Wildwood Interchange at Turnpike & I-75

(Milepost 309) JULY 2013

Project Overview

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) in coordination with FDOT

District 5, is proposing improvements to the interchange at the

Turnpike Mainline and I-75 in Sumter County. Currently, the close

proximity of the I-75/Turnpike and I-75/SR 44 interchange ramps,

high truck volumes, and lane-changing maneuvers create

undesirable traffic operating condition through this section of

roadway. FTE revisited the ultimate PD&E alternative and prepared

a new concept that solved traffic operation conditions with less

environmental impacts and lower cost. This project ties to a District

5 Design-Build project to the south that widens I-75 from four to six

lanes. FTE is advancing the project from FY 2035 to FY 2015.

Ongoing Project Activities

Interchange improvements are part of the overall PD&E for

widening the I-75 corridor from four to six lanes from south of the I-

75/Turnpike interchange to the I-75/SR 44 interchange. Two

improvement alternatives were evaluated for the future conditions,

and the preferred alternate is shown below. Coordination is ongoing

with FHWA and District 5 for the necessary environmental re-

evaluation and further design development. An Interchange

Operational Analysis Report was approved by FHWA in 2007.

Delivery and Schedule

FTE will deliver the project as a Design-Build project, saving both time and money. A design consultant has

been hired to develop the Design Criteria and Design-Build contract documents that will be utilized by

contractor to construct the interchange. It is currently planned to begin construction in early 2015 and to

complete the $78 million project

in 2018. This project will create

hundreds of jobs in the fields of

construction, material and supply,

technology, accounting

landscaping, engineering and

inspection.

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