Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1933162)

Wonder how long before this construction is completed?

Originally Posted by drcar (Post 1933165)

lol, til is done

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1933271)

The current problem is probably due to the reconstruction to remove the overpass over route 25. I have already made plans to avoid this area for several months. Hopefully it will be better with the additional lanes.

Originally Posted by stanley (Post 1933302)

I really do not think they are getting rid of the overpass...why would they do all the structural reinforcing of that overpass?

Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1933294)

We moved here in 2011, and 441 was a construction nightmare for a year or more, maybe two. It took forever.

Then "they" decided to widen 466A from Powel Road to 301, and that-few block construction took two full years.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1933305)

Well that's what happens when you have a place as busy and successful as the Villages, which is showing no signs of slowing down new development. It attracts more people, which attracts more commerce, which all combines to attract a LOT more traffic, which means roads have to be widened, repaved, repainted/lined, new driveways need to be built out, new water and underground electric cables installed to connect to the new sections, and by the time you're done with all of that, everything you did the first time around, needs to be upgraded so you have to start all over again.

If you want this to stop, then you need to convince the Morse Family to either stop or significantly slow down development. They own most of the land now, so no one else will be building on it.

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1933325)

The removal of the overpass has been published several times, along with the new road configuration and the new traffic light. In order to remove the over pass there will need to be temporary travel lanes installed, hence the current mess.

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1933325)

The removal of the overpass has been published several times, along with the new road configuration and the new traffic light. In order to remove the over pass there will need to be temporary travel lanes installed, hence the current mess.

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1933325)

The removal of the overpass has been published several times, along with the new road configuration and the new traffic light. In order to remove the over pass there will need to be temporary travel lanes installed, hence the current mess.

Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1933310)

I said nothing about wanting it to stop. I was commenting on rhere are way s to speed completion - it ts called $$$$$$$$,, bonuses for earlycompletion ahear of contract time it worked wellfor us in sc 2yrs ago!!! dangle a few milliondollarsin front of a contractor & watch out!

Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1933310)

I said nothing about wanting it to stop. I was commenting on how long it takes them to do the construction.

Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 1933215)

They (the government, I suppose) are certainly never happy with 441. They were working on it when we moved here and now they are working on it again. Are they still planning to tear down the overpass over Hwy. 25 and replace that with a regular intersection?

Originally Posted by stanley (Post 1933481)

I stand corrected
238395-5 U.S. 441 Widening from Lake Ella Road to Avenida Central

I'm really curious as to how they are going to do this since they are shoring up the ramps structurally heading south. If that's temporary that's a lot of work. I'm not saying that it doesn't need to be done, just curious as to how.

Originally Posted by thevee (Post 1933551)

I think they intend to temporarily re-route north bound traffic onto the overpass that they bolstered with a bulkhead and south bound traffic onto the road they are installing next to the bulkheaded overpass. This gives them the freedom to remove the other overpass (current northbound traffic), Once the overpass is removed, they will probably create new north and south lanes in place of the removed overpass. They then would have the freedom to remove the second overpass (with the bulkhead). Just a guess.