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Under Construction Roads
Polk County

SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) is set to be widened from MLK Boulevard to Avenue Y

FDOT plans to add lanes and reconstruct a stretch of Lucerne Park Road in Polk County.

The Florida Department of Transportation has a project on its Five-Year Work Program to add lanes and reconstruct SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) between MLK Boulevard and Avenue Y. The work covers roughly 900 meters of roadway.

The work program lists the construction phase as pre-construction underway, with funding tied to fiscal years 2030 and 2031. FDOT manages the project out of District 1.

What happens next

FDOT's work program shows this project in its pre-construction phase, with construction funding scheduled in the 2030 and 2031 fiscal years. Design and right-of-way steps typically come before lanes are added.

Timeline

Oct 15
FDOT Work Program lists the widening with status pre-construction underway, funded in fiscal years 2030 and 2031
FDOT Five-Year Work Program item 440273

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Sources for this page: FDOT work program.