The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is implementing overnight closures of Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482) under Interstate 4 (I-4) on Monday night, August 31, and Tuesday night, September 1. The closures will begin as early as 11:30 p.m. each night and are expected to end by 6:30 a.m. the following morning, with the final closure ending the morning of Wednesday, September 2.
Left-turn movements from Sand Lake Road to the I-4 entrance ramps will be restricted, and motorists exiting I-4 to Sand Lake Road will be limited to right turns only.
These closures are necessary for bridge beam setting over Sand Lake Road as part of the eastbound I-4 reconstruction at the interchange.
NOTE: If this work is not completed overnight on September 1, the same closure and detours will occur during the same hours on Tuesday night, September 8.
See detour information below. To view the detour map, click here.
Detour from Eastbound Sand Lake Road (West of I-4):
Motorists will take the ramp on the right to westbound I-4, then take Exit 72 onto eastbound S.R. 528 (Beachline Expressway). From there, drivers will take Exit 1 and stay right on the ramp to head north on International Drive. From northbound International Drive:
- Motorists can return to Sand Lake Road by continuing north on International Drive.
- Motorists can access eastbound I-4 by taking the ramp immediately on the right to westbound S.R. 528 and then taking the eastbound I-4 entrance ramp.
Detour from Westbound Sand Lake Road (East of I-4):
Motorists will turn right onto northbound International Drive, then turn left onto northbound Universal Boulevard. From northbound Universal Boulevard:
- Motorists can return to Sand Lake Road by turning left onto westbound Hollywood Way and left again onto southbound Turkey Lake Road.
- Motorists can access eastbound I-4 by taking the entrance ramp on the right.
- Motorists can access westbound I-4 by turning right onto eastbound Tom Williams Way, then turning right again onto southbound Kirkman Road (S.R. 435), and proceeding to the westbound I-4 entrance ramp.
FDOT advises motorists to follow all posted detour signs. Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
To stay up to date on the schedule for this work, sign up for advance construction alerts at I4Beyond.com/Alerts. For more information about the improvements at the I-4 and Sand Lake Road interchange, visit the project website at I4Beyond.com/SandLake.
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