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CFX approved the $2.5 billion Southport Connector
noted Aug 31, 2026
At its December 2025 meeting, the Central Florida Expressway Authority board unanimously approved the Southport Connector: a 15-mile tolled expressway from the Poinciana Parkway to Pleasant Hill Road and east to Florida’s Turnpike, at a scale CFX staff compared to I-4 Ultimate and the Wekiva Parkway. The approval came despite the numbers that killed the project in 2018 — projected toll revenue of $740 million over 40 years covers only 29% of the cost, against the agency’s 50% viability policy — with the Osceola board member asking to pursue partnerships and phasing to close the gap. Poinciana-facing segments run as a hybrid bridge-and-wall structure above congested Cypress Parkway.
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