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Major shift in the S.R. 417/408 interchange opens Monday

Orlando, Fla. — Don’t trust your GPS!

The new southbound S.R. 417 exit to eastbound S.R. 408 appears much sooner than what drivers may be used to.

You’ll need to follow signs for Exit 33, located about one mile before the old exit (Exit 33A). This is a permanent change.

If you miss the new eastbound S.R. 408 ramp entrance, you can use the S.R. 417 Curry Ford Road exit (Exit 30), then enter northbound S.R. 417 to access the ramp to eastbound S.R. 408.

To make things easier, Central Florida Expressway Authority spokesperson Kathryn Putnam says “get in the far right hand lane as soon as you cross State Road 50.”

This ramp is the third of four ramps to built or reconfigured in the $90.7 million S.R. 408/S.R. 417 Interchange Project.

The fourth ramp from northbound S.R. 417 to westbound S.R. 408 will be the next to open.

That should open by the beginning of December.

The interchange project is expected to be finished at the end of the year.

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