Board approves renaming section of S.R. 408 after Arnold Palmer

Palmer died last month at the age of 87

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Central Florida Expressway board members approved  to rename a portion of  S.R. 408 after golf legend Arnold Palmer on Thursday.

Palmer died on Sept. 25 at the age of 87.

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Now the amendment will be passed on to Florida legislators for approval.

The vote was backed by the Central Florida expressway authority in renaming a portion of the road to be named the Arnold Palmer Expressway.

The section of the road from Kirkman Road to Clarke Road will be named in his memory.


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