Narcoossee Road traffic among worst in Central Florida, with few solutions

There’s a new grocery store near his home in St. Cloud, but Bob Turner never shops there, driving to a store farther away for one reason: To avoid the most traffic-clogged stretch of Narcoossee Road.

“It’s crazy,” Turner said. “They just built a new Publix close to my home, but I never go because you have to turn left and with the traffic, good luck.”

Turner lives in a neighborhood where the only entry and exit are onto Narcoosee, one of the region’s most congested roads. Turning left, and heading south, puts him in the worst of it, though traffic up and down the roadway often is a challenge.

The six-lane road traverses roughly 17 miles, crossing the Orange and Osceola county line and serving as the main thoroughfare for Lake Nona, one of the region’s fastest growing communities. Its co