Ground depression closes southbound 429

Drivers at the New Independence toll plaza are being rerouted through the cash lanes.

By Amy Quesinberry Price
| 3:40 p.m. March 14, 2025

Southwest Orange
News

Southbound drivers must go through the cash lanes at the New Independence toll plaza after a ground depression opened Friday morning on State Road 429 in Orange County’s Horizon West.

Central Florida Expressway Authority officials said crews are assessing the area after the opening was reported Friday, March 14.

This will be updated as new information is available.

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Amy Quesinberry Price

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Price was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.