Central Polk Parkway East from SR 60 to US 17/92 Alternative Corridor Evaluation Study

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is conducting an Alternative Corridor Evaluation (ACE) Study for Central Polk Parkway East (CPPE) from SR 60 to US 17/92 in Polk County, Florida. This ACE Study is being conducted to identify, evaluate, eliminate, and recommend project alternatives for the Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study. This project proposes to connect SR 60 in Lake Wales to US 17/92 in Davenport with a new four lane tolled expressway. The Study is evaluating four corridors based on their ability to meet the project’s purpose and need and quantify their impacts on the social, cultural, natural, and physical resources.

• Engagement with the public and elected and appointed officials throughout the study area.
• Evaluating proposed corridors based on natural, physical, cultural, and social resources.
• Completing a Methodology Memorandum that will be approved by FTE and the Environmental Technical Advisory Team (ETAT).
• Completing the Alternative Corridor Evaluation Report which will recommend corridors to be evaluated during the next phase, the PD&E phase.

ACE Study

Polk County, Florida

Addressing regional transportation connection and traffic congestion is a key component of this project.

• Project consists of a large study area with many constraints including natural, physical, cultural, and social constraints.

• The study area consists of many municipalities and coordination with each agency has been challenging, but holding agency workshops have been beneficial.

• Avoiding impacts to existing and planned development is a challenge. The project team continues to refine alignments to avoid impacts to resources to the greatest extent possible.