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Originally Posted by JGibson
It's odd at Spruce Creek South you can cross 441 but at Spanish Springs you can’t cross 441 at the light. You’re forced to go over the bridge. It’s the same county and both Lady Lake so I don't know the reasoning.
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I was curious about it last year so I checked the local laws.
Spruce Creek had been trying for several years to get this approved, and it was finally approved back in 2013. They did a traffic study of that location and at the time, the DOT decided (after first denying it) it was a reasonable request. That was also signed off on by Marion County officials.
There is no crossroads at the Villages and 441 that would take anyone into Marion County, so you couldn't go to Marion County for another exception.
You'd have to deal with both Lake and Sumter Counties, since the county line cuts across 441 at the Boone Gate. If you wanted to get out beyond that, say at Walmart, you'd be dealing with Sumter County, Marion County, AND Stonecrest - since the path that leads to the Walmart parking lot is Stonecrest property. If they don't want to deal with it, then it's a dead issue.