ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is closing portions of State Road (S.R.) 408 in downtown Orlando overnight April 13 - 16. The closures are necessary for overhead sign installation.

Westbound State Road (S.R.) 408 between Summerlin Avenue and Orange Blossom Trail (U.S. 441/17-92) is scheduled to close overnight Thursday, April 13. The closure is scheduled to begin as soon as 11 p.m. and reopen by 5 a.m. the following morning.

Portions of both westbound and eastbound S.R. 408 are scheduled to close the evenings of April 14 - 16. Westbound S.R. 408 will close between Summerlin Avenue and Orange Blossom Trail (U.S. 441/17-92), and eastbound S.R. 408 will close between Orange Avenue and Summerlin Avenue.

The eastbound S.R. 408 ramps to Interstate 4 (I-4) will remain open, and motorists will have access to these ramps during the closure. All other S.R. 408 ramps to and from I-4 are scheduled to close. The closure is scheduled to begin as soon as 11 p.m. and reopen by 6 a.m. the following morning.

The eastbound S.R. 408 entrance ramp at Anderson Street and Delaney Avenue will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 17.

The eastbound and westbound I-4 Express ramps to S.R. 408 will also close.

Motorists traveling westbound on S.R. 408 will be detoured off S.R. 408 at the Rosalind Avenue exit and travel west on South Street to Orange Blossom Trail, where they can access westbound S.R. 408.

Motorists traveling eastbound on S.R. 408 will be detoured off S.R. 408 at the Orange Avenue exit, turn right on Rosalind Avenue, then head east on Anderson Street to Mills Avenue, where they can access eastbound S.R. 408.

Modifications or extensions to this schedule may be necessary because of weather delays or other unforeseen conditions. Motorists are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving through the work zone.