The Florida Department of Transportation reports that the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project enhancements at Michigan Street and Kaley Avenue allow the two interchanges to work together to provide better access to and from the interstate while mitigating congestion.
The interchanges are now combined with braided ramps, frontage roads, and free-flowing Texas U-turns to reduce weaving in the area. The Texas U-turns allow drivers traveling on a one-way frontage road to make a U-turn onto a frontage road in the opposite direction without waiting at a traffic signal.
Joining the interchanges also eliminates the westbound Interstate 4 (I-4) exit ramp to Kaley Avenue and the eastbound I-4 entrance ramp from Kaley Avenue, reducing congestion for motorists traveling through the nearby I-4 and State Road (S.R.) 408 interchange.
I-4 Improvement Specifics
- A new roadway was built between Kaley Avenue and Michigan Street that diverges into a lengthened westbound I-4 entrance ramp and a frontage road to Michigan Street from Kaley Avenue.
- A longer eastbound I-4 exit ramp to Kaley Avenue provides more capacity for vehicles exiting I-4.
- A longer westbound I-4 exit ramp to Michigan Street accommodates more motorists exiting I-4.
- A newly constructed road between Michigan Street and Kaley Avenue splits into a longer eastbound I-4 entrance ramp and a frontage road to Kaley Avenue from Michigan Street.
- Texas U-turns now connect Kaley Avenue and Michigan Street, allowing for free-flowing access between the two interchanges.
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