Florida governor DeSantis visits future I-95 interchange at Oslo Road

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would be in Indian River County at 11 a.m. Oct. 5 at Oslo Road and Interstate 95, where a new interchange is in the process of being built by the Florida Department of Transportation.

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DeSantis would be at the intersection with Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

Highlights from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ news conference:

• DeSantis said Indian River County Sheriff, Eric Flowers, was at the conference as well as some county commissioners.
• “We’ve become an economic powerhouse,” DeSantis said.
• “We’ve done the biggest investment in road construction in Florida’s history,” he said.
• They have done more things to speed up recent projects, some 15 years ahead of schedule, he said.
• “This helped all the projects in the queue,” he said. “Moved a lot of stuff up.”
• Mentioned the completion of the River Road widening project from I-75 to U.S. 41 in Sarasota County, which was 6 months ahead of schedule, he said.
• “Clearly I-95 is a busy road,” he said.
• It was a $100 million project, and will open a year ahead of schedule, DeSantis said.
• “This will bring new, critical connections to I-95,” he said.
• DeSantis said drivers will experience shorter commute times, benefit emergency vehicles and he anticipates emergency response times reducing by up to 50%.

Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jarden Perdue:

• “This interchange is the first new interchange in Indian River County in 50 years,” he said.

Work has continued on the Oslo Road-Interstate 95 interchange and widening project in western Indian River County.

The project, which began Aug. 14, 2023, was estimated to finish in spring 2027, according to the Florida Department of Transportation in late September.

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This story was updated with more information.

Laurie K. Blandford is a breaking news reporter with TCPalm. Email her at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida governor DeSantis visits future I-95 interchange at Oslo Road

Reporting by Laurie K. Blandford and Olivia Franklin, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers

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This story was originally published October 5, 2026 at 8:07 AM.