Traffic-plagued Florida highway to get upgrades: new timeline revealed!

In just five years, your drive on I-4 through Osceola and Polk counties could be much easier. For the first time, the Florida Department of Transportation has revealed a timeline for the major construction projects in the Moving I-4 Forward plan. In April of 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation opened its congestion relief lanes on I-4 from U.S. 27 to World Drive. “It’s really life-changing relief for our commuters,” said Will Watts with FDOT. Watts says that’s the goal of the entire $2.5 billion Moving I-4 Forward Plan. In a Central Florida Expressway Authority meeting, he explained FDOT is focusing on 14 miles of I-4 between Osceola and Polk counties. The five projects will add two new express lanes in each direction from west of U.S. 27 to east of World Center Drive and State Road 536. Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/transportat...