Minneola Interchange, North Hancock Road Extension

Heavy/Civil Infrastructure, Highways & Interchanges
Design-Build
Lake County, FL
Florida Department of Transportation
Award Winner

The Middlesex Corporation constructed a partial cloverleaf interchange located at MP 279 of SR 91 (Turnpike) mainline in Lake County, Florida. The new interchange includes entry and exit ramps at SR 91 northbound and southbound to provide connections between the proposed Hancock Road and SR 91 mainline.

The project also included the extension of Hancock Road and construction of the new Hancock Road Bridge over SR 91 mainline. This interchange includes ramp toll facilities on the southbound on-ramp and northbound off-ramp.

Middlesex also constructed a stormwater management system to provide water quality treatment and retention of stormwater runoff from the 25-year/96-hour design storm. Water quality calculations account for the future 8-lane turnpike widening in the median.

2017 – Merit Award Transportation Roadways

2018 – Best in Construction

By the Numbers

2
Signalized Intersections

1
New 2-Span, 72” I-Beam Bridge

700K CY
Excavation & Embankment

1
12’-Wide Asphalt Shared Use Path

$27M
Project Value

Scope of Work
  • Partial cloverleaf interchange
  • Extension of Hancock Road and construction of the new Hancock Road Bridge
  • Ramp toll facilities
  • Stormwater management system with multiple dry retention ponds and a series of treatment swales
  • Roadway Lighting
  • Signage and pavement markings
  • Modifications to exiting ITS system
  • Bridge culvert crossing extensions
Unique Challenges
  • Coordination with adjacent Hancock Road projects by private developer and Lake County
  • Ramps constructed prior to bridge and used as temporary diversion of traffic for bridge beam setting
  • Work completed without shifting of traffic along mainline
  • Turnpike (night time temporary lane closures only)