Motorists should be advised that the westbound Interstate 4 (I-4) off ramp to Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482) at Exit 74A is scheduled to close overnight from Sunday, December 8, through Thursday, December 12. The closure will begin as early as 10 p.m. each night and reopen by 5 a.m. the following morning.

This closure is necessary for storm drain installation as part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) improvement project at the I-4 and Sand Lake Road interchange.

During the ramp closure, motorists traveling on westbound I-4 who wish to access Sand Lake Road should take Exit 74B onto Adventure Way. From there, motorists will turn right onto eastbound Hollywood Way, then turn right again onto Universal Boulevard, and continue south to Sand Lake Road.

Alternatively, after taking Exit 74B onto Adventure Way, motorists can turn left onto westbound Hollywood Way, then turn left again onto Turkey Lake Road, and proceed south to Sand Lake Road.

Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Crews are reconstructing the I-4 and Sand Lake Road 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. 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 west of Sand Lake Road to the end of the I-4 Ultimate project at Kirkman Road (S.R. 435). Crews are constructing two barrier-separated westbound I-4 Express lanes from west of Sand Lake Road to connect to the existing express lanes near Kirkman 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 World Center Drive (S.R. 536).

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

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