The Lane Construction Corporation, a United States subsidiary of Webuild Group, announced April 9, 2026, that it has been determined the preferred team to design and construct a $582M modified phased design-build (MPDB) contract for a key portion of the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) Moving I-4 Forward program, a strategic effort aimed at improving safety and travel reliability along one of Central Florida's most important transportation corridors.
Moving I-4 Forward is accelerating major transportation improvements 10 to 20 years ahead of earlier schedules, helping the region prepare for long-term population and economic growth. The program is currently part of the largest infrastructure initiative under way in Florida.
As Florida continues to experience rapid growth, FDOT is actively addressing the state's evolving infrastructure needs. Through the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, FDOT is accelerating a series of projects in Central Florida to add two new Express Lanes in each direction along Interstate 4 (I-4) from west of U.S. 27 in Polk County to east of World Center Drive, State Road (S.R.) 536 in Orange County.
Benefits of the Moving I-4 Forward program will include:
• Improved travel times by reducing congestion.
• Increased safety and connectivity.
• Enhanced quality of life for the community.
• Strengthened infrastructure for future growth.
The newly awarded contract for Moving I-4 Forward Project 2 reconstructs and widens a 3.1- mi. stretch of Interstate 4 from east of County Road 532 to west of World Drive in Osceola County. The project will reconfigure the State Road 429 interchange and provide new ramps to and from SR 538 Poinciana Parkway, all of which play a central role in regional transportation.
As part of this work, Lane will build two new express lanes in each direction along I-4, and new direct connectors between I-4 and SR 429 / SR 538 to create smoother, safer movements for both general-use and express-lane traffic. The final configuration will expand the roadway to four general-use lanes and two express lanes in each direction, a change expected to ease congestion during peak travel times.
In addition to interstate improvements, the project includes widening Old Lake Wilson Road from two to four lanes, adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides to promote connectivity and safety.
Florida has long been a core market for Lane, where the company has steadily expanded its footprint for more than three decades. Lane has since delivered many of Florida's most recognized infrastructure projects and continues to maintain a strong pipeline of work statewide. The company is actively advancing multiple FDOT projects along the critical I-4 corridor such as the I-4/SR 33 interchange in Polk County; the I-4/SR 535 and I-4/Sand Lake Road interchanges in Orange County; and the I-275/I-4 in Tampa, underscoring its longstanding role in improving the state's busiest highways.
Just last month, Lane accelerated construction on Florida's Turnpike/State Road 91 in Minneola to open a third southbound lane nearly three years ahead of schedule.
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