Traffic alert: FDOT plans overnight closure for stretch of I-4 near OIA

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation has announced plans to briefly close a stretch of Interstate 4 in Orange County beginning Wednesday night.

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Starting as early as 10 p.m., eastbound lanes of I-4 will be closed under the bridge to the eastbound Beachline Expressway while FDOT crews move a large crane into place for pile driving work.

The pile driving is part of a project to widen the Beachline Expressway ramp there.

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The roadway is expected to reopen by 6 a.m. Thursday.

Detour signs will be in place for divers on Eastbound I-4 to follow, directing them to take Exit 72 onto the eastbound Beachline Expressway to Exit 1 at International Drive.

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From there, drivers can turn right onto International Drive to take the loop ramp to westbound S.R. 528, then take the exit to return to eastbound I-4.

See a map of the detour below:

According to FDOT, the S.R. 528 improvement project is meant to increase the capacity of the I-4 westbound ramp to eastbound S.R. 528 by widening the ramp from one to two lanes.

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The project began in January and is expected to be completed in 2026.

For more information on the S.R. 528 improvement project, click here.

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