The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) is holding two public meetings, one in-person and one virtual, for the design of Phase 1 for what is operationally called State Road 534.
More commonly known as a tolled extension of Osceola Parkway, Phase 1 is a five-mile section from State Road 417 near Boggy Creek Road to Narcoossee Road.
The in-person meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Tohopekaliga High School (3675 Boggy Creek Road). The virtual meeting will be on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 5:30-7 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.
Phase 1 is the first of three phases that will construct a toll road extension to connect 417, just east of Orlando International Airport, to Nova Road, northeast of St. Cloud. The project will include an extension of Simpson Road from the Oceola-Orange County line east to the new toll road.
Phase 2 will extend from Narcoossee Road, controversially through a portion of Split Oak Forest, and end in the vicinity of Cyrils Drive. Phase 3 will dive south to connect to Nova Road, with a full interchange planned for a future extension of Jack Brack Road near Bullock Lake. The total project is 14 miles in length, with seven planned interchanges, and is intended to relieve the chronic congestion on Narcoossee Road and other roads in east-central Osceola County, while opening new areas for development.
Osceola County is planning the construction of a related road, the Sunbridge Parkway Extension, to take traffic from the end of 534 at Nova Road to U.S. 192. The road will intersect Old Melbourne Highway just east of the Bay Lake Ranch Community, follow an expanded section of the Old Melbourne Highway to the west, and then intersect Botanic Boulevard to access U.S 192. Botanic Boulevard will also be expanded to accommodate the additional anticipated traffic.
For more information on the SR 534 project, and to register for the meetings see http://bit.ly/42Xtt48.
More information on Osceola County’s Sunbridge Extension project can be found at http://bit.ly/435aPXX.
