The reconstruction of the E.E. Williamson Road overpass is nearing completion.

Just before the holiday season of 2020, crews set the final beams for the new section of the E.E. Williamson Road bridge over Interstate 4 (I-4). And in January 2021, the final concrete pours for the bridge deck were completed.

Behind the barrier wall, crews are constructing the 10-foot wide trail extension, building a concrete wall to separate the trail from the roadway, and finishing the future westbound bicycle and motorized vehicle travel lanes.

Currently, both westbound and eastbound traffic on E.E. Williamson Road are only using the part of the bridge that, once complete, will host only eastbound traffic in a 12-foot traffic lane and a 6-foot bicycle lane.

Once the final construction is complete, the barrier wall will be transformed into a raised median separating the eastbound lanes from the westbound lanes, and the roadway will be restriped to delineate the bicycle and traffic travel lanes on both sides of the raised median.

The new E.E. Williamson Road overpass will include:

• 12-foot-wide traffic lanes in both directions
• 6-foot-wide bicycle lanes on the outside of both traffic lanes
• A 6-foot-wide sidewalk on the south side
• A 10-foot-wide trail on the north side, which will improve access to the Seminole Wekiva Trail

For more information on the E.E. Williamson Road overpass reconstruction project and a visualization of the future E.E. Williamson Road bridge visit fdot.tips/EEWill

The reconstruction of the E.E. Williamson Road overpass began in September 2019 and is anticipated to be completed by summer 2021.

Motorists should expect periodic, nighttime lane closures on I-4 and E.E. Williamson Road during construction.

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