[TSHealy]

Where can I locate maps of bridges?

[Chase219]

Having the bridge in place finally is great but lets get it finished been 1 1/2 years in Fenney and still no access to get to the squares ,stores ect. and now they are saying another year, but another 5 new villages were built after Fenney and are up and running , houses for sale and home sites ,how about finishing the bridges first, these should have been Top Priority , you would think, don't get me wrong the Villages is a great place to live but we need access out of this end and should not have to wait Two years at our age we may not have two years...

[itawa]

Heard from reliable source that bridges over turnpike will not be built until enough homes are sold south and east of turnpike are sold. Maybe in two more years.

[dennisgavin]

Is it "open". I think not but......

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by itawa

Heard from reliable source that bridges over turnpike will not be built until enough homes are sold south and east of turnpike are sold. Maybe in two more years.

Care to tell who the "reliable" source is?

[pacjag]

Originally Posted by itawa

Heard from reliable source that bridges over turnpike will not be built until enough homes are sold south and east of turnpike are sold. Maybe in two more years.

Nonsense. Have you seen how many houses are already built and occupied in Southern Oaks?

The first bridge over the turnpike is almost completely constructed and, given the timeline of the 44 bridge construction and placement, will likely be in place in the next 60-90 days. Then it’s just a matter of building the approaches and paving the trails.

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

The second Turnpike bridge will be built a few miles to the south near the Okahumpka Service Plaza. This pathway will connect both golf cart and vehicle traffic to future areas, including land recently acquired in Leesburg.

The southern Turnpike bridge will be constructed of traditional concrete to support both golf carts and vehicles.

The Bexley concrete bridge was constructed in the 60s for the farm land on either side, when the turnpike was built.
I'm sure it will be rehabbed before use.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

The second Turnpike bridge will be built a few miles to the south near the Okahumpka Service Plaza. This pathway will connect both golf cart and vehicle traffic to future areas, including land recently acquired in Leesburg.

The southern Turnpike bridge will be constructed of traditional concrete to support both golf carts and vehicles.

Is this new information?
I may have missed it previously.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

The second Turnpike bridge will be built a few miles to the south near the Okahumpka Service Plaza. This pathway will connect both golf cart and vehicle traffic to future areas, including land recently acquired in Leesburg.

The southern Turnpike bridge will be constructed of traditional concrete to support both golf carts and vehicles.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Is this new information?
I may have missed it previously.

It is not new information. Yes, you did miss it.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by TSHealy

Where can I locate maps of bridges?

See posts #37 & #44.

[Altavia]

Don Wiley posted a video of the first Turnpike bridge in progress a few weeks ago, I suspect the steel is close to complete by now.

The Villages 7-1-19 Golf cart bridge over the Turnpike has started - YouTube

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Is this new information?
I may have missed it previously.

Disclosed here almost a year ago.

Life in The Villages

Satellite photos from about a year ago show a lot of "moving dirt", golf course, roads and infrastructure prep work in progress north of the Turnpike in that area so I suspect (hope) it will happen sooner than later.

https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=601f4...=2&form=S00027

Fyi - I discovered these photo's via the Sumpter County web site so suspect they were funded by the county. They cover most of the Southern Oaks area east of Fenny to north of the Turnpike.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Disclosed here almost a year ago.

Life in The Villages

Satellite photos from about a year ago show a lot of "moving dirt", roads and infrastructure prep work in progress north of the Turnpike in that area so I suspect (hope) it will happen sooner than later.

https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=601f4...=2&form=S00027

Fyi - I discovered these photo's via the Sumpter County web site so suspect they were funded by the county. They cover most of the Southern Oaks area east of Fenny to north of the Turnpike.

Thanks.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

The Bexley concrete bridge was constructed in the 60s for the farm land on either side, when the turnpike was built.
I'm sure it will be rehabbed before use.

So is the Bexley and Bailey Bridge the same bridge?

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by JoMar

So is the Bexley and Bailey Bridge the same bridge?

I'm not sure now.
The Bailey bridge doesn't look wide enough for cars and carts.
Maybe a new concrete bridge will be built called the Bexley bridge?