I-35 or I-4

[roadman65]

^^^^Not to mention on both sides of the six lanes between Celebration and US 27 exchange you have many feeding in from both sides of the narrowness. At US 27 many add to the traffic from Lakeland and Tampa on EB I-4 as well.

They need 12 lanes with two carriageways each side 3-3-3-3 and the ramp from US 27 NB to I-4 EB needs to be three lanes starting one of the 3-3-3-3 eastbound not mixing into I-4 through lanes until east of SR 429 and World Drive when a lot exit at both.

[webny99]

^^^^Not to mention on both sides of the six lanes between Celebration and US 27 exchange you have many feeding in from both sides of the narrowness.

That was basically my point, just phrased in a different way. The bottleneck is between 429 and World Dr and that obviously creates eastbound backups towards US 27 and westbound backups towards Celebration.

They need 12 lanes with two carriageways each side 3-3-3-3 and the ramp from US 27 NB to I-4 EB needs to be three lanes starting one of the 3-3-3-3 eastbound not mixing into I-4 through lanes until east of SR 429 and World Drive when a lot exit at both.

I can get on board with that. It certainly needs at least 8 lanes but the carriageway separation would be even better.

[dariusb]

I'm a former Orlando resident.  That being the case I've done pretty much everything conceivable to avoid I-4.  The cited segment of I-35 never has been an enjoyable experience every time I've interacted with it.

I've been through Austin on Sunday afternoon and traffic would be backed up. I haven't been on I-4 yet but will in the next year or so.

[webny99]

I can't speak for I-4, but I have zero interest in taking I-35 between SA and Austin ever again. In the future, unless it's between midnight and 6AM, I would take I-10 to TX 130 despite the tolls and added mileage. I-10 definitely needs to be widened to TX 130, but I figure even four lanes of I-10 can't be as bad as I-35.

[roadman65]

I-4 should have been widened years ago. I remember the local new media doing a story on the subject in the late eighties with research revealing back then I-4 needed at least 10 lanes to handle current and projected future growth.

Like I said earlier the hierarchy in FL government won't look at other states mistakes by letting developments in and procrastination on widening the roads. Instead they want to carry the trend and just develop as the others and worry later about road infrastructure.

[Road Hog]

Austin traffic sucks, but San Antonio is surprisingly easy to get around in. A 10- to 20-minute town.