Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 1212845)

Maybe there will be a "truck route" around The Villages.

Originally Posted by GaryW (Post 1212791)

WOW nothing like worrying about spilled milk before it is put in the carton or jug:throwtomatoes:

There always has been truck and heavy car traffic on 468, CR-501 and the 301 468 area. Nothing will change that. The Villages can not control State and CR usage. No need to fret over what might and will be. I am sure a lot of vehicles will use any interchange off the turnpike to 44 and 301. Trucks delivering to Leesburg will most likely continue to use 470 interchange depending on where they deliver. I am sure they will come in on new one also.

Heck I do not worry about big trucks at the round-a-bouts. I worry more about regular motorist who do not know how to drive in them. Big trucks just stay away and give room. Wether it be a 48 or 53 foot trailer, got to give them big rigs room.

Just sayin

Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 1212845)

Maybe there will be a "truck route" around The Villages.

Originally Posted by Harry Gilbert (Post 1213070)

It will all come down to what route the truckers GPS takes. Local drivers will know the area and where to avoid but non local truckers will follow their GPS

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1214510)

Not to be nitpicky, but it's US 301 and has been since I can remember. All through the 60's before I-95 and I-4 were built, it was our main road from Tampa to Baltimore. It now starts in Sarasota and in Maryland it crosses the Chesapeake Bay Bridge bypassing Baltimore and ends in Delaware, 1100 miles from it's start.



So for one thing, it won't have the nationwide prestige of US 301. I don't see a big need for truckers to get off in this area when you have a large truck stop at the SR44 and I-75 exit, most likely they would want to hit that first. If going to Leesburg and points south such as Clermont or Winter Garden, they have turnpike exits already. If going to Ocala there is exits already. Local deliveries I believe would continue to take US 301 if going north or south. If going east, they may take the new exit but if they have concerns, they could easily post signs at the Morse entrance on 44 with weight limits or axel limits. I think we should give the designers time to figure things out.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1212865)

I always listen to every WORD this poster has to say. He is fair, smart, and has a lot of knowledge about the workings of this place. I wish he was running for president.

Originally Posted by RickeyD (Post 1212694)

Thinking about the new 468 interchange and widening of 468 into a 4 lane divided highway. Will any size truck use this as a shortcut to 27/441 ? What will this do to Morse Blvd. and it's adjacent Villages ? What about the roundabouts ? What about these trucks crossing over the Lake Sumter Bridge onto northern Morse Blvd. ? Not to mention the additional hundreds/thousands of cars per day coming off the turnpike that now use the 301 exit. Will living in the Morse Blvd. area become a traffic and safety nightmare ? :22yikes:

Originally Posted by NJblue (Post 1214705)

If I were coming from Orlando and trying to get to the Home Depot in Lady Lake (or any other store in that area), I would take the new interchange and follow Morse north until 466A, take a right and go to Micro Racetrack and then continue on to Home Depot. Despite the roundabouts and 35 MPH speed limit, I expect it to be a lot faster than dealing with all the traffic lights up 27/441 which is likely the current best route. If I would do this to save time, why wouldn't a trucker for whom time is money?

Originally Posted by NJblue (Post 1214705)

If I were coming from Orlando and trying to get to the Home Depot in Lady Lake (or any other store in that area), I would take the new interchange and follow Morse north until 466A, take a right and go to Micro Racetrack and then continue on to Home Depot. Despite the roundabouts and 35 MPH speed limit, I expect it to be a lot faster than dealing with all the traffic lights up 27/441 which is likely the current best route. If I would do this to save time, why wouldn't a trucker for whom time is money?

Originally Posted by looneycat (Post 1214576)

to me it seems ridiculous to worry about a nonissue. i am not about to sprout another grey hair (although i could use as many as i could get) over a problem that doesn't exist and would be a logistic nightmare for any trucker foolish enough to use this 'shortcut'.