ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — We’re used to multiple lanes on our major roads, but picture this — 18 lanes.

That’s what’s being proposed for a section of Florida’s Turnpike in west Orange County.

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise wants to add capacity to the turnpike between State Road 50 and State Road 408.

Between SR 408 and SR 429, the state agency wants to widen the turnpike from 12 lanes to 18.

In a rendering shared with Spectrum News, the Turnpike Enterprise wants to have 10 lanes for the main lanes of the turnpike, and four separate lanes in each direction to be used solely to get drivers between the 408 and 429.

“If those lanes are dedicated to get you from the 429 to the 408 or directly to the turnpike from either of those other two expressways, I think that’ll be much more convenient than trying to dodge traffic and dart and shuffle for your position in your lane,” said Jeff Perera, the owner of Jeff’s Bagel Run in Ocoee.

The Turnpike Enterprise calls the lanes between 408 and 429 a collector distributor system that’ll help keep traffic off the turnpike main lanes.

“If you’re not in the right lane to get to where you want to be, you only have a mile and you’re traveling 70 miles per hour. It can get a little dicey at times,” said Perera.

In 2019, 155,000 vehicles used the turnpike every day between the 429 and 408.

By 2045, an estimated 260,000 vehicles will use this stretch of the turnpike.

“The (collector distributor) system essentially consists of two separate roadway systems to serve different travel patterns,” said Angela Starke with Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. “This will safely help to accommodate the projected traffic demand and enhance mobility.”

The entire widening project on the turnpike is 10 miles from State Road 50 down to the 408.

A public hearing on the project is set for later this year.

Currently, construction isn’t funded, and no timetable has been set.