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Well Connected
Florida’s transport system offers an easy ride for people and products by air, sea, road and rail.
ROADS |
| » 41,000 lane miles of state highways |
| » 6,381 bridges |
Driving Forward
Florida is spending $7.5 billion on road transportation projects in 2007-2008: constructing 174 new lane miles, reconstructing and rehabilitating 2,568 existing lane miles, replacing 15 bridges and investing $2.1 billion in road building contracts.
Replacement of the U.S. 1 bridge over the Sebastian River in Brevard County
Construction of the Lakeland Intown Bypass from State Road 600 to State Road 35 in Polk County
Construction of a new interchange on the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826) from north of Sunset Drive to SW 32nd Street in Miami-Dade County
Construction of an additional lane on I-95 from PGA Boulevard to Indiantown Road (State Road 706) in Palm Beach County
Construction of additional lanes on I-95 from south of Malabar Road (State Road 514) to south of Fiske Boulevard (State Road 519) in Brevard County
RAIL |
| » 25 major rail terminals |
| » 14 line-haul railroads |
| » 4 terminal or switching companies |
| » 17 bulk transfer facilities |
Rolling Along
Some 2,707 miles of rail criss-cross the state to keep Florida’s economy, people and products on the move.
CSX Corporation is targeting $1.6 billion in 2008 and 2009 and $1.7 billion in 2010 for additional track, equipment, technology and facilities to help meet customer needs and an expected increase in demand for U.S. freight transportation. Among specific improvements is a 318-acre integrated rail-to-truck distribution container shipping center in Winter Haven.
Florida East Coast Railway continues to serve UPS, its largest domestic intermodal customer. In summer 2007, FECR set a record by handling 62,000+ intermodal loads over 700 days without error.
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority has enhanced its Tri-Rail Schedule, increasing by 10 the number of available daily commuter trains between Palm Beach and Miami-Dade.
The state of Florida will purchase the right of way along 61 miles of track between DeLand and Poinciana for the purpose of developing a Central Florida commuter rail line. The first leg of the line, expected to be completed by early 2010, will run from DeBary in Volusia County to the existing Amtrak station near Orlando Regional Hospital in downtown Orlando.
