Florida Department of Transportation

Mon August 28, 2017

Six Southern States Receive Top Awards in National Contest

State department of transportation projects that swiftly addressed a spike in wrong-way driving fatalities and that used safety improvements to encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel were winners in the southern regional America's Transportation Awards competition....

Mon August 28, 2017

I-4 Ultimate Project Marks First Ribbon-Cutting

The I-4 Ultimate project reached a major milestone on Aug. 9 as the new Grand National Drive overpass was officially opened. The overpass connects the Oak Ridge Road/International Drive area, east of Interstate 4 (I-4), to the Major Boulevard/Caravan Court area, west of I-4....

Fri July 14, 2017

ARTBA Recognizes Entrepreneur, Project of the Year at Conference

The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....

Tue May 09, 2017

I-4 Ultimate Update: $2.3B Job Passes Two-Year Mark

A more than $2.3 billion dollar project that will rebuild Interstate 4 through central Florida has officially passed the two-year mark of the nearly seven years slated for construction. I-4 Ultimate calls for the reconstruction of 21 mi....

Thu September 22, 2016

I-4 Ultimate Project Vehicle Damage Claims Pile Up

Local Orlando TV news affiliate WESH is reporting that since the Interstate 4 Ultimate construction project officially started Feb. 1, 2015, there have been 87 claims filed by drivers who say the project damaged their vehicle....

Fri September 16, 2016

AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award....