Motorists are advised that the westbound Interstate 4 (I-4) entrance and exit ramps at Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482) (Exit 74A) will be closed overnight on Monday, October 13, and Tuesday, October 14, for bridge work.
On the night of Monday, October 13, motorists can expect the following closures:
- Westbound I-4 entrance ramp from Sand Lake Road
- Westbound I-4 exit ramp to Sand Lake Road (Exit 74A)
On the night of Tuesday, October 14, motorists can expect the following closure:
- Westbound I-4 entrance ramp from Sand Lake Road
The ramp closures are scheduled to begin as early as 10 p.m. each night and are expected to reopen by 6 a.m. the following morning, with the final reopening occurring on the morning of Wednesday, October 15.
See the detour map and detailed detour information below.
Westbound I-4 Entrance Ramp from Sand Lake Road Detour
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.
Westbound I-4 Exit Ramp to Sand Lake Road Detour
Motorists traveling on westbound I-4 who wish to access Sand Lake Road should take Exit 74B onto northbound Adventure Way. From there, motorists who want to access Sand Lake Road west of I-4 will turn left onto westbound Hollywood Way, then turn left again onto southbound Turkey Lake Road and proceed to Sand Lake Road.
From northbound Adventure Way, motorists who wish to access Sand Lake Road east of I-4 should turn right onto eastbound Hollywood Way, then turn right again onto southbound Universal Boulevard and proceed to Sand Lake Road.
FDOT advises motorists to follow all posted detour signs. Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
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 (S.R. 435) 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 its current endpoint near Kirkman 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.
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