The Florida Department of Transportation is rebuilding the intersection of John Young Parkway (U.S. 17-92) and Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee, and it has not bought the land yet. FDOT’s project page states the agency “will be starting the process
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I-95 at Broward Boulevard: What Fort Lauderdale Owners Are Owed for a Partial Taking
FDOT has put land-buying money on the books at the I-95 at Broward Boulevard interchange more than a decade before the first lane is scheduled to be built. The offer conversation starts long before the construction fencing shows up, and…
Kings Highway in Fort Pierce: When Relocation Costs More Than the Land
On the first segment of Kings Highway in Fort Pierce, FDOT has budgeted more to relocate what sits on the land than to buy the land itself. The department is rebuilding State Road 713 from a two-lane rural road into…
Turnpike Widening From Stuart to the St. Lucie Line: What Martin County Owners Can Recover
The Turnpike widening from Stuart to the St. Lucie County line is funded to buy private land, and none of that money is authorized or committed. FDOT’s adopted work program for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 puts $47,120,441 into right-of-way…
US 231 Widening in Panama City: What FDOT Must Pay When It Takes Part of Your Property
The US 231 widening in Panama City has reached the phase that decides what you get paid: FDOT is buying land along the corridor now. FDOT plans to take US 231 (also signed as SR 75) from four lanes to…
US 1 at Aviation Boulevard in Vero Beach: Relocation Benefits When FDOT Needs Your Land
The Florida Department of Transportation is preparing to buy land at the US 1 and Aviation Boulevard intersection in Vero Beach, and its preferred design is estimated to require four business relocations. If you own or lease an affected parcel,…
SR 434 in Seminole County: How a Roundabout Project Affects Your Access and Parking
A roundabout project on SR 434 in Seminole County carries $32,401,000 programmed to buy private right of way, and in the work program adopted July 1, 2026 every dollar of it shows zero authorized and zero committed. Seminole County and…
Duke Energy Transmission Line Easements: A Guide For Florida Property Owners
If a land agent has contacted you about Duke Energy transmission line easements, the offer in your hand is a starting number, not a final one. Duke Energy Florida, LLC is an investor-owned utility with condemnation authority, but Florida law…
Eminent Domain in Volusia County: Which Projects Are Buying Land, and When
Eminent domain in Volusia County is a line item with a fiscal year attached. FDOT’s work program adopted July 1, 2026, funds sixteen Volusia projects to buy private land, totaling $67,210,085, and on one of them, FDOT says acquisition is…
Eminent Domain in Marion County: Where FDOT Is Buying Land, and When
Eminent domain in Marion County is a line item with a fiscal year attached. FDOT’s work program adopted July 1, 2026 shows five projects with money budgeted to buy private land, four state funded and one local. The largest inside…