Florida Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike being widened to major urban expressway through Orlando - going 4 to 8 lanes
Posted Thu, 2008-03-20 18:24
Florida Turnpike Mainline through the Orlando area is changing from being a longdistance highway to one with a heavy local traffic load. Tuesday night (Mar 7) the Turnpike Enterprise took away the barriers on the first wider segment between I-4 and FL528 aka Beachline West Expressway, about 7km (4.5 miles). It is now 4+4 lanes compared to the original 2+2 lanes going back to original construction in 1965.
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Florida's Turnpike gains dream bond rater accolades
Posted Mon, 2008-01-07 19:12
Fitch Ratings have given Florida DOT a dream bond rating of 'AA-' on account of what they describe as the Turnpike Enterprise's "strong service area", their diversity of toll properties, their "track record of prudent and conservative project development and financial management," and their "proactive stance"
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