Project · West Orange County
The Flemings Road Extension.
Under construction · as of Jan 28, 2026
“Concrete barriers, off-road detours, and a pavement report: why the road sat closed” — Sep 1, 2026.
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Orange County reports construction underway on segments 5 and 6: the two-lane rural road widening into a four-lane divided urban facility, connecting to Sawgrass Bay Boulevard at the Lake County line. Expected complete in early 2027.
Notice · Sep 1, 2026
Concrete barriers, off-road detours, and a pavement report: why the road sat closed
Before the rebuild began, the Flemings Road–Sawgrass Bay connection sat closed — concrete barriers on the Orange County end, “road closed” signs on the Lake County end, and divots in the ground where drivers skirted around them off-road. An engineer’s report commissioned by Orange County found the closed western half of the road weaker than the eastern half, projected 15,000 vehicle trips a day (11% of them trucks), and concluded the pavement would begin deteriorating within a year at that volume. Residents organized as Connect 2025 pushed the county to open the road, which Orange County said would follow a complicated right-of-way process — its final pieces a permanent roadway easement with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and multiple easements with Walt Disney World — with construction estimated at eighteen months once acquisitions closed.
sourced ↗WESH 2
Development · Sep 1, 2026
The closed Orange–Lake road is finally being rebuilt — four lanes by early 2027
Construction is underway on segments 5 and 6 of the Flemings Road Extension, Orange County reported in January 2026. The two-lane rural roadway is being widened into a four-lane divided urban facility with a 10-foot multiuse path along the north side and a sidewalk on the south, upgrades to the CR 545/Flemings Road/Western Way intersection, and enhanced drainage. Flemings Road will ultimately connect to Sawgrass Bay Boulevard at the Lake County line — the regional link between Horizon West and the subdivisions of south Clermont. The county expects construction complete in early 2027.
sourced ↗Orange County Newsroom
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