Simpson Road is now four lanes from Marisol Loop to Myers Road along Buenaventura Lakes, with six new signals and a path on both sides. The $73.2 million job finished early.
Simpson Road is now a divided four-lane road from Marisol Loop and Winners Circle north to Myers Road. Osceola County cut the ribbon on the widening Monday. The work finished 241 days ahead of schedule and cost $73.2 million, the county said in its announcement Tuesday.
The stretch runs along the eastern edge of Buenaventura Lakes, about five miles northeast of downtown Kissimmee. It replaces what was a two-lane road. The county’s project page says the old road was over capacity, with long delays at its signals.
The county called it the last and longest segment needed to finish widening the Simpson Road corridor to four lanes between U.S. 192 and Boggy Creek Road.
District 2 Commissioner Viviana Janer called the finished road “a significant achievement for Osceola County.” She pointed to the safety and connections it adds for drivers, walkers and cyclists.
What was built
According to the county’s announcement and project page, the job included:
- four travel lanes divided by a 26-foot median
- a 10-foot shared-use path for walkers and cyclists on each side, now continuous along Simpson Road
- new pedestrian signals and crosswalks
- stormwater ponds and a closed drainage system
- Intelligent Transportation System equipment for managing traffic
- guardrails, handrails and gravity walls
The Toho Water Authority replaced sewer, reclaimed water and water mains along the road at the same time.
Six new traffic signals
New signals with mast arms now control these intersections, the county said:
- Marisol Loop and Winners Circle
- Lakeside Drive
- Buenaventura Boulevard
- Hilliard Isle Road
- Plaza Drive
- Eagle Bay Boulevard
How long it took
The county’s project page gives this timeline:
- design finished in 2022
- land for the wider road was bought by early 2023
- construction started in early 2024
County Chief Operating Officer Beth Knight and representatives of the firms that designed and built the road, Jr. Davis and CONSOR among them, joined Janer at the ribbon cutting.
What it means for you
- Drivers on Simpson Road between Marisol Loop and Myers Road now have two lanes each way and a median.
- Walkers and cyclists have a separate 10-foot path on both sides, with signalized crossings at the six new lights.
- Questions about the project go to the county’s Simpson Road North line at 407-218-6600 or Simpson_Road@QCAusa.com. Any remaining lane closures show on the county’s construction alerts dashboard.
For other work on Kissimmee’s roads, see our road construction and closures page.
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