RT 27 Repairs

[rogerrice60]

Anyone know what the delay is on rt 27 (the strip)
We haven't seen anyone working on this road for about a year.
Any thoughts?

[Stu from NYC]

Nobody seems to know all we do is speculate but do not understand the holdup

[EdFNJ]

From FLDOT: 238395-5 U.S. 441 Widening from Lake Ella Road to Avenida Central (https://www.cflroads.com/project/238395-5)

[Stu from NYC]

From FLDOT: 238395-5 U.S. 441 Widening from Lake Ella Road to Avenida Central (https://www.cflroads.com/project/238395-5)

Thanks for sharing, cannot believe it will take over 3 years to do this.

[Carla B]

At least, they will be working on it for one week (Aug. 7 to Aug 13), supposedly.

[Mortal1]

Oh good grief! Lighten up!!! You're retired and if you really truly cared you'd attend meetings that addressed the issue. You don't. So just let it be. *sigh*

[Bridget Staunton]

Breathe, it was just a question

[rogerrice60]

Thanks for your Snarky reply Mortal1.
Your a real Joy!

[rogerrice60]

From FLDOT: 238395-5 U.S. 441 Widening from Lake Ella Road to Avenida Central (https://www.cflroads.com/project/238395-5)
Thanks for your help Edfinj

[RICH1]

All that money being printed and none of it gets down here! That’s going to change soon.. we need to
have a way for Outsiders to get here to enjoy the amenities we pay for

[Stu from NYC]

Oh good grief! Lighten up!!! You're retired and if you really truly cared you'd attend meetings that addressed the issue. You don't. So just let it be. *sigh*

You enjoy sitting at traffic lights?

[airstreamingypsy]

All that money being printed and none of it gets down here! That’s going to change soon.. we need to
have a way for Outsiders to get here to enjoy the amenities we pay for

What amenities, that we pay for, do outsiders enjoy?

[Vermilion Villager]

Florida has to be the slowest state when it comes to road construction. Down in Fort Myers Beach there's a road called Estero Boulevard it's about 3 miles long and was being resurfaced and new utilities and sewer. It has been over six years and they still don't have it completed!!! Back in Minnesota they build and rebuild hundreds of hundreds of miles of roads every season… And that season only lasts for about three months.

[jarodrig]

What amenities, that we pay for, do outsiders enjoy?

RICH1 is probably another misinformed person that doesn’t understand what The Villages Amenities actually are ….

Bet you that he thinks that entertaining at the squares is an “amenity” ! ;)

[Rodneysblue]

Thanks for sharing, cannot believe it will take over 3 years to do this.

Not just road work, they are also working on drainage and utilities.

[Stu from NYC]

Not just road work, they are also working on drainage and utilities.

Still three years seems like an extremely long time. Not to mention we drive along 27/441 weekly and have not seen any work being done for quite awhile

[TrapX]

Perhaps they could focus on one road at a time. In one section of that road. Get one area done completely before moving on to the next section. Reduces overall congestion.
Don't start a new project on 44 until 441/27 is 100% done.

[Speedie]

Not just road work, they are also working on drainage and utilities.

And if they worked 3 shifts a day it would be 1 year.
No reason to keep delaying traffic so long. Maybe it is Green and good for the environment to have cars waiting everywhere for 3 miles

[Speedie]

Still three years seems like an extremely long time. Not to mention we drive along 27/441 weekly and have not seen any work being done for quite awhile

Government contract job. Your tax dollars at work

Private company would have it done in 6 mos at much lower costs

[LianneMigiano]

Back up north they have to rebuild roads somewhere after almost EVERY winter! The roads that I traveled on in CT were always full of bumps and cracks. It's been a pleasure driving on the road surfaces here in FL for the past 12 years. I'm sure that a good portion of the taxes up north take that road reconstruction/repair into account - and is probably why our taxes down here are considerably lower.

[BigSteph]

I work for a public institution in Leesburg and asked the same question about 441. As a new citizen of the state, I was informed that Florida budgets for projects based on a section or phase and does not budget and secure funding for full projects. I was told that they will allocate enough money in a budget year and the work is performed until depleted.

This sounds like a completely ridiculous policy. I had several other locals who work for government confirm various aspects of this watered-down explanation.

Florida.




Anyone know what the delay is on rt 27 (the strip)
We haven't seen anyone working on this road for about a year.
Any thoughts?

[EdFNJ]

Still three years seems like an extremely long time. Not to mention we drive along 27/441 weekly and have not seen any work being done for quite awhile Look how long RT4 is taking.

That plus there was a major slowdown due to the pandemic due to lack of workers for many reasons.

[coffeebean]

Still three years seems like an extremely long time. Not to mention we drive along 27/441 weekly and have not seen any work being done for quite awhile

That is the heart of the problem. Months have gone by with no work being done. NONE! I thought at first it was a waiting period for permits or what ever it takes to proceed on a project such as this. But months with no work being done? That is just not normal.

[billethkid]

And just who is accountable for the reality of the situation?
There has to be a person somewhere, probably an elected official, who can be asked why such an incompetent project is allowed to continue!

[kkingston57]

Anyone know what the delay is on rt 27 (the strip)
We haven't seen anyone working on this road for about a year.
Any thoughts?

A lot of work going on in and around Leesburg. Appears that this part of the same job.

[Stu from NYC]

A lot of work going on in and around Leesburg. Appears that this part of the same job.

Dont go down there that often but seems like they are doing the same nothing as by us.

[Luggage]

they get an email out to the state roads division and ask WHY!!!!! we certainly can't tell you.

From FLDOT: 238395-5 U.S. 441 Widening from Lake Ella Road to Avenida Central (https://www.cflroads.com/project/238395-5)

[kkingston57]

Dont go down there that often but seems like they are doing the same nothing as by us.

Landscaping of the median is now going on in Leesburg. We go down there once a week. In between Leesburg and TV they were laying/compacting when we drove through on 8/9