An article reprinted from Changing Times magazine, How to DRIVE on a Superhighway, offered sage advice: “don’t look at maps ... 150 miles of new toll roads in Central Florida.

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

Flex lanes are coming to two Central Florida toll roads to help keep traffic moving around accidents and keep emergency responders safe. Sections of State Road 417 and State Road 429 are ...