Project Information
The Suncoast Parkway currently extends from the Veterans Expressway, in Tampa, to U.S. Highway 98 near the Hernando-Citrus county line, a distance of approximately 42 miles. The proposed Suncoast Parkway 2 project would extend approximately 27 miles through Hernando and Citrus Counties from U.S. Highway 98 to U.S. 19.
The Suncoast Parkway is an important part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System, or FIHS, providing a high-speed, high-volume facility on the west coast of Florida. In addition to its importance as a part of the FIHS, the Suncoast Parkway 2 project would provide needed relief to the local roadway network. As one of the fastest growing counties in the state, traffic volumes in Citrus County are expected to increase dramatically in the coming years. The Suncoast Parkway 2 project would provide valuable and needed additional traffic capacity to meet these future local traffic demands.
A Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study was initiated in 1994 for the Suncoast Parkway 2 project. The study was conducted in accordance with all applicable state laws and FDOT policies and procedures and an extensive public involvement program was conducted as part of the study. The entire process was documented in the approved 1998 State Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), resulting in a “build” option with an approved alignment.
In September 2006, FTE appeared before the Citrus County Commission to present options for continuing the development of the Suncoast Parkway 2. Following an extensive public discussion, the County Commission endorsed a plan to move forward with the alignment approved in the 1998 State Environmental Impact Report.
In the summer of 2007, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise contracted with several engineering consultants to prepare construction plans for the northward extension of the Suncoast Parkway from north Hernando County through Citrus County. The consultants will move forward with the alignment, concepts and commitments developed in the approved State Environmental Impact Report signed on February 6, 1998. Due to the amount of time that has elapsed since the approval of the 1998 SEIR, a reevaluation is being done in conjunction with the design phase of the project.
Additional information on the reevaluation and design phases of the project can be obtained in the Project schedule.
The Suncoast Parkway currently extends from the Veterans Expressway, in Tampa, to U.S. Highway 98 near the Hernando-Citrus county line, a distance of approximately 42 miles. The proposed Suncoast Parkway 2 project would extend approximately 27 miles through Hernando and Citrus Counties from U.S. Highway 98 to U.S. 19.
The Suncoast Parkway is an important part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System, or FIHS, providing a high-speed, high-volume facility on the west coast of Florida. In addition to its importance as a part of the FIHS, the Suncoast Parkway 2 project would provide needed relief to the local roadway network. As one of the fastest growing counties in the state, traffic volumes in Citrus County are expected to increase dramatically in the coming years. The Suncoast Parkway 2 project would provide valuable and needed additional traffic capacity to meet these future local traffic demands.
A Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study was initiated in 1994 for the Suncoast Parkway 2 project. The study was conducted in accordance with all applicable state laws and FDOT policies and procedures and an extensive public involvement program was conducted as part of the study. The entire process was documented in the approved 1998 State Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), resulting in a “build” option with an approved alignment.
In September 2006, FTE appeared before the Citrus County Commission to present options for continuing the development of the Suncoast Parkway 2. Following an extensive public discussion, the County Commission endorsed a plan to move forward with the alignment approved in the 1998 State Environmental Impact Report.
In the summer of 2007, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise contracted with several engineering consultants to prepare construction plans for the northward extension of the Suncoast Parkway from north Hernando County through Citrus County. The consultants will move forward with the alignment, concepts and commitments developed in the approved State Environmental Impact Report signed on February 6, 1998. Due to the amount of time that has elapsed since the approval of the 1998 SEIR, a reevaluation is being done in conjunction with the design phase of the project.
Additional information on the reevaluation and design phases of the project can be obtained in the Project schedule.
