I-4, SunRail need billions of dollars for Orlando transportation projects in the works
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Traffic demand in Central Florida is driving billions of dollars in new transportation projects.
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Regional transportation authorities already have proposed some major projects in the coming years to make up for demand. Central Florida Expressway Authority has more than $4 billion planned in its 2024-2028 five-year work plan, while the Florida Department of Transportation’s 2024-2029 plan for District Five (which encompasses Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia, Marion, Sumter and Flagler counties) includes more than $16.34 billion proposed across highways, Florida’s Turnpike, rail and more.
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Those projects don’t include the millions of dollars that local cities, counties and transit service providers plan to invest to meet demand. Orange County, which had been consideringgenerating dedicated funds for transit though a transportation sales tax ballot initiative, suspended those efforts April 9.
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