I'm sitting on my sofa in Lake Denham with my lanai patio doors open, which face east and away from the Turnpike. I also have my garage access door open, which faces the Turnpike. Through the lanai doors I hear a constant low sound like a fan running...which I believe is the Turnpike. From the garage and closed front door I hear the rain and howling wind of the storm blowing through. The sound of the rain is relaxing and the Turnpike fades. I hear a loud musle car blasting off out on Meggison or 470....probably a neighbor with a Corvette. We went shopping up on 466 earlier and several days this past 3 weeks. Up and down Buena Vista and Morse, and Powell. Each time there's so much traffic and speeding tailgaters which makes me believe it's overcrowded, loud, and too busy up in those northern areas and my little piece of TV is pretty darn nice to me. OP should do as suggested and Do what we did...get ya a golf car and ride EVERYWHERE in it. Pack some drinks and snacks and hang out in the areas you're interested in. Drive around and look for folks that might talk to you about their little piece of TV. You will know after spending time and doing your own legwork. Don't rely on anyone's thoughts but your own. :blahblahblah:

If that was 2022, things may already be better depending on your lot/location. In Lake Denham, a new construction closed last year on a pond with preserve behind the pond. Great lot, sold for $645K IIRC, just listed this year and was listed for $865ish. Under contract in a week and no, there were no upgrades.


Regarding turnpike noise and added lanes, perhaps new paving will be quieter? I have noticed a lot of improvement in pavement these days. I'm actually hoping the 470 expansion will improve the noise from that because that paving is like driving on gravel in some spots.

And improved vehicles
 

Vehicles are only getting better and quieter! The same volume of vehicle sound emissions could be cut in half with the introduction of newer vehicles through attrition and regulation.

IF I had any desire to buy near the turnpike, I would inquire about having impact resistant glass in the home and would not have a frame home.

No need to look for buyers with sensitive little baby ears.

Plenty of buyers for millions of homes near theTurnpike, I75, I95, I4 all over Florida.

At much higher sell prices than here. Some have theTurnpike on one side and I95 on there other.

I don't know GE.......isn't the additional lane construction for the expected influx of traffic as this area becomes more glutted with people? If there wasn't going to be additional traffic, why spend the money to add the lanes? Just a thought.

[QUOTE=BigDawgInLakeDenham;2304463]I'm sitting on my sofa in Lake Denham with my lanai patio doors open, which face east and away from the Turnpike. I also have my garage access door open, which faces the Turnpike. Through the lanai doors I hear a constant low sound like a fan running...which I believe is the Turnpike. From the garage and closed front door I hear the rain and howling wind of the storm blowing through. The sound of the rain is relaxing and the Turnpike fades. I hear a loud musle car blasting off out on Meggison or 470....probably a neighbor with a Corvette. We went shopping up on 466 earlier and several days this past 3 weeks. Up and down Buena Vista and Morse, and Powell. Each time there's so much traffic and speeding tailgaters which makes me believe it's overcrowded, loud, and too busy up in those northern areas and my little piece of TV is pretty darn nice to me. OP should do as suggested and Do what we did...get ya a golf car and ride EVERYWHERE in it. Pack some drinks and snacks and hang out in the areas you're interested in. Drive around and look for folks that might talk to you about their little piece of TV. You will know after spending time and doing your own legwork. Don't rely on anyone's thoughts but your own. :blahblahblah:[/QU

Have you ever thought why it's so busy up here on Morse and Buena Vista, in the "Northern Areas.?" Could it be the constant stream of traffic from down south, due to the lack of commercial areas there?

The expansion is set for the mid 2030's, so I wouldn't really be worrying to much about it at the moment. :shrug:

And will likely include nose barriers.

[QUOTE=Carla B;2304480]No No!!! The aggressive tailgaters turned into your neighborhoods between the 6's. I usually go up 301 but I had to strap a large painting to the roof rack and decided on "a leisurely drive" into your madness. Sorry if it was you that I slowed down from speeding. Y'all keep on thinking we ain't got shopping down here. I drive to Costco and Clermont shopping in the same time it takes to get to 466. I have 2 supermarkets and restaurants 5 minutes away. It's just my curse living with a girl that has to look at every store available to deck out her new diggs...otherwise I really don't need to travel your way. Also we prefer driving to "commercial areas" because we'd rather not be overwhelmed with shopping center after shopping center...unless of course they want to put the new Costco on 470. The villages south of 44 are very small compared to all the homes stuffed between the 6's and the notion that I overcrowded you is just nonsense

[QUOTE=BigDawgInLakeDenham;2304490]Not sure what your definition of "small" is, but south of 44, DeLuna is the 2nd largest village (based upon the number of units), Fenney is #6, Lake Denham is #10 , Newell is #20, St Catherine #21, Hawkins #22, Cirrus Grove #23, Marsh Bend #24, Monarch Grove #28

Or.....to relieve the constant backups and slowdowns from the already existent traffic.....

I would think that the expansion is because of people traveling through the area, not living in the area.

Go play a round at Richmond and see/hear for yourself.

What makes you think traffic won't increase over the next decade? All projections suggest increased development along the entire corridor serviced by the Turnpike. The easier you make it for people to move along the highway (trucks AND cars), the more attractive the route is, the more usage it will get.

I remember in the mid-1980s when I would travel from western NY to South Carolina, I-81 to I-87, to I-26 to I-95 was very pleasant. It was a fairly new road and traffic was light, and the scenery delightful. Now, thanks largely to truck traffic, it's hell.
The same thing is happening on the new I-99 from Williamsport PA to Corning NY. As these routes open up, they become more attractive to trucks, and more trucking distribution centers proliferate along the routes.
They don't build these highways so family vacationers can have a more pleasant journey. They build them to accommodate more trucks.
If you build it, they will come.