OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Work to jumpstart traffic on a usually congested stretch of I-4 could begin as soon as next year.
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A new traffic study by the Florida Department of Transportation confirmed that traffic is slow-going on I-4 through Osceola County. However, the governor has a new proposal to spend nearly $1.5 billion to fix it.
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The traffic assessment found that on any day between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., cars are traveling only up to 10 MPH across that stretch.
FDOT said as long at the governor’s plan is passed, construction to fix this issue will start next year.
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FDOT said this is one of 20 projects across the state that DeSantis is prioritizing, most of which are in counties seeing significant population growth.
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