Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

[DisneyDoof]

Wow... I literally live minutes away and labeled it wrong. For the record, I was ‘thinking’ 528 when I wrote it.

It's okay :grin: . Sometimes I mix em' up too, along with 417.

 

[Scott W.]

I feel like you may have missed some posts on the previous page, Scott. :tease:

Wow, I don't know how I missed that.

 

[Happytycho]

Sorry for the triple post, but...
You can see the new internal road in the below map from the same document in Appendix G. It is highlighted in yellow and the Kirkman extension is circled in blue. The map is oriented with the top being east.
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This isn't really a "map" but rather the output of a traffic projection model. The locations of road segments are only approximations and not worth trying to read into at all. I'd say the only thing worth taking away from this is that they are planning an east-west interior road, with a connection to Destination Pkwy, and a eastern "tail" beyond that. Everything else should probably be ignored, possibly including the traffic projection numbers given that they show thousands of cars driving into Shingle Creek each day.

 

[Viator]

In a fun bit of info from Drew the Intern, a lot of dump trucks are making their way to Universal Orlando's plot, in the realm of 200+

 

[Andysol]

This is going to be so incredibly fun to watch. Volcano Bay was a blast- but this is going to take it to the next level.

 

[JungleSkip]

This is going to be so incredibly fun to watch. Volcano Bay was a blast- but this is going to take it to the next level.

Bio is going to be a must-follow for the next 4-5 years.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

This is going to be so incredibly fun to watch. Volcano Bay was a blast- but this is going to take it to the next level.

Gives me another excuse to go to TopGolf!

 

[DisneyDoof]

In a fun bit of info from Drew the Intern, a lot of dump trucks are making their way to Universal Orlando's plot, in the realm of 200+

Yea, I'm across the street once a week at UCF and at any given time during the day there's at least 20 trucks entering and leaving the premises moving dirt. The place is packed with them and they are in full gear and have been for the past few months.

 

[ParkRumors]

And in case anyone is curious about the haul route or where the fill/excavation material is coming from/going to, here's the Mass Grading and Fill permit again that I posted back in July before the work began:

They've got over 400 acres to grade and will be moving over 2 million cubic yards of material and the permit expires in June of 2019. They're definitely gonna need a lot of trucks!

 

[Teebin]

Jeepers, all the way from Lake Wales. I would love to have a check for fuel used in such a distant transport.

 

[Andysol]

Jeepers, all the way from Lake Wales. I would love to have a check for fuel used in such a distant transport.

Thats just the PO Box. It's actually getting taken from Davenport, FL about 25 miles away.

They're definitely gonna need a lot of trucks!

And a bigger boat!

 

[Bobharlem]

Jeepers, all the way from Lake Wales. I would love to have a check for fuel used in such a distant transport.

Dirt is being mined from the big GreenBay sand mine off 27 (North of I-4, west of four corners) technically in Davenport/Four Corners. See Green Bay | Jahna

 

[maxairmike]

Dirt is being mined from the big GreenBay sand mine off 27 (North of I-4, west of four corners) technically in Davenport/Four Corners. See Green Bay | Jahna

Oh, so that's probably why the dump trucks have been flooding 192 more than I used to see. Some of those contractors/drivers, though...I'll be glad when the volume of dump trucks goes back to normal.

 

[JoeCamel]

And in case anyone is curious about the haul route or where the fill/excavation material is coming from/going to, here's the Mass Grading and Fill permit again that I posted back in July before the work began:

They've got over 400 acres to grade and will be moving over 2 million cubic yards of material and the permit expires in June of 2019. They're definitely gonna need a lot of trucks!

That is 150,000 loads (18 cu yd per load) so 300k one way trips and if they run 200 trucks (observed guess) 750 trips for each truck. Wonder how many trips a day each truck can make?
My guess having driven it is 4 maybe 5 unless they are running extended hours. 192 and 27 can really back up during rush hours or when it rains and WDW dumps out not to speak of the horror that is I-4.

 

[Teebin]

Thats just the PO Box. It's actually getting taken from Davenport, FL about 25 miles away.

Still...

 

[Happytycho]

Last Monday universal sent updated plans to the county for both of their new site back of house development projects. Neither plan appeared to contain significant changes from prior versions, and the most noteworthy thing was a comment that the two sections will be "developed concurrently". Both projects are now on the agenda for discussion at a Nov 7 meeting.

We should know a lot more in the coming weeks and months, but right now I would bet that true construction on the warehouses and offices begins in the first half of 2019.

 

[shiekra38]

Just curious, where does Universal get truck loads of dirt from? Is their a dirt farm or something?

 

[Ridgepole]

Just curious, where does Universal get truck loads of dirt from? Is their a dirt farm or something?

see above

 

[shiekra38]

see above

Yikes, how did I miss that

 

[RichOBJ]

Hey guys! Never know if this goes here or the 4th park thread. But Universal appears to have filed plans for the roadway system around the Universal Boulevard land. Looks to have major interchanges and roundabouts to accommodate the heavy flow of traffic. As always, I link to the story (behind a paywall) but I'll share the images below.

Story link: http://bizj.us/1pqpcu

Have a great day!