[Cyndee@twc.com]

When we purchased our home we were told there was going to be a new bridge over the Florida Turnpike. to make it easy getting around . then we were told about a Gas station and a small strip mall on Warm Springs Road, I have written to several people and have not got any answers. Anyone have any information or is what we got what we get.

Big Gage

[rustyp]

Caveat Emptor

[Mortal1]

Did you get that in writing?

Patience...

[collie1228]

Not unusual. The Developer promised a resident's only restaurant (Katie Bell's), and closed it down. My real estate sales people said build-out would be just north of 100K. We're at 135 with no build-out in sight. They have stopped updating the movie theater in Spanish Springs and we are left with an eyesore. It's become pretty common for promises to be ignored around here.

[JMintzer]

They opened the Water Lily bridge last year and they are currently building a 2nd one (I believe it will be called the "Southern Oaks Bridge"), scheduled to open next year. I also believe a gas station is currently being built @ Magnolia Plaza...

Watch GoldWingNut's videos. He goes into detail about what is being built and how far along they are...

[GpaVader]

I live in the same village. They are coming, just like the McDonalds. The other gas station is supposed to be on Warm Springs and 301, so we'll have that and the 7-11 going in at Magnolia. The second bridge is under construction as mentioned earlier. I've used Water Lilly to get around and it's not bad, it does add some time if you are going to play South Oaks but the new bridge is only a year away...

[MartinSE]

Well, yes, things are not progressing as fast as some may hope, but then it's not like there was anything going on for the past 2 years to slow things down.

It's coming, patience grasshopper.

[davem4616]

OP, you've moved into an area that was swamp land and rural farmland just a couple of years ago

All those things will come in time... it took longer than I expected for a grocery store to be built in the new southern area of The Villages

Once Costco decides where they'll build, things will happen faster.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by davem4616

OP, you've moved into an area that was swamp land and rural farmland just a couple of years ago

All those things will come in time... it took longer than I expected for a grocery store to be built in the new southern area of The Villages

Once Costco decides where they'll build, things will happen faster.

Still working on getting us a new Costco. At lease we are getting a BJ's. Stores do not come until they get enough people to support them.

[Papa_lecki]

The second bridge over the turnpike is being built (I think its called the southern oaks bridge).
I am pretty sure the first bridge was actually open 18 to 24 months after they initially thought (I am not positive, but I think it was fairly late).
Same thing with Sawgrass Grove, it is opening later than anticipated.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Cyndee@twc.com

When we purchased our home we were told there was going to be a new bridge over the Florida Turnpike. to make it easy getting around .

So how would a new bridge "make it easy getting around"?

From The Hammock, all you have to do is go up Warm Springs Road to cross the Turnpike.

[MSchad]

Originally Posted by Cyndee@twc.com

When we purchased our home we were told there was going to be a new bridge over the Florida Turnpike. to make it easy getting around . then we were told about a Gas station and a small strip mall on Warm Springs Road, I have written to several people and have not got any answers. Anyone have any information or is what we got what we get.

Big Gage

It’s all currently being built. Not sure how you could miss it.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Cyndee@twc.com

When we purchased our home we were told there was going to be a new bridge over the Florida Turnpike. to make it easy getting around . then we were told about a Gas station and a small strip mall on Warm Springs Road, I have written to several people and have not got any answers. Anyone have any information or is what we got what we get.

Big Gage

There is the Water Lilly bridge over the turnpike and Magnolia plaza just off Warm Springs, could those be the bridge and strip mall you were told about? The second bridge over the turnpike will get you to Southern Oaks but that doesn't seem to get you closer to anything north of 44.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by VApeople

So how would a new bridge "make it easy getting around"?

From The Hammock, all you have to do is go up Warm Springs Road to cross the Turnpike.

Kinda' hard to do in a golf cart...

[Garywt]

3 of 4 bridges are complete. The turnpike bridges took a long time for permits so it delayed everything. Using those bridges you can get everywhere in the Villages. There has been a golf cart gas station for awhile and regular gas stations are being built.

The original build was going to stop at 44 but when the developers of Fenney went bankrupt the Villages decided to take it over and build it. Once they did that they wanted to connect Fenney so they went with more expansions to work through that. I think it was an additional 14,500 homes to be built, might be more now.

Someday everything will get done and all will be good.