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201217-8 CSX Bridge over I-4 Replacement
Roadwatch UpdateProject Details
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Project Description
The Florida Department of Transportation along with CSX Railroad is replacing the railroad bridge crossing over I-4 in Lakeland. The bridge is located 1200 feet west of the Kathleen Road (SR 539)/I-4 interchange (Exit 31) and about 400 feet east of the West Bella Vista Street overpass.
The existing 250-foot bridge will be demolished and two new 400-foot parallel bridges will be built in its place. The longer dual bridges provide for CSX double tracking and will accommodate future expansion of I-4 without the need to disrupt traffic and reconstruct the bridges again.
Contact Information
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Sandra Mancil
863-519-4116
Sandra.Mancil@dot.state.fl.us
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fdot-d1comm@dot.state.fl.us
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RoadWatch
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The westbound I-4 entrance ramp from Kathleen Road (Exit #31) will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, November 3 through Friday, November 7, 2025.
Northbound motorists on Kathleen Road will be detoured to the eastbound I-4 on ramp where they will travel eastbound to the next exit at US 98 (Exit #32) and re-enter the interstate westbound.
Southbound motorists on Kathleen Road will be detoured east on Griffin Road to US 98, turn left (north) on US 98 to enter I-4 westbound at US 98 (Exit #32).
