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The future of transportation and urban design in Orlando could include flying taxis, self-driving cars and a park under I-4. Tanya Wilder, who was named Orlando’s transportation director last February, joins Intersection to discuss the future of transportation design and the age-old problem of making roads safer.

Construction on the I-4 Ultimate is closing the Kaley Avenue exit ramps off westbound I-4, for good. Florida Department of Transportation is closing the ramps to east and westbound Kaley Avenue Tuesday at 10 p.m.

Drivers on I-4 westbound near the Formosa Avenue overpass likely will notice lane changes Monday morning. This is the second major traffic shift for the I-4 Ultimate project.

The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Monday to discuss the demolition and replacement of a rest area on the westbound side of I-4 in Longwood.

Congressman John Mica told a gathering of municipal leaders from across the region to act now on expanding construction along I-4. Mica’s concerned there won’t be any money left to extend the I-4 overhaul into Volusia and Polk counties.

As details emerge on the major overhaul of I-4, transportation officials are taking their show on the road, so to speak – rolling out maps and explaining the changes to commuters. I-4 Ultimate project spokesman David Parks stopped by the studio to share the latest updates with 90.7's Nicole Creston.

Engineers tackled questions from curious commuters Wednesday night about the 21-mile overhaul of I-4. It was the first public session giving residents the chance to pour over huge maps of the project.

Transportation officials will meet with the public Wednesday night in the first in a series of informational sessions about the massive overhaul of I-4.The state department of transportation is warning drivers that soon, the exit ramp from eastbound I-4 to Ivanhoe Blvd will be closed down for good.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority received a federal loan that will speed up construction on its part of the Wekiva Parkway and voted to give commuters a break during construction on I-4.

This week on Intersection: I-4 Ultimate- the biggest roadway project in Florida- gets underway, and we talk about sovereign citizens and how law enforcement are training to deal with them.