19162755 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 19162755
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Division:	QCAusa


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	The The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) announces a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the opening of the first CFX Wekiva Parkway sections. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is open to the public. announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	Thursday, July 27, 2017 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

PLACE:	Belgian Street Bridge North of SR 429 / Connector Road Event entrance is via southbound parkway on ramp at Kelly Park Road Parking on southbound mainline shoulders south of Belgian Street Bridge Apopka, Florida

Subject:	CFX Project Nos: Section 429-202 (1A) Section 429-203 (1B) Project Description: Sections 1A and 1B extend from where the SR 429 currently ends at the Connector Road near US 441, to a new interchange at Kelly Park Road. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) is set to open its first five miles of the Wekiva Parkway (SR 429) on July 27. The event entrance is via the SR 429 southbound on ramp at Kelly Park Road. Parking will be on the southbound mainline shoulders. The event location is at the Belgian Street Bridge (North of SR 429 / Connector Road). State and local elected officials and other dignitaries will be on hand to commemorate the event. Sections 1A and 1B, totaling $102.6 million in construction costs, extend from where the SR 429 currently ends at the Connector Road near US 441, to a new interchange at Kelly Park Road. Work began in summer of 2015. The 5-mile stretch includes interchanges near US 441 at Connector Road and Kelly Park Road, along with bridges at Southfork Drive, Yothers Road, Ponkan Road and other locations. The Wekiva Parkway is the first expressway in Central Florida to feature all electronic tolling for customer convenience and to keep traffic moving. A Section 1A toll gantry also features the eye-catching aesthetic features found throughout the project. CFX is building five parkway sections totaling 10 miles and more than $271 million in construction costs. The entire $1.6 billion Wekiva Parkway, which is being built in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation – District Five, will complete Central Florida’s beltway, while helping to protect the natural resources surrounding the Wekiva River.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Mary Brooks, Public Involvement Coordinator at 407-694-5505 or via email at info@wekivaparkway.com

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	7/10/2017 Vol. 43/132


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