Polk Parkway corridor

Polk Parkway is getting a fresh surface between mile 8 and mile 17

Polk Parkway corridor Applicant: C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.

A roughly nine-mile stretch of Polk Parkway (SR 570) is being repaved and getting new guardrail as part of a state road project.

The Florida Department of Transportation has a construction contract underway to resurface Polk Parkway (SR 570) from mile marker 8 to mile marker 17 through Polk County. The work also includes guardrail and safety improvements along the corridor.

C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. holds the contract, valued at about $16.3 million. Records show work began on April 28, 2025, with an estimated completion in 2026.

What happens next

Crews continue resurfacing and guardrail work along the corridor. FDOT records list an estimated completion in 2026 (segment records show mid-2026, with a contract estimate as late as September 2026).

Timeline

Jan 14, 2025

Contract E8V21 let for the resurfacing and safety work

FDOT Work Program item 449688

Apr 28, 2025

Construction began

FDOT Work Program item 449688

Sep 24

Estimated contract completion

FDOT Work Program item 449688

Receipts — verify every claim

FDOT Five-Year Work Program item 449688 (contract E8V21)
gis.fdot.gov Florida's Turnpike project site
www.floridasturnpike.com SWFL Roads project site
www.swflroads.com

Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · updated Jul 8, 2026