Benaim v. PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.

In this inverse condemnation action, we affirm the trial court’s finding that there was no taking, and appellants, therefore, are not entitled to compensation. We agree with the trial court’s assessment that, rather than a compensable taking of access, appellants have been subjected to a non-compensable redirection of traffic flow. See, e.g., State, Department of Transportation v. G.W. Anderson, Inc., 744 So.2d 1098 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999), rev. denied, 763 So.2d 1044 (Fla.2000)(holding that no taking occurred where property owner merely had to travel a less convenient route to access her…