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Under Construction Roads
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
Jan 14, 2025
Construction contract let
FDOT Work Program item 449688 (contract E8V21)
Apr 28, 2025
Construction began
FDOT Work Program item 449688
Apr 28, 2025
Work began on the corridor
FDOT Work Program item 449688

Receipts — verify every claim

Every claim above links to the record it came from.

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 · records checked Aug 27, 2026
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Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors — verify with the City of Lakeland or Polk County before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: FDOT work program.