Golf carts already outnumber sedans on the stretch of pavement that runs past the Weybourne Landing entrance most mornings, and lately more of them are turning north instead of heading straight for the clubhouse. That's the new multimodal path talking. It runs 7,246 linear feet, wide enough for two golf carts to pass each other without either one pulling onto the grass, and it connects the neighborhood directly to Sholom Park without anyone touching a car door.
If you assumed this was simply the next amenity on the list, a nice-to-have that arrived because the community keeps growing, the timing tells a different story. On Top of the World built this path and the roadway extension underneath it to solve a problem that hasn't fully arrived yet. The construction crews tearing into SW 80th Avenue are still in the early stages of a job that will take the better part of two years, and the route Weybourne Landing residents will lean on while that happens was finished first.
A Detour Built Before the Detour Was Needed
The path ties into the SW 90th Terrace extension, which runs from the Weybourne Landing entrance north to SW 63rd Street, directly across from the intersection at Stone Creek. On the other end, the same corridor extends south along SW 90th Terrace to a crosswalk at SW 80th Street, opposite the main entry gate at Candler Hills. Together, the two segments give residents a way to reach Sholom Park, Stone Creek, and Candler Hills without relying on SW 80th Avenue at all.
That matters because SW 80th Avenue is the road about to get torn up. On Top of the World's own construction updates have been direct about the sequencing: the goal for the SW 90th Terrace work was to finish it before major construction on SW 80th Avenue begins, so residents would already have an alternate route north in place when the disruption started. Most infrastructure in fast-growing parts of Florida gets built reactively, after the traffic problem shows up. Here, the detour arrived on a head start.
The Road That's Actually Under Construction Right Now
SW 80th Avenue has been on the county's radar for over a decade, and the plan has stayed consistent even as the timeline moved: take the road from one lane in each direction to two lanes with a grassy median, add a multi-purpose path on the west side and a sidewalk on the east, and fund the whole thing through the county's Penny Sales Tax program. The first phase covers the stretch from SW 80th Street to West Port High School, a segment that touches the same corridor Weybourne Landing, Indigo East, and Calesa residents already use for daily errands.
Marion County Engineer Steven Cohoon gave commissioners an update on the project in May 2026, and the language made clear the work has moved past planning and into the ground. Crews were extending the southbound left-turn lane at SW 90th Street, installing stormwater pipes, and coordinating utility relocations for gas and fiber lines. Property acquisition for the northern phase was still progressing, with construction volume expected to increase in the months that followed. Cohoon framed the broader push behind projects like this one plainly:
"There's a benefit to the community of reduced congestion expedited by our EMS services by adding and getting this capacity out to the community."
Phase 1 was projected to run 18 to 24 months once it started in earnest, which puts the likely finish somewhere in 2027 depending on how utility coordination goes. A roundabout is also planned at SW 38th Street and SW 80th Avenue as part of the same push, and most of the heavier work is scheduled at night specifically to keep daytime traffic moving.
Here's how the corridor breaks down as of this fall:
| Segment | Status | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| SW 90th Terrace (Weybourne Landing entrance to SW 63rd St) | New path and roadway work largely complete | Usable alternate route north, connects to Sholom Park and Stone Creek |
| SW 80th Avenue, Phase 1 (SW 80th St to SW 90th St area) | Active construction: turn lanes, stormwater, utility relocation | Expect construction traffic and lane shifts into 2027 |
| SW 90th Terrace, southern extension to Candler Hills | Partially paved, multi-modal path added | Alternate route toward Longleaf Ridge and Town Square once finished |
What's Still Working Its Way Through the County
One more piece of the corridor is still on paper rather than in the ground. A developer called Cornerstone Ocala Properties has a site plan moving through Marion County review for a 128,880-square-foot Target, proposed on a 13.91-acre portion of land near the intersection of State Road 200 and SW 80th Avenue, right along the border of On Top of the World. The plans call for 432 standard parking spaces plus 24 dedicated online pickup spots, and access would come entirely from SW 80th Avenue, SW 90th Street, and SW 93rd Street Road. There's explicitly no direct access point planned from State Road 200 itself.
The application has been in front of county staff since October 2025, and as of June 2026 it was on its third site plan revision. Fire Marshal and Planning and Zoning approvals are already in hand, but the project still needs to resolve stormwater comments. The county engineer's office wants deeper geotechnical borings before signing off, though the developer has asked for a waiver on boring depth because of a natural limestone layer under the site, along with a separate waiver to use an opaque PVC fence instead of a masonry wall for some of the perimeter buffers. Parks and Recreation is also asking for an updated photometric plan before the project can move forward.
None of that means shovels are close. It does mean that when this store eventually opens, its traffic will route through the exact same intersections currently being widened, which is one more reason the county's sequencing on SW 80th Avenue matters more than it might seem from the outside.
The Pattern Worth Noticing
Put the three pieces next to each other and a pattern shows up that's easy to miss if you only look at one project at a time. The trail to Sholom Park wasn't an afterthought tacked onto a growing community. It was finished ahead of the disruption on purpose, so that by the time SW 80th Avenue construction ramped up this year, residents already had a working alternate route instead of learning one on the fly. The Target proposal, still years from breaking ground, was designed from the start to route its traffic onto roads the county is already rebuilding rather than adding a new curb cut to an already busy state highway.
If you live in Weybourne Landing, the practical takeaway is straightforward. Get comfortable with the SW 90th Terrace route now, while SW 80th Avenue construction continues into next year, and treat the golf cart path to Sholom Park as more than a weekend option. It's the corridor that was built to carry you through the part of the project that hasn't finished yet.
If you're weighing a move to this corner of Ocala, or you're already here and thinking about what your home is worth as the neighborhood keeps filling in around these projects, the team at Next Generation Realty knows this stretch of SW 80th Avenue block by block. Take a look at our Weybourne Landing neighborhood page for more on what's happening close to home, and reach out any time you want a straight answer about the market here.
