Loxahatchee Road Is Coming Back One Piece at a Time

If you head east on Loxahatchee Road from University Drive today, the road carries you through a finished roundabout and over a stretch that reopened in August. At Parkside Drive, signs turn you south. From there the route runs down Parkside, east on Holmberg Road and north on U.S. 441, the same way it has since June 24.

The Florida Department of Transportation's closure notice says that last stretch stays closed "through Fall 2026," and fall is in its final weeks. This project has been giving the road back one segment and one intersection at a time. The Parkside-to-441 reopening will be the next piece, but it won't be the last change. At least two intersections that people already drive through every day will look different again before the job is done.

A project the city asked for

The Loxahatchee Road Improvements Project is an FDOT job, but it started with Parkland. FDOT's October 2026 monthly progress report names the City of Parkland as the project sponsor. The city got the funding through the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization and asked FDOT to design and build the road through Resolutions 2016-510, 2021-011 and 2021-018.

The scope covers about 6.2 miles, from the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge to U.S. 441. Construction started October 30, 2023, on a $33,480,584 contract. The finished road will have:

• A wider roadway with bike lanes
• A continuous sidewalk on the south side
• Roundabouts at Nob Hill Road, North University Drive and Parkside Drive
• An added eastbound left-turn lane onto U.S. 441
• Milling, resurfacing, and new signage and pavement markings

As of October 1, 2026, FDOT put the project at 85% complete. Because the work has been split into segments, that 85% doesn't show up evenly along the road. Some parts are finished and others are still torn up.

The corridor, west to east, as of early November

Pedestrians and cyclists aren't allowed anywhere on Loxahatchee Road right now. That includes the University-to-Parkside stretch, which is open to cars while crews build its sidewalk and handrails. FDOT also says law enforcement will be out along the corridor for the rest of construction to watch speeds.

Nob Hill is the intersection that changes twice

The Nob Hill Road intersection shows best why the project keeps changing under drivers. In November 2025, TAPinto Parkland reported that the intersection had reopened to traffic in both directions with designated turn lanes, not the roundabout shown in the original plans. The same report said the roundabout at Nob Hill was meant to slow traffic behind the Miralago and Cascata communities.

FDOT's October 2026 report lists "Nob Hill Road roundabout construction" as ongoing work between Parkside Drive and Bishop Pit Road. So the turn-lane layout drivers have gotten used to over the past year is a stage, and the roundabout is still coming. Back in December 2025, FDOT had told TAPinto Parkland that the Nob Hill roundabout "is expected to be completed after the holiday season, due to scheduling delays." Work there was still underway in October, almost a year later.

The University Drive roundabout was already "completed and operational" when Nob Hill reopened with turn lanes. The western half of the corridor will have three roundabouts in a row, and Nob Hill is the last one being finished.

The closed stretch was planned in two halves

The Parkside-to-441 segment reached its current state through a schedule FDOT laid out a year ago. In December 2025, FDOT told TAPinto Parkland that crews would begin there in January 2026 and work in two phases:

"During the first phase of roadway improvements, crews will begin work between Parkside Drive and NW 61st Way. Once this phase is completed, crews will begin the second phase, which extends from NW 61st Way to U.S. 441/S.R. 7. Both phases will require a full closure of Loxahatchee Road between Parkside Drive and U.S. 441/S.R. 7."

That statement estimated about nine months for the segment, weather permitting. Nine months from January ends around October. Instead, the Phase 2 closure began on June 24, 2026, and the notice gives "Fall 2026" as its end point.

In October, crews in that segment were installing sidewalk and drainage east of NW 61st Way, paving east of Parkside Drive, building the Parkside Drive roundabout, installing guardrail at the Parkside intersection and starting permanent signage. Permanent signs usually go up late in a job, and they were starting on both halves of the corridor in October.

For homes and businesses along the closed stretch, FDOT says local access stays open throughout construction. Properties west of NW 61st Way are reached from Parkside Drive during Phase 2.

Parkside Drive takes on a new job

Parkside Drive has been the detour's busiest leg all year, and it is also getting its own roundabout where it meets Loxahatchee Road. FDOT's December 2025 plan said that while that roundabout is built, traffic west of Parkside stays open in both directions, but through traffic can't continue past Parkside toward U.S. 441 and has to follow the Holmberg Road detour.

When the corridor is finished, the Parkside intersection turns from a detour turnoff into a roundabout. Drivers coming from Holmberg will reach Loxahatchee Road at the eastern of the three roundabouts. Drivers heading the other way will get the new eastbound left-turn lane at U.S. 441.

FDOT's October report also warns that "additional lane closures, traffic shifts, and detours may be implemented as needed for ongoing construction," with future closures to be announced in advance. That fits a project that has moved drivers around in stages for three years. Reopening Parkside to 441 lets east-west traffic through again, but crews will still be working on the corridor afterward.

The far west end has its own detour into 2027

Residents who launch boats or kayaks at the refuge's Hillsboro Area, at the west end of the project, follow a separate route. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tells visitors to take U.S. 441, turn west on Holmberg Road, go north on University Drive, then turn left onto Loxahatchee Road to reach the boat ramps. The refuge lists that detour as running from October 2023 to early 2027.

The refuge headquarters and visitor center is a different trip. The Service recommends typing the full address, 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach, into your mapping app so you aren't routed toward the Parkland construction.

Early or spring 2027 for the whole corridor

FDOT's monthly report lists the project's anticipated completion as "Early 2027." The department's project page lists spring 2027. TAPinto Parkland's October 25 report pointed out the two dates side by side. Both put the finish months after the fall reopening target for Parkside to 441. That leaves a stretch of winter when the closed segment may be open while the Nob Hill roundabout, the south-side sidewalk and the signage are still being finished.

FDOT posts its monthly progress reports and closure flyers on the project page, which is where any change to the Parkside-to-441 closure is listed.

Trails End is next in line

A smaller project is lining up a few miles south. The North Springs Improvement District plans to repave about 7,220 feet of Trails End between Pine Island Road and University Drive, and contractor bids for the job were due October 28. NSID's project page describes milling, base repairs, a new asphalt overlay, ADA curb-ramp retrofits and new striping. It also says the road can't be closed completely and at least one lane must stay open during the work.

Trails End is also the address of the city's Amphitheatre, at 10561 Trails End. The city's calendar has Light Up the Park there on December 11, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with performances, children's activities, bounce houses, food trucks and the park lighting.

I've worked Parkland's northern neighborhoods long enough to know that a road project like this changes more than drive times. It changes how a home's location feels to the next buyer. If you're thinking about selling near Loxahatchee Road, Parkside Drive or Nob Hill and want to talk through timing around the construction, Timothy Byrne is glad to walk the area with you. Let's Connect.