[TSO/ISPF]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Info is a good thing

Some Realtime traffic cameras and a web site to see them would be a good idea. Can Florida afford them? Is there a website available that I am not aware off?

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by TSO/ISPF

Some Realtime traffic cameras and a web site to see them would be a good idea. Can Florida afford them? Is there a website available that I am not aware off?

Go to fl511.com. Look for the round orange Wi-Fi looking icon. It isn’t live and sometimes the camera is offline but you can see the traffic ok.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

i just booked an airport transport with the private driver we use and was told the exact same thing. He said this is the fourth time he can remember that they have had to fill in the sinkhole and it is causing lots of ongoing traffic issues. Hopefully they can fix it permanently this time so it won't keep happening?

Another Groome guy told me they were on their seventh attempt to fix it.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Can you be a bit more specific than on the southbound side on/near the turnpike? Is the sinkhole on the Turnpike? Is it on 470 west of the Turnpike, 470 east of the Turnpike, or somewhere else? If we know exactly where it is, we can avoid it.

The sinkhole is causing traffic on the Turnpike to go down from 2 lanes to 1 somewhere south of 470, I believe just north of the SR19 interchange. There's not really a viable detour other than taking 470 east to go through Yalaha and Apopka since that's an extra 25 mins which is around how long you're likely to be delayed at worst. So pretty much unavoidable as things stand now.

[huge-pigeons]

Apple Maps will give you the same thing. Apple Maps will also alert us if there is a cop checking out traffic ahead. Plus, Apple Maps will alert me before a turn by tapping my wrist with my Apple Watch.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Last Friday we needed to go to Clermont. Took 301 to the east Turnpike. Just before the Okahumpka rest area the traffic stopped cold. Traffic backed as far as can be seen. Checked Waze and saw red for more than 8 miles. We decided to go up to the rest area, Slowly…. And did a u-turn back home to TV.
So we went to Clermont today, Monday. rt 27 South to rt50 East. No turnpike. Took just over an hour with traffic on 27 & 50.

BUT we decided to take the pike back to TV about 3pm. Right about rt 470, the huge backup started on the eastbound pike. We saw a lot of construction work on the breakdown lane and off the road. They may have had the right travel lane shut down, to only one lane. Huge backup… almost all the way to the Rest Center… again. Yikes

Like this is unusual??? use Waze & FL511 before you go and you'll know.

[mkjelenbaas]

So sorry for the “mess” you were involved in.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Last Friday we needed to go to Clermont. Took 301 to the east Turnpike. Just before the Okahumpka rest area the traffic stopped cold. Traffic backed as far as can be seen. Checked Waze and saw red for more than 8 miles. We decided to go up to the rest area, Slowly…. And did a u-turn back home to TV.
So we went to Clermont today, Monday. rt 27 South to rt50 East. No turnpike. Took just over an hour with traffic on 27 & 50.

BUT we decided to take the pike back to TV about 3pm. Right about rt 470, the huge backup started on the eastbound pike. We saw a lot of construction work on the breakdown lane and off the road. They may have had the right travel lane shut down, to only one lane. Huge backup… almost all the way to the Rest Center… again. Yikes

Construction is going on where the Turnpike off-ramp goes onto 301. Yes, it’s a mess, and it will be probably for a year. Maybe longer. It can be faster to stay in the left lane, bypass that exit, get onto I-75, then get off at 44, even though it’s about seven miles further.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by MrChip72

I heard from a Groome driver last Friday that there's a recurring sinkhole on the southbound side under repair on/near the turnpike that has been causing this for several weeks. This has caused many of the airport shuttles to run up to 30 mins later than normal.

Yes, this! We live very close to the 301 turnpike on-ramp but have had to use the 470 on-ramp further south to avoid most of this backup for a few weeks now if we’re heading anywhere in that direction. It’s a daily backup until that sinkhole has been resolved. If we’re traveling early enough (up to 8-9 am) there’s no backup yet, or it’s just beginning so not too bad yet.

[mikreb]

The problem maybe that you were east bound. The turnpike runs north and south.

[forebubba]

??. obviously you are not Mr. helpful to others

[airstreamingypsy]

Thank you for that info, it's good to know with it being the way to the airport. you were smart to turn around in the rest stop.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Yes, this! We live very close to the 301 turnpike on-ramp but have had to use the 470 on-ramp further south to avoid most of this backup for a few weeks now if we’re heading anywhere in that direction. It’s a daily backup until that sinkhole has been resolved. If we’re traveling early enough (up to 8-9 am) there’s no backup yet, or it’s just beginning so not too bad yet.

The original post stated that the delay is south of 470 and you are saying it is at 301 and you used the 470 south on ramp. I'm confused.

[mikemalloy]

When the happens some motorists and trucks get off on 470 and plan to take it to 27 and then get back on the turnpike. This is not a very good alternate. The backup from the light on 27 is almost all the way to Meggison. It might be longer than staying on the turnpike.

[maistocars]

Yep, the Turnpike is unpredictable so we take 27 to Clermont.