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According to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer during his recent State of the City address, I4 Ultimate is more than a signature project of the Florida Department of Transportation it will change the landscape of Central Florida. Well underway, the 21-mile makeover — from west of Kirkman Road in Orange County to east of State Road 434 in Seminole County — is transforming the region to better connect our communities, boost our economy and improve everyone’s quality of life.
A History of I4 (Credit: I4Ultimate.com) – Interstate construction finished in 1965 and the interstate was dubbed “the Orlando Expressway.” I-4 in Central Florida began as an 8.2-mile project from Rio Grande Avenue, just west of the Orange Blossom Trail, to Lee Road. Already a vacation hot spot to more than 4.5 million visitors annually, the Sunshine State’s popularity began skyrocketing in the 1950s with the advent of air-conditioning and the burgeoning space industry in Cape Canaveral.
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