AGENDA ITEM
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Central Polk Parkway East Alternative Corridor Evaluation (ACE) and Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study
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PRESENTER
Turnpike Staff
SUMMARY
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), has completed an Alternative Corridor Evaluation (ACE) for a new north-south facility in Northeastern Polk County. The ACE, a planning-level study, has identified a potential corridor location for a new tolled, limited-access highway connecting US 27 with US 17/92. The proposed highway will provide a direct link to Interstate 4 and SR 429 (Western Beltway) through the future Poinciana Connector (SR 538). It would serve as a high-speed, alternate travel route to US 27, where heavy traffic congestion regularly impacts the communities now and is forecasted to get worse due to population growth and increased travel demand.
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1. CPP East Newsletter