Earlier this year, additional lanes opened on I-4, stretching east from US 27 in Polk County toward Orlando. Now, it’s the west side’s turn: Congestion relief lanes are coming between Lakeland and Tampa. The project will add an express lane from County Line Road at the Polk/Hillsborough border to the I-75 interchange in Tampa. That means 17 miles of additional lanes for drivers in both directions (and hopefully less time in traffic). When the east Polk County congestion relief plans were announced, several readers told us they hoped for more lanes in the other direction:…
- “I wish there was something going towards Tampa.” — Ted R.
- “Lakeland to Tampa needs another lane too.” — Margo J.
- “We need this on the west side of Polk too.” — Tim