The Polk Parkway provides easier access to Interstate 4 from Polk County cities such as Winter Haven, Bartow, and Auburndale, and the south side of Lakeland.[citation needed] The road is signed east-west, although the section from SR 540 (exit 14) to the eastern I-4 junction runs nearly south to north. The control cities for the highway's signage are Tampa (westbound) and Orlando (eastbound).[citation needed] The Polk Parkway is a four lane divided expressway for most of its length, although between Old Dixie Highway (Exit 18) and 0.5-mile (0.80 km) south of Pace Road (exit 23), the highway is a two-lane expressway, with one lane in each direction.[2] As of 2015, the toll is $1.25 cash or $1.06 with SunPass at the three mainline toll plazas and $0.00-0.75 cash or $0.00-$0.53 with SunPass at junctions. The maximum toll for any trip along the Polk Parkway is $3.75 cash or $3.18 with SunPass.[3]
The Polk Parkway begins at Interstate 4 near the Hillsborough-Polk County line west of Lakeland.[3] Until reaching Harden Boulevard (exit 5), the Polk Parkway passes through mostly undeveloped land.[4] Just east of Airport Road (exit 3), the highway passes a large building with a green glass facade, which is the corporate headquarters for Publix Supermarkets.[5][6] Before reaching exit 4, the highway runs a half mile northeast of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport-a large general aviation airport-passing beneath the path of air traffic on Runway 5/23.[7] Between Harden Boulevard (exit 5) and South Florida Avenue (exit 7), the Polk Parkway was built along the alignment of Drane Field Road, which is now truncated at Harden Boulevard and continues to South Florida Avenue as frontage roads along the Polk Parkway.[citation needed] The first mainline toll plaza is located between South Florida Avenue and Lakeland Highlands Road.[3] The eastbound exit and westbound entrance at SR 540 (exit 1) are located at the Central Toll Plaza.[3][8] After crossing De Castro Road, the Polk Parkway curves to the north, passing the only operating landfill in Polk County.[9][10] Along the curve is the westbound exit and eastbound entrance of the SR 540 junction, which is the location of the planned interchange with the future Central Polk Parkway.[11] The Polk Parkway continues north for the remainder of its length.[3] A 4 mi (6.4 km) segment between Old Dixie Highway and Pace Road is a two-lane highway; the only overpass along this segment was built to accommodate a second carriageway west of the current highway.[12] About mid-way between Old Dixie Highway and Pace Road is the Eastern Toll Plaza.[3] The Pace Road interchange collects tolls with SunPass only and was added to the highway in 2011 to provide access to Florida Polytechnic University, located on the southwest corner of the I-4/Polk Parkway interchange.[3][13]
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