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ORLANDO, FL – Significant congestion relief has come sooner than expected for motorists traveling along Florida’s Turnpike (SR 91) between Hancock Road and U.S. 27, thanks to an accelerated construction effort on the widening project.

The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, has advanced construction activities on Florida’s Turnpike/State Road 91 in Minneola to expedite the opening of a third southbound lane – nearly three years early (1,020 days ahead of schedule).

This fast-tracked schedule will ease congestion along one of Florida’s busiest corridors, improving connectivity, reliability, and safety for commuters and travelers. The seven-mile project from Minneola Interchange to north of O’Brien Road adds multiple lanes in both directions, two new ramp movements at U.S. 27, and enhances operational efficiency. This milestone is part of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise’s broader mainline widening initiative, a critical investment to enhance capacity along a vital freight and hurricane evacuation corridor serving residents and more than 100 million visitors annually.

This achievement highlights Lane’s ability to deliver complex infrastructure ahead of schedule through innovation and collaboration. Building on this momentum, Lane completed the I-275 Section 7 Phase 1 project in Tampa early last year. From major highway expansions to advanced mobility solutions, Lane consistently sets the benchmark for performance and reliability—helping communities travel safer, faster, and smarter.

About Lane Construction
The Lane Construction Corporation is one of America’s leading construction companies, specializing in large, complex civil infrastructure. For 135 years, it has contributed to the development of the country’s transportation systems including the Interstate Highway System and a vast network of roads, bridges, airports, metros and railways. Lane specializes in mobility, tunneling, and water resources to address sustainable development and climate change adaptation challenges. It is also a pioneer in project delivery methods and the use of design-build and public-private partnerships. Lane projects include the I-275/SR 60 Westshore Interchange in Florida; the Ship Canal Water Quality project in Washington; and the Triangle Expressway in North Carolina. Based in Charlotte, NC, it is wholly owned by Webuild, a global infrastructure group. For more information, visit www.laneconstruct.com.

About Webuild Group
Webuild is a global leader in the design and construction of large, complex infrastructure projects in sustainable mobility, hydropower, water treatment, and green buildings. A recognized leader in the water sector, it works in approximately 50 countries with over 92,000 people of 125 different nationalities. The Group boasts nearly 120 years of applied engineering on more than 3,700 completed projects, with a track record of 13,648 kilometres of railways, 891 kilometres of metro lines, 82,577 kilometres of roads and highways, 1,022 kilometres of bridges and viaducts, 3,462 kilometres of tunnels, and 318 dams and hydropower plants. Among its most famous projects: the expansion of the Panama Canal, the Long Beach International Gateway bridge in California, the Third Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey, the Sydney Metro Northwest skytrain viaduct and bridge, the Kingdom Centre skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and numerous metro lines in Copenhagen, Paris, Rome, Milan, Naples, Doha, Thessaloniki, and Riyadh. Among the main ongoing projects, the following stand out: the New Genoa Breakwater, the Brenner Base Tunnel, the Pedemontana Lombarda Highway, Line C of Rome’s metro network, the high-capacity railways between Genoa and Milan, the high-speed railway between Naples and Bari, the Palermo- 2 Catania-Messina high-capacity railway, the Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme in Australia, and the Trojena dam network in Saudi Arabia. As of December 31, 2024, the Webuild Group registered total revenues for €12 billion and a total backlog of €63 billion, with more than 90% of its construction backlog related to projects linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Webuild, subject to the direction and coordination of Salini Costruttori S.p.A., is headquartered in Italy, is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana (WBD; WBD.MI; WBD:IM), and since 2021, it is included in the MIB ESG index of the Italian blue-chip companies with the best ESG practices.