Interstate 4 construction to ramp up near Disney
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The Florida Department of Transportation is ramping up a project which will soon add new lanes to a busy stretch of Interstate 4.
FDOT's Moving I-4 Forward initiative will start construction soon on a 7.5-mile accelerated start project, which includes a new lane in each direction for Interstate 4 from east of U.S. Highway 27 and east of World Drive. The section where the accelerated projects are found sees an average of 140,000 vehicles per day.
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Work that will be completed later this year for I-4 includes:
One new lane on I-4 in each direction from east of U.S. 27 to west of State Road 429, a stretch of 4.1 miles, as well as two new express lanes that will open in the future in each direction along 1.6 miles.
A new lane in each direction over 3.4 miles of I-4, from west of S.R. 429 to World Drive, as well as two new express lanes that will open in the future in each direction.
Wider entrance and exit ramps at the ChampionsGate interchange.
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