The Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") is conducting a study to evaluate alignments for a proposed asphalt multi-use trail facility that will link the Van Fleet Trail to the South Lake Trail Phase I (Clermont/Minneola Trail). Known as South Lake Trail Phases III and IV, the alignment of this new trail facility may largely follow the abandoned Seaboard Coastal Railroad corridor. The multi-use trail will extend from the Van Fleet Trail in Sumter County, to the western terminus of South Lake Trail Phase I at West Beach on the southwestern shore of Lake Minneola in Clermont in Lake County, a distance of approximately 14 miles. Phase IV is an 8.0 mile trail that begins at Van Fleet Trail (Withlacoochee State Forest, Sumter County) and ends at Villa City Road (Groveland, Lake County). FDOT has budgeted $9.2 million for Right-of-Way acquisition and $13.8 million for construction. Construction is scheduled to begin Summer 2024. Project Link: FDOT Project Info (For a property owner list, project schedule, or detailed funding information, please contact our office by clicking here) Maguire Lassman Silberngael, P.A., a Florida law firm that represents property owners faced with the potential acquisition of their property through eminent domain, has access to governmental Right-of-Way maps. If you own property in a proposed project corridor and you have any questions or concerns regarding same or general eminent domain law, please contact Maguire Lassman Silbernagel, P.A.'s office by email at Ben@Maguire-EminentDomain.com or by telephone at (407)-228-9522.

The Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") is currently conducting a Project Development and Environment Study ("PD&E") to consider improvements to County Road 470 from County Road 527 to the Florida Turnpike (State Road 91), a distance of approximately 10.6 miles. This project will take place in Sumter and Lake Counties. The recommended alternative would include a 4-lane divided roadway for improved traffic flow as population increases. Right-of-Way acquisition is expected to cost $24.5 million, and Construction is expected to cost $75 million. Project Link: FDOT Project Site (For a property owner list, project schedule, or detailed funding information, please contact our office by clicking here)   Maguire Lassman Silberngael, P.A., a Florida law firm that represents property owners faced with the potential acquisition of their property through eminent domain, has access to governmental Right-of-Way maps. If you own property in a proposed project corridor and you have any questions or concerns regarding same or general eminent domain law, please contact Maguire Lassman Silbernagel, P.A.'s office by email at Ben@Maguire-EminentDomain.com or by telephone at (407)-228-9522.