Future
The interstate is being widened in most of the stretches that have not seen expansion to at least six lanes.
From Exit 129 (SR 70) to Exit 138 (SR 614), the road is being expanded from six to ten lanes, which will be completed by early 2015.
Between Exit 138 (SR 614) and the St. Lucie/Indian River County Line, the road is being expanded from four to six lanes, with expected completion date of early 2013.
Between the St. Lucie/Indian River County Line and Exit 147 (SR 60), the road is being expanded from four to six lanes, with expected completion date of early 2014.
Between Exit 147 (SR 60) and the Indian River/Brevard County Line, there are plans to widen this stretch from four to six lanes, with start date of early 2013. As of August 2012, the design is complete for this widening project.
Between the Indian River/Brevard County Line and Exit 173 (SR 514), the road is being expanded from four to six lanes, with expected completion date of April 2014.
Between Exit 205 (SR 528) and Exit 220 (SR 406), the road is being expanded from four to six lanes, with expected completion date of June 2013.
Between Exit 220 (SR 406) and Exit 249 (SR 44), the interstate will be widened from four to six lanes for this 29 mile stretch in both northern Brevard and southern Volusia counties, with start date of September 13, 2012. Bonds were issued to help FDOT advance the project's start date. Construction crews have begun the work on this portion on October 30, 2012 with expected completion in early 2016.
The project widens I-95 from four lanes to six lanes from State Road 406 in Titusville to State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach -- a distance of 30 miles.
Between Exit 249 (SR 44) and Exit 260 (I-4), there are plans to widen this stretch from four to six lanes and reconstruct the Spruce Creek Bridge; however no specific start date has been determined at this time. Current plans call for this to be done in 2022 with a cost of $73 million. This will be the last six lane widening project to go forward, which afterward will complete the widening of the 382 miles (615 km) of Florida's Interstate 95.
Finally, there are plans to reconstruct 4.41 miles (7.10 km) of Interstate 95 around the interchanges at Exit 260 (I-4) and Exit 261 (US 92), with the addition of collector distributor lanes to separate local from long distance traffic in this dangerous section. Namely, southbound Interstate 95 has a dangerous merge situation stemming from the fact that traffic from US 92 comes in on the left side. This project is expected to occur around 2022 and cost $164 million in construction costs.
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