Editing Interstate 4 (section)

===Other projects===
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Connections with two new expressways are planned. The Wekiva Parkway—a {{convert|25|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of SR&nbsp;429—will connect to SR&nbsp;417 at the I-4 interchange in Sanford. When completed in 2023, it will complete the beltway around Orlando, although the southern ends of SR&nbsp;429 and SR&nbsp;417 do not connect and are separated by a {{convert|3.4|mi|km|adj=on}} drive along I-4.<ref name="Wekiva Parkway FAQs">{{cite web |title = Frequently Asked Questions |url = http://wekivaparkway.com/faq.php |website = Wekiva Parkway |publisher = Florida Department of Transportation/Central Florida Expressway |access-date = February 19, 2015 }}</ref> On October 21, 2022, the first part of this connection opened to traffic, with the westbound I-4 to southbound SR&nbsp;429 ramp opening to traffic, along with the section of the southbound lanes between the ramp and SR&nbsp;46.<ref name="first429"/> The [[Central Polk Parkway]] is a planned tolled expressway in eastern Polk County that will connect I-4 near Davenport with the Polk Parkway near [[Bartow, Florida|Bartow]]; it is currently in the design phase, but funding for [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] acquisition of the initial segments is not planned until fiscal year 2019–2020.<ref name="Central Polk Parkway">{{cite web |title = Central Polk Parkway |url = http://www.centralpolkparkway.com/ |website = Central Polk Parkway |publisher = Florida Department of Transportation |access-date = February 19, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150223155730/http://www.centralpolkparkway.com/ |archive-date = February 23, 2015 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> Additionally, FDOT is conducting a feasibility study for a {{convert|5|to|11.5|mi|adj=on|km}}<ref>{{cite web |title = Draft Summary of Potential Environmental Impacts: Preliminary Corridors |url = http://www.i4poincianaconnector.com/images/i4ppc_Summary-of-impacts-preliminary-corridors.pdf |website = I-4 Poinciana Parkway Connector |publisher = Florida Department of Transportation |access-date = February 19, 2015 |date = December 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150219142238/http://www.i4poincianaconnector.com/images/i4ppc_Summary-of-impacts-preliminary-corridors.pdf |archive-date = February 19, 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref> connection between I-4 and the [[Poinciana Parkway]]—a short, tolled expressway completed in 2016 between US&nbsp;17/US&nbsp;92 and the community of [[Poinciana, Florida|Poinciana]].<ref>{{cite web |title = About the Study |url = http://www.i4poincianaconnector.com/about-the-study.shtm |website = I-4 Poinciana Parkway Connector |publisher = Florida Department of Transportation |access-date = February 19, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150219135248/http://www.i4poincianaconnector.com/about-the-study.shtm |archive-date = February 19, 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title = Project Study Area |url = http://www.i4poincianaconnector.com/images/project-location-map-lrg.pdf |via = ''I-4 Poinciana Parkway Connector'' |publisher = Florida Department of Transportation |access-date = February 19, 2015 |format = PDF |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150219141744/http://www.i4poincianaconnector.com/images/project-location-map-lrg.pdf |archive-date = February 19, 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite news |last1=Hesson |first1=Matt |title=FDOT Cancels Plans for Interstate Ramp Into Disney Springs |url=https://wdwnt.com/2023/03/fdot-cancels-plans-for-interstate-ramp-into-disney-springs/ |access-date=18 May 2023 |work=wdwnt.com |date=9 March 2023}}</ref> -->

Despite the cancellation of the [[Florida High-Speed Corridor]] in 2011, the following year, All Aboard Florida, now [[Brightline]], announced its intentions to build an [[inter-city rail]] route between [[MiamiCentral|Miami]] and [[Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal|Orlando]], which eventually began operations in September 2023. Brightline is currently in the planning stages of developing an expansion of service between Orlando and Tampa using the I-4 right-of-way.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=Florida bill would preserve Interstate 4 route for Brightline extension to Tampa |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/florida-bill-would-preserve-interstate-4-route-for-brightline-extension-to-tampa/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2014, FDOT began a study of the feasibility of extending the [[SunRail]] commuter train line to Daytona Beach, primarily focusing on the use of the I-4 median. The ongoing widening project from SR&nbsp;44 to I-95 maintains a median wide enough to accommodate a future rail line.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Harper |first1 = Mark |title = Volusia Supports $2.5M Study of SunRail to Daytona |url = http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140417/NEWS/140419440?p=1&tc=pg |access-date = August 20, 2014 |work = Daytona Beach News Journal |date = April 17, 2014 }}</ref>