Downtown Orlando road partially closing for construction

ORLANDO, FL — As part of the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, more downtown roads are closing for construction.

Starting at 10 pm on August 17th, two lanes on Hughey Avenue will be closed between Church Street and South Street, until mid-September.

After that, all lanes of Hughey Avenue between Church Street and South Street will be closed following the initial closure, and remain in place for up to 18 months.

The city is recommending drivers taking a number of alternate routes. Westbound I-4 drivers are asked to exit at Colonial Drive, take a left onto Colonial Drive, then a right onto Orange Avenue.

Washington Street is being recmmonded as the main alternate route for all southbound access around downtown.

The city of Orlando is also asking drivers to use alternative forms of transportation, and to carpool when possible to prevent traffic delays

Our reporter Gene Wexler did a live drive-through on Hughey Avenue on Thursday, the last day we will see all three lanes of Hughey open for quite some time.