AGENDA ITEM
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Moving I-4 Forward
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PRESENTER
Keith Slater, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
SUMMARY
FDOT recently announced the construction schedule for two (2) projects along Interstate 4 in Polk County. In support of these projects, in February the Polk TPO amended it’s 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan to include these improvements to the Interstate.
The I-4 projects will provide motorists with immediate congestion relief on I-4, FDOT is prioritizing the construction of two new congestion relief lanes along 7.5 miles of Interstate 4 (I-4) from east of U.S. 27 and east of World Drive. Construction is now underway, and the congestion relief lanes will open by the end of 2025. The new lanes will be located on the inside of the existing mainlines to provide motorists with congestion relief. After those lanes are open, additional work in the Accelerated Start phase will add the pavement to expand I-4 to the full width for 10 total lanes at two interchanges: ChampionsGate Boulevard and World Drive. By expanding these sections earlier, it allows FDOT to prepare for the adjoining I-4 projects and build them simultaneously.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Moving I-4 Forward (Program Overview)
2. Moving I-4 Forward (Accelerated Start Project)