For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

For more details, call Bill Skelton with the Polk County Roads & Drainage Division at (863) 535-2200. View the interactive map below to see the latest traffic alerts and road closures in Orlando ...

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

Polk County commissioners want to have the final say on closing roads to accommodate development projects. During Friday’s agenda review session, commissioners poured out their frustrations over ...

Polk County Commissioner Bill Braswell welcomes ... approved by FDOT in 2012 for an eastern parkway extension. The maps show the highway crossing U.S. 27 farther north, just south of Thompson ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is conducting an alternative corridor evaluation for the Central Polk Parkway East from State Road 60 to U.S. 17-92 ... but not required for in-person attendance. A map ...