The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning to construct a shared-use path along U.S.17 from State Road (S.R.) 40 in Barberville to the Putnam County line. This 13.7-mile-long shared-use path will close a gap in the 260-mile-long St. Johns River to Sea Loop Trail. 

The design of the project has started and is expected to finish in May 2026. A public meeting to present the design to the community is anticipated in August 2025.

The PD&E Study was completed in 2020. and the preferred alternative proposes a 12-foot-wide pave shared-use path along the east (northbound) side of U.S. 17 within the project limits.  Project files are provided below.