, and road work at i4ultimate.com/signup/.