Something to consider is the location of 468 within the ongoing development; right in the middle. Current plans and announcements have a bridge or two crossing the turnpike, one being significantly farther north on the turnpike, not a very good location if you were coming from Morse Blvd area.
The bridges have been built/upgraded to support a turnpike exit (nice and wide) at 468, without an exit there is no on/off ramps to deal with making it now possible to add a MMP to the bridges. This would be a great addition and convenience to connecting the sections of The Villages together.
I admit this is all speculation but the logic is there and it makes a lot of since for long term growth planning.
I moved to Florida 11 yeas ago to work a project on the Turnpike and the 468 exit was a part of the job so it's was on the books for at least 15 years. It was discussed many times in meeting as to when construction would start, the bridge was always the key in these discussions.
The timing was pretty amazing, finish the bridge, announce Southern Oaks, more land acquired all the way to 301, make plans with Leesburg to extend all the way to 470, now we don't need the exit at 468. Oh now what to do with these new bridges..., it all seems pretty brilliant to me.
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