Apopka, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Development=== Apopka is a fast-growing city and is expanding in all directions. Most notable are the new stores to the north of the city on [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|US 441]] in the location of the previous Dunn Citrus grove (the stretch of 441 which runs through the city is named after Fred N. Dunn). Due to the fast-paced growth of the city, a new hospital, AdventHealth Apopka, was opened in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theapopkavoice.com/florida-hospital-apopka-sets-opening-date/|title=Florida Hospital Apopka sets opening date|website=The Apopka Voice|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> The [[John Land Apopka Expressway]] ([[Florida State Road 414|Toll 414]]) opened on May 15, 2009, relieving some of US 441's traffic, taking the route from what is now the US 441 junction with [[Florida State Road 429|SR 429]], and then passing south of the city to rejoin US 441 at its junction with Maitland Boulevard South of the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-05-15/news/apopka_1_apopka-toll-maitland-boulevard|title=John Land Apopka Expressway segment opens today|author=Tracy, Dan|date=May 15, 2009|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> Expansion of the expressway, including an extension of Toll 414, known as Wekiva Parkway, created a junction at US 441 and Plymouth Sorrento Road. Master plans take the Wekiva Parkway extension further north and then east connecting to [[Interstate 4]] at [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]]. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wekivaparkway.com/construction-updates.php | title=Wekiva Parkway - Construction Updates }}</ref> It will then be the shortest route from I-4 to the [[Walt Disney World|Disney attractions]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-cfx-wekiva-parkway-completion-20180313-story.html|title=Wekiva Parkway segment set to open into Lake County|author=Spear, Kevin|date=March 16, 2018|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page