The state wildlife agency entrusted with managing Split Oak Forest decided Wednesday to lift protections shielding the 1,700-acre conservation property, clearing the way for the Central Florida ...

Despite the hopes and efforts of Split Oak Forest’s most zealous defenders, the Central Florida Expressway Authority’s contentious plan to build a stretch of toll road through the prized preserve is ...

Read full article: Environmental advocates speak out against Split Oak Forest road project 1,700 acres of conservation land initially acquired to protect habitats in both counties ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. ...

The Central Florida Expressway Authority has dramatically upped its stake in one of the region’s most controversial environmental issues ever by tripling to more than $43 million the cash it is ...

STATE AGENCY HAS GIVEN THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR A TOLL ROAD TO BE BUILT THROUGH A PORTION OF PRICE CONSERVATION LAND THAT’S BEEN PROTECTED FOR THREE DECADES. THE ROAD WILL CUT THROUGH THE BOTTOM 60 ...

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The deal to put a toll road through Split Oak forest is now in the hands of the Central Florida Expressway Authority. 911 AND THE POLICE WILL COME TO YOU, WE ARE HEARING FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ...

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Engineering crews and pink survey ribbons were spotted in and near the Split Oak Forest Wednesday, a sign that a controversial road project broadly rejected by voters was ...

Opponents of a proposed toll road cutting through the Split Oak Forest conservation area gathered outside the Orange County Administration Building on Tuesday, renewing objections ahead of a county ...