The Heartland Parkway is a proposed toll road running from Polk County in central Florida to the Fort Myers–Naples area of southwest Florida, to be operated by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. The proposed toll road would run approximately 110–150 miles (180–240 km) through rural portions of Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Glades, Lee, and possibly Collier counties. With cost estimates ranging from $3–8 billion, support for the construction of the parkway has ebbed and flowed. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush was a proponent of this parkway, but his successor, governor Charlie Crist never expressed interest in its creation.
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