State Road 54

State Road 54 is a six lane arterial forming one of the two primary highways between SR 56 near I-75 at Wesley Chapel and the heavily populated U.S. 19 corridor in western Pasco County. Prior to September 2025, a second section of SR 54 was designated in Pasco County, from CR 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard) at CR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) in Wesley Chapel east to U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills. The two branches were joined by CR 54 along Wesley Chapel Boulevard.

Florida State Road 54 / Pasco County Road 54 Guides

East

New Port Richey to Land O' Lakes - 63 photos

CR 54 - Wesley Chapel Boulevard - 25 photos

Pasco County Road 54 east of CR 577/Curley Road at Wesley Chapel, Florida

CR 54 - Wesley Chapel to Zephyrhills - 29 photos

CR 54/579 north of CR 54 along Eiland Boulevard outside Zephyrhills, Florida

CR 54 - Eiland Boulevard / Zephyrhills - 33 photos

West

CR 54 - Eiland Boulevard / Zephyrhills - 28 photos

Pasco County Road 54 west at Zephyrhills Bypass in Wesley Chapel, Florida

CR 54 - Zephyrhills to Wesley Chapel - 27 photos

CR 54 - Wesley Chapel Boulevard - 25 photos

Land O' Lakes to New Port Richey - 57 photos

Multiple projects expanded SR 54 across Pasco County. The western 1.5 miles of the state road, between U.S. 19 and a point east of Madison Street, were expanded from two to six lanes during $11.4 million in construction finished in January 2003.¹ $9.8 million in construction completed in May 2004 expanded SR 54 from two to six lanes east of CR 587 (Gunn Highway) to west of SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway). Also finished in May 2004 was $11.3 million widening of SR 54 from either two or four lanes to six overall lanes between Suncoast Parkway and a location west of U.S. 41.² An $18.3 million project widened SR 54 from two to six lanes between Mitchell Bypass (Little Road / CR 1) and a point east of CR 587 (Gunn Highway) by May 2006.³

Work to widen SR 54 from four to six lanes between the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) and U.S. 41 in Land O' Lakes started in February 2015. Including the addition of sidewalks, lighting and adding traffic lights at Meadowbrook Drive, the $16 million project ran through April 2016.⁴

The diamond interchange joining Interstate 75 with Pasco County Road 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard) was reconstructed during a $33 million project. Underway from February 2, 2009 to Fall 2010, work replaced the I-75 overpasses across Wesley Chapel Boulevard to accommodate six-lane expansion of the freeway and future widening of Wesley Chapel Boulevard. Additionally the exit and entrance ramps between the two roads were expanded.⁵

Zephyrhills West Bypass Extension

The Zephyrhills West Bypass Extension was part of a new alignment planned for State Road 54 east from near Curley Road (CR 577) to CR 54 along Eiland Boulevard. A study completed in August 2002 outlined three potential alignments, A, B and C. Alignment C was ultimately selected.⁷

A three-phase project was envisioned for the West Zephyrhills Bypass. The first phase to the east at CR 54 / 579 (Eiland Boulevard) and Handcart Road was estimated to cost $14.5 million for right-of-way and construction. Costing around $13 million, the second phase would widen CR 54 along Eiland Boulevard from two to four lanes, between Handcart Road (CR 579) and Dean Dairy Road. The final portion would extend the four-laning of Eiland Boulevard east to U.S. 301 (Gall Boulevard) at a cost of over $18 million.⁵

With funds already spent, the total West Zephyrhills Bypass project topped $50 million. The first two phases were anticipated for completion in 2016-17, followed by the third by 2019 or 2020. Funding was derived from Pasco County gas taxes and transportation impact fees.⁶

However work never got underway on the west Zephyrhills Bypass, and instead a new corridor (State Road 56) was studied and ultimately chosen to alleviate east-west traffic needs between I-75 and Zephyrhills. The realignment of SR 54 between Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills did not move forward. Instead FDOT expanded the existing two-lane alignment from east of Curley Road to the planned Curley Road Extension to six lanes, and the ensuing stretch east to Lake Crystal Road to four lanes. The 4.5 mile, $42.4 million project started in November 2017 and was anticipated through Summer 2021. However the original project contractor defaulted on July 28, 2021, halting construction.

Construction was finally completed in 2025, upon which maintenance transferred from the state to Pasco County. Signs referencing SR 54 between SR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) and U.S. 301 were replaced with shields for CR 54 in September 2025. This extended the existing CR 54 east from Wesley Chapel Boulevard.

References:

District Seven Construction - Pasco County. ~~http://www.dot.state.fl.us:80/ publicinformationoffice/construc/ district7pio/counties/pasco.htm~~ FDOT web page. November 19, 2003.
District Seven Construction - Pasco County. ~~http://www.dot.state.fl.us:80/ publicinformationoffice/construc/ district7pio/counties/pasco.htm~~ FDOT web page. March 18, 2005.
District Seven Construction - Pasco County. ~~http://www.dot.state.fl.us:80/ publicinformationoffice/construc/ district7pio/counties/pasco.htm~~ FDOT web page. May 12, 2006.
"Details on SR 54 Work." Tampa Bay Times (FL), February 20, 2015.
I-75 at County Road 54 (interchange reconstruction and resurfacing) 421831-4. ~~http://tbinterstates.com:80/ projects/projectinfo.asp?projectID=166&RoadID=4~~ Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 7 project web page.
"Zephyrhills Bypass promises a more connected Pasco." The Laker / Lutz News (Lutz, FL), September 15, 2010.
https://www.pascocountyfl.net/DocumentCenter/View/2729/Zephyrhills-W-Bypass-Extension