The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) advises motorists that the eastbound I-4 exit ramp to Sand Lake Road (State Road 482) at Exit 74A will be closed overnight on Monday, September 8, and Tuesday, September 9, for a traffic shift.
The ramp closure is scheduled to begin as early as 10:00 p.m. each night and is expected to reopen by 5:00 a.m. the following morning, with the final closure reopening on the morning of Wednesday, September 10.
I-4 Detour Details
During the ramp closure, motorists traveling on eastbound I-4 who wish to access Sand Lake Road (Exit 74A) will continue east and take Exit 75A at Universal Boulevard. Drivers will then turn right onto southbound Universal Boulevard and proceed to Sand Lake Road. See the detour map and detailed detour information below.
FDOT advises motorists to follow all posted detour signs. Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
About This I-4 Project
This work is part of the improvement project at the I-4 and Sand Lake Road interchange. Crews are reconstructing the interchange as a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The project is reconfiguring and lengthening ramps at the interchange and improving capacity on Sand Lake Road and Turkey Lake Road. A new loop ramp will replace the existing left turns from westbound Sand Lake Road to southbound Turkey Lake Road. Upon completion, motorists will also be able to bypass Sand Lake Road and exit I-4 directly to Turkey Lake Road on the new ramp system.
In addition, the project includes reconstructing the I-4 general use lanes from the end of the I-4 Ultimate project near Kirkman Road (S.R. 435) to west of Sand Lake Road. Crews are constructing two barrier-separated westbound I-4 Express lanes from the existing express lanes near Kirkman Road to west of Sand Lake Road. These lanes will transition to a single, buffer-separated express lane in the westbound direction from west of Sand Lake Road and tie in just west of Central Florida Parkway. This express lane extension will be constructed in three separate projects, with the finished lane stretching from its current endpoint near Kirkman Road to west of S.R. 536.
Construction on the project began in spring 2023 and is expected to be fully completed in 2027.
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