SR 516 (Lake Orange Expressway) from Orange/Lake County Line to SR 429 (Segment 3)

Since west Orange County and south Lake County are two of the most rapidly growing areas in Central Florida, the Central Florida Expressway Authority added SR 516, a new four-lane limited access expressway from US 27 to SR 429, to its transportation network to improve connectivity.

DRMP served as the lead designer for this new systems interchange that connects SR 429 to SR 516. The interchange includes five new bridges, with two using concrete Florida-U Beams and three using steel box girders, and four bridge widenings, with three using Florida-I Beams and one using steel I-girders. This project also has two miles of roadway improvements along SR 429, including widening, adding ramps, and milling and resurfacing of the remaining existing roadway, a new dual teardrop roundabout at the interchange with Valencia Parkway, noise walls, drainage, intelligent transportation systems, lighting, signing and pavement markings, tolling, aesthetics, and geotechnical services. The project was permitted with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District, with extensive coordination with Orange County, Lake County, and local landowners.

When completed, this new expressway will enhance regional mobility and connectivity and provide area residents and visitors alternatives to the already busy SR 50 and US 192 corridors in Orange and Lake Counties.