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State Road 542 Design Projects

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How the Road Will Look

The PD&E study divided SR 542 into six segments:

  • Segment A – 1st Street to 400 feet east of 6th Street SE in Winter Haven
  • Segment B – 400 feet east of 6th Street SE to 14th Street SE
  • Segment C – 14th Street SE to Buckeye Loop Road
  • Segment D – Buckeye Loop Road to 1,500 feet west of Cypresswood Boulevard
  • Segment E – 1,500 feet west of Cypresswood Boulevard to US 27
  • Segment F – US 27 to 1,900 feet east of US 27 in Dundee

The following illustrations show the PD&E-approved roadway sections and the current proposed design sections, which show how SR 542 will look following the improvements.

Approved Roadway Sections

From 1st Street to 6th Street – Widen Central Avenue to three lanes with a center left-turn lane.

Segment A

 

Segment A

 

From 6th Street to 14th Street SE – Reconstruct Central Avenue/Lake Elbert Drive to three lanes with a center left-turn lane.

Segment B1

 

Segment B2

 

From 14th Street SE to Buckeye Loop Road – widen Dundee Road to three lanes

Segment C

 

    Segment C

 

From Buckeye Loop Road to US 27 – widen Dundee Road to a four-lane divided highway

Segments D and E

 

Segments D and E

 

Segment F - from US 27 to 1,900 feet east of US 27 in Dundee – SR 542 transitions from a four-lane highway to the two-lane roadway in Dundee.