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Under Construction Roads
Polk County, I-4 east of SR 33

A wildlife crossing is being built over I-4 east of SR 33

Polk County, I-4 east of SR 33 Applicant: Lane Construction Corporation

Florida DOT is building a pedestrian and wildlife overpass across I-4 just east of State Road 33 in Polk County.

The Florida Department of Transportation has a construction project underway to build a pedestrian and wildlife crossing over Interstate 4 (SR 400), east of State Road 33. The work is listed in FDOT's Five-Year Work Program as item 201214, with a "PEDESTRIAN/WILDLIFE" work type spanning fiscal years 2024 through 2026.

The active construction contract (T1899) went to Lane Construction Corporation for about $18.2 million, with work beginning January 6, 2025 and estimated completion in May 2029. The overpass is described in the records as a pedestrian/wildlife overpass.

The work program item carries a known contract value of roughly $22.7 million; an earlier related contract in the same file was for an I-4 interchange improvement.

What happens next

FDOT lists an estimated completion date of May 27, 2029 for the wildlife overpass contract. Progress updates are posted through the department's SWFL Roads site.

Timeline

Aug 14, 2024
Wildlife overpass contract (T1899) let
FDOT Work Program item 201214
Jan 6, 2025
Construction began on the wildlife overpass
FDOT Work Program item 201214

Receipts — verify every claim

FDOT Five-Year Work Program item 201214
gis.fdot.gov SWFL Roads project site
www.swflroads.com
Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · updated Jul 8, 2026

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Sources for this page: FDOT work program.