2013 Top 10 Roads - No. 8

Nov. 3, 2013

Project: S.R. 408/S.R. 417 System interchange


Location: Orlando, Fla.


Cost: $72 million


Length: 3.5 miles


Designer: RS&H


Contractor: The Lane Construction Co.


Owner: Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority wanted a true system-to-system interchange to ease congestion. Solutions, however, were not always easy to find. One complex challenge was designing and building five bridges on three different sites. Designers also had to plan for the construction of Ramp G over an existing pond. Original plans were developed to accommodate an access road over the pond during construction. RS&H planned for 17 ponds overall to treat and attenuate runoff from the interchange.

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