State Road 528 East - Beachline Expressway - Orlando

SR 528 begins from Interstate 4 near Big Sand Lake. A series of guide signs precede the separation with the Beachline Thru lanes at Exit 1. The managed lanes originally opened July 2019 as Express Lanes.

01/29/22

Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) maintains the westernmost 8.42 miles of the Beachline Expressway. A begin shield stands along the entrance ramp from I-4 westbound.

03/02/22

While a two lane ramp joins eastbound I-4 with SR 528, a single lane ramp links I-4 west to the Beachline Expressway.

01/08/22

The Thru Lanes run along SR 528 between Interstate 4 and Jetport Drive (Exit 8).

01/08/22

Toll schedule signs for the Beachline Thru lanes appear above both ramps connecting to SR 528 east from I-4.

01/29/22

01/08/22

The Beachline Expressway crosses the International Drive Resort Area between Sea World and the Orange County Convention Center.

01/29/22

Toll interoperability along the Beachline Expressway includes E-ZPass among other state agencies.

01/29/22

A folded diamond interchange (Exit 1) joins the Beachline Expressway with International Drive (I-Drive) in a quarter mile.

01/29/22

I-Drive wraps around SeaWorld Orlando to the immediate south. Northward beyond SR 482 (Sand Lake Road), the arterial leads to the Universal Orlando resort area.

01/29/22

Exit 1 loops away from SR 528 east for I-Drive north to Orange County Convention Center and south to Sea World, Lake Bryan and World Center Drive.

01/29/22

Exit 2 links the Beachline Expressway with Universal and Orangewood Boulevards east of the Orange County Convention Center. Universal Boulevard north acts as I-Drive's counterpart through attractions east of Interstate 4.

01/08/22

The toll free portion of the Beachline Expressway extends east another 2.5 miles to U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) at Florida's Turnpike.

01/08/22

Underway through Fall 2019, the $174 million Beachline Expressway Widening Project added four Thru Lanes to SR 528 east from I-4 to milepost 4.¹ The managed lanes commenced operations on July 2, 2019.²

01/08/22

Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) maintains SR 528 east from I-4 to the Via Flora underpass between Exits 8 and 9.

01/08/22

Eastbound at Exit 2 to Universal Boulevard north and Orangewood Boulevard south. Orangewood Boulevard meanders south through Williamsburg to Central Florida Parkway and the Somerset Village subdivision.

01/08/22

Continuing east, SR 528 next meets John Young Parkway (Orange County Road 423). John Young Parkway constitutes a busy arterial between the city of Orlando, Kissimmee and northern Osceola County.

01/08/22

A six-ramp parclo joins the Beachline Expressway with John Young Parkway. John Young Parkway transitions into SR 423 north of the East-West Expressway but otherwise is a vastly unsigned county road, only acknowledged by intersecting state roads.

01/08/22

The Beachline Expressway travels between Williamsburg and Shingle Creek Golf Club beyond this reassurance marker.

01/08/22

SR 528 crosses Shingle Creek, the headwaters of the Florida Everglades, just ahead of Exit 3A.

01/08/22

Construction for the Beachline managed Thru Lanes added a distributor roadway (Exit 3) for both ramps to John Young Parkway. John Young Parkway navigates south through suburban areas including Sky Lake South, Deerfield and Hunters Creek. CR 423 becomes CR 525 leading into Kissimmee.

01/08/22

Exit 3 partitions to John Young Parkway (CR 423) north and south. John Young Parkway continues north by retail areas, business parks and Orlando Central Park to Millenia and Park Central in Orlando.

06/05/19

There is no direct connection between the Florida's Turnpike mainline from SR 528 east. Instead drivers are routed along Consulate Drive east to U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) north for the Turnpike access road at Exit 254.

01/08/22

The Beachline Expressway is toll free to OBT ahead of the Beachline West Toll Plaza.

01/08/22

SR 528 curves northeast toward the half diamond interchange (Exit 4) with Consulate Drive. Orange Blossom Trail (U.S. 17-92-441), often referred to simply as OBT, constitutes an older commercial arterial stretching from central Orlando southward to Edgewood, Southchase and Kissimmee.

10/01/22

Consulate Drive connects the Beachline Expressway to business parks located northwest of the half diamond interchange.

01/08/22

Exit 4 leaves SR 528 east for Consulate Drive and OBT. Additional ramps join SR 528 directly with U.S. 17-92-441 and Landstreet Road (unsigned CR 527A). Landstreet Road runs east from U.S. 17-92-441 to Taft.

10/01/22

Consulate Drive is a local road spurring west from OBT to Orlando Central Park and Southridge Commerce Center. The Florida Mall lies just north of the Beachline Expressway in 1.5 miles.

07/21/19

Following the Breezewood style connection to Florida's Turnpike along the Consulate Drive off-ramp.

07/21/19

Crossing over both Florida's Turnpike and U.S. 17-92-441, travelers along the Beachline Expressway east advance seven miles to Orlando International Airport (MCO).

10/01/22

The first of four mainline toll plazas along the Beachline Expressway is located one mile northeast of Landstreet Road.

10/01/22

The SR 528/Beachline Expressway Widening project adds a single managed Thru Lane in each direction from milepost 4, where the toll road crosses over Florida's Turnpike, to milepost 8.¹

10/01/22

The Beachline West Toll Plaza partitions traffic with three high-speed Sunpass lanes and four toll booths in each direction. The facility was rebuilt in 2007-08.

01/08/22

The Beachline West Toll Plaza partitions traffic with three high speed Sunpass lanes and four toll booths in each direction. The facility was rebuilt in 2007-08.

10/01/22

The eastbound Beachline Thru Lane continues through the Beachline West Toll Plaza. Costing nearly $32 million, work on the Thru lanes east to McCoy Road started in January 2017 and finished in early 2019 Summer 2020.³

10/01/22

01/08/22

Departing from the toll plaza, SR 528 continues nine miles to SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) and 46 miles to Cape Canaveral. The Bee Line Expressway was originally built to provide a high speed link from Greater Orlando to the I-95 corridor on the Space Coast.

01/08/22

Previous expansion along the Beachline Expressway added a lane in each direction from the Turnpike mainline east to Exit 8 / McCoy Road. Work included new bridges over the CSX Railroad Yard and expansion of 12 others.⁴

10/01/22

SR 528 crosses over Orange Avenue (CR 527) one half mile ahead of the modified diamond interchange (Exit 8) with Jetport Drive east, Boggy Creek Road south and McCoy Road west.

10/01/22

SR 482 (McCoy Road) extends east from Orange Avenue (SR 527 north) and Sand Lake Road to end opposite Boggy Creek Road below SR 528. Boggy Creek Road winds southward to the Villages of Southport and industrial park areas to the west of MCO Airport.

10/01/22

The managed Thru Lane for the Beachline Expressway (SR 528) ends its eight mile course ahead at Jetport Drive.

10/01/22

Exit 8 links with adjacent Jetport Drive, the south side frontage road east to Tradeport Drive. McCoy Road west connects with SR 527 (Orange Avenue) north to Pine Castle while Via Flora and Daetwyler Drive connect Jetport Drive with the Lake Conway and Belle Isle area.

10/01/22

The Beachline Expressway travels between McCoy Road and Jetport Drive to the parclo interchange (Exit 9) with Tradeport Drive south and Conway Road north.

10/01/22

Maintenance of SR 528 shifts from Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) to the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) at the Via Flora under crossing.

10/01/22

Forthcoming Tradeport Drive extends south from Conway Road and SR 528 to air cargo areas of Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Airport Industrial Park.

10/01/22

The on-ramp from SR 482 east adds an auxiliary lane to SR 528 east to Exit 9. The six lane toll road passes over Daetwyler Road (unsigned CR 506) next.

10/01/22

The entrance ramp from SR 482 east adds an auxiliary lane to SR 528 east to Exit 9. The six lane toll road passes over Daetwyler Road (unsigned CR 506) next.

10/01/22

Conway Road leads north from Exit 9 to eastern reaches of Belle Isle, Conway and the city of Orlando. Conway Road becomes a part of CR 506 north of Judge road, and a part of SR 15 north of Hoffner Avenue.

10/01/22

CFX joined the E-ZPass electronic toll collection network on September 1, 2018. The authority already accepted NC Quick Pass and Georgia Peach Pass.

01/08/22

Advancing east, the Beachline Expressway runs just north of the MCO Airport runways to Exit 11 for SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) and Jeff Fuqua Boulevard.

10/01/22

A mainline toll plaza was located midway between Tradeport Drive and Semoran Boulevard until 2016. An 18 month, $38 million project demolished the 30 year old facility starting in Fall 2014. Toll collection ceased here after ramp tolls were implemented at Exits 8 and 9.⁵

10/01/22

Semoran Boulevard (SR 436) extends north from Jeff Fuqua Boulevard and MCO Airport through a heavily developed office and retail corridor anchored by Lee Vista. Installed in 2019, this overhead replaced a previously damaged assembly.

10/01/22

Named for Seminole and Orange Counties, Semoran Boulevard doubles as SR 436 north to Conway, Orlando and U.S. 17-92 in Casselberry.

10/01/22

Two lanes depart from the Beachline east for Jeff Fuqua Boulevard south to the passenger terminals of Orlando International Airport (MCO) and State Road 436 (Semoran Boulevard) north.

10/01/22

Converting Exit 11 into a turbine interchange, the $118 million SR 528/SR 436 Interchange Improvements Project replaced the loop ramps from Semoran Boulevard to the Beachline Expressway with flyover ramps.⁶

10/01/22

Construction on the SR 528/SR 436 Interchange Improvements project started in August 2020 and was completed in July 2022, eight months ahead of schedule.⁶

10/01/22

Jeff Fuqua Boulevard extends 4.88 mile south through Orlando International Airport (MCO) to SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) at Boggy Creek Road.

10/01/22

The succeeding three eastbound exits serve southeastern reaches of Orlando starting with Goldenrod Road. The SR 528 Capacity Improvements completed in July 2022 added an additional travel lane in each direction between Exit 9 / Conway road and Exit 12 / Goldenrod Road.⁶

01/08/22

This confirming marker replaced a pull-through overhead that referenced the eastbound destinations of the Beachline Expressway ahead of the on-ramp from Jeff Fuqua Boulevard and MCO Airport north.

01/08/22

Continuing to within a half mile of the parclo interchange (Exit 12) with Goldenrod Road north and Heintzelman Boulevard south on SR 528 east.

01/08/22

Heintzelman Boulevard continues Goldenrod Road south from Cargo Road / Jetport Drive through MCO Airport to Jeff Fuqua Boulevard.

01/08/22

A tolled extension of Goldenrod Road opened in 2003 from SR 528 north to SR 15 (Narcoossee Road). Beyond Narcoosee Road, Goldenrod Road becomes SR 551 north through residential areas east of Orlando.

01/08/22

A four booth plaza with an EPass lane in each direction collects tolls along Goldenrod Road midway between SR 528 and Hazeltine National Drive.

09/20/17

Heintzelman Road travels 4.3 miles south from Goldenrod Road to a parclo interchange with Jeff Fuqua Boulevard, an expressway from MCO Airport to SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay).

09/20/17

A pair of distance signs direct motorists to SR 520, Interstate 95, Cocoa, Titusville (via SR 407) and Kennedy Space Center. Similar signs for Space Coast routes and destinations are posted along the Beachline Expressway through eastern Orange County.

01/08/22

SR 528 progresses one mile east from Goldenrod Road to SR 15 (Narcoossee Road). The northern segment of SR 15 ends at SR 528. Narcoossee Road south to Narcoossee in Osceola County is CR 15, though signs are few for the designation.

01/08/22

SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) ends 43 miles ahead at Port Canaveral.

01/08/22

A fourth eastbound lane accompanies SR 528 east to the diamond interchange (Exit 13) with SR 15 north and CR 15 (Narcoosee Road) south.

01/08/22

The Brightline rail joins the Beachline Expressway from MCO Airport, rising over Exit 13. The high speed rail line will connect Orlando with the southeast coast in 2022.

01/08/22

Narcoosee Road heads northwest from Exit 13 to Lee Vista Boulevard, where SR 15 commences to SR 551 (Goldenrod Road) and SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard). Orange County Road 15 leads south through the rapidly developed suburban areas of Lake Nona and East Park.

01/08/22

Continuing 1.75 miles east, the ensuing exit on SR 528 east connects with SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay). The GreeneWay represents the southeastern quadrant of the Orlando beltway system.

03/31/18

SR 417 doubles as both a commuter route through eastern areas of Orlando, and a bypass for Interstate 4 between Volusia County and Tampa.

03/31/18

SR 417 provides part of a through route east from I-4 by Celebration and Walt Disney World to SR 528 east to the Space Coast.

03/31/18

Orlando annexations pushed the city limits along both sides of the Beachline Expressway to the Central Florida GreeneWay.

03/31/18

The Central Florida Greeneway becomes the Seminole Expressway once it crosses the county line. North of there SR 417 serves Oviedo, Winter Springs and Sanford.

03/31/18

The next in a series of distance signs for Port Canaveral precedes the ramps for SR 417.

03/31/18

North from Exit 16, SR 417 connects with SR 408 (East-West Expressway) west to Downtown Orlando. The toll road continues north by the University of Central Florida (UCF) to Lake Jesup and Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SBD).

03/31/18

Eastbound at the two lane off-ramp (Exit 16) for SR 417. The Central Florida GreeneWay arcs southwest through the Lake Nona area of southeast Orlando and unincorporated Hunters Creek north of Kissimmee.

03/31/18

Traveling east through the three-level interchange with the Central Florida GreeneWay.

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