State Road 429 South - Sanford to Mt. Plymouth

Wekiva Parkway Section 8 is operated by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Tolls are collected by FTE at the first all electronic toll (AET) gantry preceding the Orange Boulevard (CR 431) underpass.

04/14/23

Wekiva Parkway opened to traffic from I-4 westbound to SR 46 west of Orange Boulevard (CR 431) on October 21, 2022. The northbound roadway on this stretch opened on January 26, 2024.

04/14/23

Curving west from Orange Boulevard (CR 431), Wekiva Parkway converges with SR 46 at a wye interchange 1.25 miles from Exit 50.

04/14/23

SR 46 was reconfigured into the frontage road system for SR 429. The adjacent route navigates through the first of five roundabouts below Wekiva Parkway at milepost 52.

04/14/23

A split diamond interchange follows at Exit 50 for the frontage roads along SR 46 to Yankee Lake Road north and CR 46A (Longwood Markham Road) south. Guide signs for Exit 50 originally displayed Frontage Road.

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Exit 50 leaves SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway) southbound for Longwood Markham Road (unsigned CR 46A) south to Markham Road and Wekiva Park Drive north to Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park.

04/14/23

Wekiva Parkway Section 6, extending six miles west from SR 46 near Longwood-Markham Road to Exit 44 / CR 46A, opened to traffic on May 16, 2022.

04/14/23

SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway) and adjacent SR 46 span the Wekiva River west into Lake County.

04/14/23

SR 46 shifts to the north side of Wekiva Parkway west from Wekiva River Road. Three sections of the old SR 46 alignment remain in service as local roads to area residences.

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Lengthy viaducts take Wekiva Parkway and SR 46 across a natural area adjacent to Rock Springs Run State Reserve.

04/14/23

The second AET gantry operated by FTE along Wekiva Parkway (Section 6) southbound.

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SR 429 spans Wildlife Crossing #1 west ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 44) with SR 46/CR 46A.

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SR 46 continues along the north side of Wekiva Parkway west to CR 46A, adjacent to Exit 44. CR 46A runs north to SR 44 east of Eustis.

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Sorrento Avenue (CR 46) branches west from CR 46A, 0.7 miles from Exit 44, along old SR 46 to the unincorporated communities of Mount Plymouth and Sorrento.

04/14/23

Constructed by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), Wekiva Parkway Section 4A, from the Lake County line southwest to CR 435 (Mount Plymouth Road), opened to traffic on January 20, 2016.

02/27/16

Tolls along Wekiva Parkway are collected electronically through EPass, Sunpass and Toll-by-plate. This AET gantry south of SR 46 is operated by FTE.

09/02/19

Continuing south from the toll collection point, SR 429 spans an area of wetlands.

02/27/16

Wekiva Parkway curves southwest into northern Orange County.

09/02/19

Prior to March 31, 2018, a temporary ramp joined Wekiva Parkway Section 4A with CR 435 (Mount Plymouth Road). This connection was removed after the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) maintained Section 2A opened west to SR 453 at Exit 39.

09/02/19

The Central Florida Expressway Authority joined the E-ZPass toll collection network on September 1, 2018. Georgia Peach Pass and NC Quick Pass were previously accepted on CFX maintained toll roads.

09/02/19

Progressing west from the CR 435 (Mt. Plymouth Road) underpass, SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway) enters a systems interchange (Exit 39) with SR 453 (Mt. Dora Connector) north in 1.75 miles.

09/02/19

SR 453 comprises a three mile long freeway spur linking SR 429 with SR 46 west to U.S. 441 in Mt. Dora. U.S. 441 encircles Mt. Dora north and west to Eustis and Tavares.

09/02/19

The first of two CFX toll collection points along Wekiva Parkway southbound precedes Exit 39.

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The Mt. Dora Connector was constructed as part of Wekiva Parkway Sections 2A, 2B and 2C. It opened on March 31, 2018 at 2 PM along with SR 429 south to Kelly Park Road at Exit 38.

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Two lanes part ways with SR 429 south at Exit 39 for SR 453 north to Mt. Dora and Sorrento. Wekiva Parkway turns southward on the ensuing stretch, paralleling CR 437 (Plymouth Sorrento Road).

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Navigating through the three-wye interchange (Exit 39) with SR 453, SR 429 advances one mile south to Kelly Park Road.

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