I75 at State Road 56 Construction Company Defaults and Leaves Project

WESLEY CHAPEL - More delays are inevitable for the never ending project to reconfigure State Road 56 and I75 to a “Diverging Diamond“ interchange. Unable to meet the milestones set forth by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), D.A.B. Constructors has been defaulted and removed from the diverging diamond intersection (DDI) at S.R. 56 and I-75.

The DDI construction has been ongoing since early 2019, and had an original schedule of 800 days, resulting in a finish date of April 2021.

Over 100,000 motorists pass through the interchange each day. The long-awaited "Diverging Diamond" is designed to create fewer conflict points at the interchange, and despite looking more confusing to some motorists, similar interchanges (like Florida’s first DDI at Exit 210 off I-75 in Sarasota) has been lauded for being safer and more efficient than your traditional intersections.

Carson says FDOT is empathetic to impacts any project delays may cause to motorists, residents, and businesses, and will make adjustments to traffic signals and any other traffic control devices to accommodate extra traffic volume during the upcoming holiday season.

The project will likely not be completed until 2022, and by another company. Since D.A.B. defaulted, their surety company must help find a replacement.