Signal · Development
SR 516 Lake/Orange Expressway: eastern end past halfway, first traffic due spring 2027
noted Aug 31, 2026
The 4.4-mile toll connector between US 27 south of Clermont and SR 429 in Horizon West is well into construction on its eastern end — CFX's April 2026 status report puts the SR 429-to-county-line segment at 74.47% complete, with its contract running to late April 2027. In April, the CFX board awarded the final western piece, US 27 to Cook Road, to SEMA Construction and Mehta and Associates, so all three segments are now moving. CFX still lists a spring 2027 partial opening and full completion in early 2029, including a three-quarter-mile wireless EV-charging test stretch near US 27.
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