The westbound Interstate 4 (I-4) entrance ramp from Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482) opened the morning of January 31, marking yet another milestone for the I-4 and Sand Lake Road interchange improvement project. An overnight closure of the existing ramp allowed crews to safely transition traffic to the new ramp.

As seen in the footage linked here, not much has changed for motorists who wish to access the westbound I-4 entrance ramp. Motorists traveling westbound on Sand Lake Road will stay in the left lane in the diverging diamond interchange (DDI) to access the ramp, and motorists traveling eastbound on Sand Lake Road make a simple right turn onto the ramp.

The original westbound I-4 entrance ramp was removed to make way for the new loop ramp system that will connect westbound Sand Lake Road and westbound I-4 directly to Turkey Lake Road. The loop ramp will pass under the new westbound I-4 entrance ramp.

Once the loop ramp opens, motorists traveling westbound on Sand Lake Road who want to access Turkey Lake Road south of the interchange will no longer turn left across traffic. Instead, they will enter the loop ramp on the right and pass over Sand Lake Road. At the end of the ramp, they can choose to travel north or south on Turkey Lake Road.

For more information on the project, visit i4beyond.com/SandLake.