Gov. DeSantis announces Florida transportation investments and congestion relief

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced more fully-funded and ahead-of-schedule transportation projects aimed at adding capacity and easing congestion as Florida continues to see record growth and tourism.

DeSantis said the state is investing over $14.5 billion for 946 current and upcoming construction projects across the state, which includes:

• $5.2 billion to maintain and construct new highways, adding 140 new lane miles; a cumulative investment of $24.28 billion to construct 964.6 new miles of roadway since 2019.
• $1.8 billion to resurface roadways and fill potholes. Since 2019, we’ve invested over $12.33 billion to resurface over 12,300 miles of roadway.
• $382 million to repair 72 bridges and replace another 15, totaling 593 bridge repairs or replacements since 2019.
• $1.4 billion to support intermodal improvements, including over $334.2 million for our airports, $109.6 million for our seaports, and $960.6 million to support transit and freight rail. Since 2019, we’ve invested over $2 billion in our airports, $1.1 billion in our seaports, and another $3.7 billion in transit and freight rail.

In April, DeSantis announced fully-funded I-4 projects in Polk and Osceola counties, including nearly 15 miles of highway widening at ChampionsGate and World Drive, starting this year. On Thursday, the governor announced the addition of a new lane for traffic on I-4, available next year, to provide immediate congestion relief during and after the completion of other I-4 widening projects.

Watch the entire news conference below.