The "donut hole" corridor — Segments 1a and 1b of the Matanzas Woods Pkwy Extension, U.S. 1 through the FEC Railroad to the OBT east property boundary — was never part of either DRI property. Under OBT DRI Specific Condition 29(d), the City of Palm Coast, not the developer, was legally required to acquire right-of-way through this corridor using "all available legal means." The developer built the road; the City signed the land and the wetland permits. The $125M loop road now under construction runs through it. Both DRI development orders — and all transportation mitigation obligations totaling ~$97.5M (2010 dollars) — were abandoned in the MPD Agreement recitals filed March 23 2026: "no further force or effect."
At regional scale the westward expansion sits between St. Johns County growth (pushing south) and Volusia County growth (pushing north toward Bunnell). The SR 2209 connection that would give the loop road regional hurricane evacuation significance remains entirely conceptual — no funded plan. The DRI transportation obligations Raydient's predecessors committed to in 2010 (~$97.5M, 2010 dollars) were abandoned with a single recital. Bunnell Study obligations ($9.75M+), CR 13 widening, and U.S. 1 six-lane widening ($15.1M+ or construction): all gone. The $125M loop road is 100% state and city funded. Phases 3 and 4 — from Hargrove Grade west to Palm Coast Parkway — are not yet funded.