Interstate Ramps At SR 574, Orient Road, SR 60 To Close

MANGO, FL -- The entrance ramp from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (State Road 574) onto eastbound Interstate 4 and the eastbound I-4 Exit 6 ramp to Orient Road will be closed for paving work from 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17.

Motorists attempting to use the MLK entrance ramp onto eastbound Interstate 4 will be directed east on MLK to U.S. 301. Drivers will turn north on U.S. 301 to enter eastbound I-4 from U.S. 301 at the Exit 7 interchange.

To detour around the Orient Road ramp, use Exit 5 to MLK/SR 574, bear right at the bottom of the ramp and go east on MLK/574 to Orient Road.

Additionally, the eastbound I-4 right travel lane and the auxiliary lane between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Exit 5) and Orient Road (Exit 6) may be closed for paving work between 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. The auxiliary lane may remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17.

The westbound State Road 60 (Brandon Boulevard) "loop" entrance ramp onto southbound Interstate 75 will be closed between 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 and 5 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18. If needed, the ramp may also be closed Tuesday night during the same time frame.

Traffic will be directed onto northbound I-75 to Exit 260B (westbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/SR 574). After taking the "loop" ramp onto westbound MLK and crossing over I-75, turn left to use the entrance ramp onto southbound I-75.

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