Major changes are underway on Interstate 4 (I-4) in the Orlando attractions area. Crews at the I-4 and Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482) interchange improvement project are reconstructing westbound I-4 from west of Kirkman Road (S.R. 435) to east of S.R. 528 (Beachline Expressway).

Later this summer, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will shift traffic to new westbound I-4 general use lanes, which are being constructed alongside the existing westbound I-4 lanes.

The new westbound I-4 lanes will pass over Sand Lake Road atop a new bridge that was constructed alongside westbound I-4 over the past year. In 2024, crews set numerous concrete beams over Sand Lake Road for the new bridge. FDOT highlighted this beam setting process in an award-winning construction progress video, which you can check out here.

Once crews shift traffic onto the new lanes, the current westbound I-4 general use lanes and the existing westbound I-4 bridge over Sand Lake Road will be reconstructed to accommodate the future I-4 Express extension. Crews are working to extend westbound I-4 Express from its current endpoint near Kirkman Road to just west of S.R. 536 as part of three separate projects. The I-4 Express extension will feature two barrier-separated westbound express lanes. The two barrier-separated lanes will transition to a single, buffer-separated westbound express lane after Sand Lake Road.

The three projects to extend I-4 Express are the I-4 improvement projects at the Sand Lake Road, Daryl Carter Parkway, and Apopka-Vineland Road (S.R. 535) interchanges. The new westbound I-4 Express lane is anticipated to open in 2027, following completion of the I-4 and Sand Lake Road project.

To learn more about the I-4 and Sand Lake Road interchange project, visit I4Beyond.com/SandLake.