Motorists are advised that the westbound Interstate 4 (I-4) entrance ramp from Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R) 482) will be closed overnight on Monday, March 24 for underground drainage work and paving operations. Should this work not be completed as scheduled on March 24, the closure would take place on the night of Tuesday, March 25, and reopen early the morning of Wednesday, March 26.

The eastbound I-4 entrance ramp from Sand Lake Road will be closed overnight on Wednesday, March 26 for paving operations. Should this work not be completed as scheduled on March 26, the closure would take place on the night of Thursday, March 27, and reopen early the morning of Friday, March 28.

Both ramp closures are scheduled to begin as early as 10 p.m. each night and are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. the following morning. Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

During the westbound I-4 entrance ramp closure, motorists on Sand Lake Road who wish to access westbound I-4 should travel north on Turkey Lake Road and turn right onto eastbound Hollywood Way. Drivers will then turn right onto Adventure Way and proceed south to the westbound I-4 entrance ramp. See the map below for detailed detour information.

During the eastbound I-4 entrance ramp closure, motorists on Sand Lake Road who wish to access eastbound I-4 should head north on Kirkman Road (S.R. 435) and proceed to the eastbound I-4 entrance ramp. Alternatively, motorists can head north on Turkey Lake Road, turn right onto eastbound Hollywood Way, and then turn right onto southbound Universal Boulevard to access eastbound I-4. See the map below for detailed detour information.

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 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 west of Sand Lake Road to west of S.R. 536.

Construction on the project began in spring 2023 and is expected to be fully completed in 2027.

For more information on this project, visit I4beyond.com/sandlake.

March 24 Detour: Westbound I-4 entrance ramp closure

March 26 Detour: Eastbound I-4 entrance ramp closure