Lane Closures on Eastbound I-4 and Westbound I-4 On-Ramp
CLOSED at the I-4/SR 559 Interchange, Exit 44
POLK COUNTY
I-4/SR 559 Interchange (Auburndale): Construction project:
Temporary intermittent single and double lane closures are in place at night/overnight Tuesday, January 3 on eastbound I-4 at the I-4/SR 559 interchange. Single lane closures begin at 8 p.m. and double lane closures begin at 10 p.m. Expect delays.
Detour – Westbound I-4 On-Ramp CLOSED at the I-4/SR 559 Interchange:
Wednesday, January 4. Details below:
The contractor anticipates a temporary detour route at the I-4/SR 559 interchange at night/overnight Wednesday, January 4 between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. while crews place the final friction course on the ramp.
Motorists traveling on SR 559 wishing to enter westbound I-4 are directed to enter eastbound I-4, exit at CR 557/Lake Alfred, Exit 48, travel north on CR 557, enter westbound I-4, continue west on I-4.
Speeding fines double when workers are present. Project improvements include constructing a new bridge on SR 559 over I-4, expanding SR 559 from two lanes to four lanes from north of CR 559A to the westbound entrance ramp to I-4, shifting the eastbound lanes of I-4 to the south, installing lighting on SR 559, resurfacing the existing roadway, and improving drainage. Expected completion is early 2017. The contractor is Cone and Graham.
