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FDOT eyes capacity options, including elevated 'flyover,' for Capital Circle at Mahan Drive PD&E study
Summary
FDOT briefed the CRTPA board on a PD&E study for the Capital Circle–Mahan Drive intersection that will evaluate capacity improvements, potential elevated options, right‑of‑way needs and public outreach, with data collection starting this summer and a public page to be launched later in the year.
Florida Department of Transportation staff told the CRTPA board on April 15 that a Project Development & Environment (PD&E) study has been forwarded for the Capital Circle and Mahan Drive intersection and that data collection will begin in early summer with public outreach toward the end of the calendar year.
FDOT representative Brian said the study will examine options to increase level of service at the intersection, including at‑grade lane additions and, if necessary and acceptable to stakeholders, elevated options (a "flyover"). "We'll be looking at all types of improvements, including elevated roadways if necessary," he said, and warned that significant right‑of‑way acquisition is likely if capacity is increased.
Board members asked how the public can track the project; Brian said an outward‑facing project website will be created once consultants begin data collection, likely in mid to late summer, and that meeting documents and environmental materials will be posted there. He also noted FDOT will try to avoid impacts to nearby properties, including a church in the northeast quadrant, where possible.
The board discussed terminology and community expectations for elevated options; one commissioner noted local usage prefers the term "flyover." FDOT said the study will analyze multiple alternatives and bring updates to the CRTPA as it progresses.
