Dieter Heilmann isn't against progress — he knows the Osceola Parkway is needed.

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"Yeah, if they wanna build a big city back there, then the infrastructure should already be in place," said Heilmann.

He just would prefer that it wouldn't include his house. About six weeks ago, he was told that could happen.

"Suddenly, an alignment which would take out my property as well as many of my neighbors' was back on the table," Heilmann explained.

In April 2017, CFX inherited four previous projects from the old Osceola County Expressway Authority. Just last week, two of them got the green light to move forward: extensions for the Poinciana Parkway and the Osceola Parkway.

Now both of those projects can move on to the next step.

"That next step being a Project Development and Environment, or what you may hear called a PD&E Study,” said CFX’s Mary Brooks.  “From those studies is where they'll determine the actual alignment or route for those particular roadways."

Map of the Osceola County expansion project.

CFX told Spectrum News 13 that there may be as many as a half dozen potential paths for the nine-mile, $1 billion Osceola Parkway project. It will begin about one mile west of Boggy Creek Road.

From there it will extend east along the Orange/Osceola County line for approximately six miles before turning south into Osceola County.

The project also includes a potential north/south segment linking to State Road 417 near the Boggy Creek Road interchange.

One of the communities near Lake Ajay, which may be directly affected by the Osceola County expansion, is Lake Ajay Village. Depending on which alignment is chosen, the Parkway may have to go through this community, breaking up homes and other development.

Dirt in the Split Oak Conservation area may have to be moved as well. However, nothing is set in stone yet.

"There are a number of alternatives still being looked at,” said Mary Brooks of CFX.  “There are also some previous alternatives that members of the community asked to bring forward again into further consideration which the board said they are open to doing."

As for Heilmann, he is not very optimistic he will get to keep his home moving forward.

"Right now, my confidence level is really low," he said.

The current PD&E study is expected to take nine to 12 months, according to CFX officials where a more final design is expected to be recommended.