LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Lake County commissioners are discussing repairs for several roads that were damaged after more than a foot of rain fell in parts of Lake County on Sunday, which caused washouts in some areas.
[BELOW: Lake County leaders discuss path forward after storms wash out roads]
In the first meeting since the storm, commissioners focused on Wolf Branch Road, which also collapsed after Hurricane Milton in 2024.
“This time, the water actually got on top of and went over Wolf Branch,” a county employee said.
[VIDEO: Washed-out major roads shut down indefinitely in Lake County]
During the discussion, commissioners said the goal is to reopen the road as quickly as possible but also look at long-term fixes to stabilize the area.
People living in the area said seeing the road washed out again has been frustrating.
“This never was a problem. This is the first time ever in 12 months we’ve had this go on twice,” George Fuller said.
Fuller said he wants to see the county take an in-depth look at solutions to ensure the road doesn’t wash out in another storm.
[VIDEO: Flooding caused by over foot of rain washes out roads in Lake County]
“We need to do a lot better job of thinking through engineering, and water, and retention ponds, depth of retention ponds,” Fuller said.
A fix could also soon happen to nearby Britt Road, which has been damaged since Hurricane Milton.
[VIDEO: Lake County declares state of emergency after cities hit with up to 19 inches of rain]
The county is expected to move forward on a plan to fix the road after it secured land rights to the area and received a $3 million federal grant.
According to the county, an engineering firm was hired before Sunday’s storm and tasked with designing an advanced stormwater system. The design results are expected to be discussed at the next Lake County commission meeting.
Per my direction, @FLSERT and Director Kevin Guthrie have deployed our water pumps which will remove 30 million gallons of water from flooded areas in Lake County. @MyFDOT and Secretary Jared Perdue are assisting with at least 4 damaged roadways in the area. https://t.co/TOQnkD7OdE
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 28, 2025
Also on Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said on social media that officials have “deployed our water pumps which will remove 30 million gallons of water from flooded areas in Lake County.”
No details on where those pumps will be deployed were provided, however.
FDOT crews are hard at work on storm recovery—pumping floodwaters, making emergency repairs & using drones to assess damage. District Five is managing Central Florida’s flooding response from its Emergency Operations Center, with teams on-site in Cocoa, Titusville & Mount Dora. pic.twitter.com/oe5ebiF09u
— FDOT District 5 (@MyFDOT_CFL) October 28, 2025
Florida Department of Transportation officials also shared an update on social media saying they are hard at work “pumping floodwaters, making emergency repairs & using drones to assess damage” in Central Florida, including in the Mount Dora area.