The junction of Interstate 4 (I-4) and State Road 482 (also known as Sand Lake Road) is a crucial pinch-point en-route to popular tourist traps such as Universal Studios, Sea World and Walt Disney World.
The project, commissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation, entails improvements to the existing Sand Lake Road and preparations to install a ‘diverging diamond interchange’ with I-4.
The contract also requires the replacement of two bridges, the construction of a new bridge for preferential lanes, three new access ramps and the installation of a toll and signalling systems.
Once completed, the revamped interchange is expected to ease traffic flow, minimise travel times and decrease the wait time at traffic signals.
Lane already has a strong presence in Florida. It is currently widening a downtown section of I-275 in Tampa and in Osceola County it is completing the Poinciana Parkway.
Elsewhere in the greater Orlando area, Lane is working on a beltway at the intersection of I-4, SR 417, and the nearly completed Wekiva Parkway (SR 429).
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