December 14, 2007, and the project was finished in May 2011. This created a extension of the highway after decades of planning; once finished, it became a hurricane evacuation route. The project was expected to aid the local economy due to ease of travel from I-95 to the beach. In 2008, Brevard County commissioned a $400,000 study to create an overpass for the causeway over the Florida East Coast Railway line, located just west of US 1. In July 2018, FDOT began a $24 million construction project to build a bridge over the Florida East Coast Railway, at a height of , as well as to add a traffic signal for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy. The eastbound bridge was finished on March 19, 2020. The overpass was named for Major General John Cleland, a local World War II veteran. The extension dead-ended just west of the I-95 interchange until May 5, 2021 when it was connected to Pineda Boulevard, which connects to Lake Andrew Drive. Eventually, Pineda Boulevard will connect to Stadium Parkway and Wickham Road. Exit list References State Roads in Brevard County, Florida State highways in Florida Former toll roads in Florida Former toll bridges in Florida State Roads in Melbourne, Florida Merritt Island, Florida Causeways in Florida Road bridges in Florida Bridges in Brevard County, Florida 1973 establishments in Florida