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ORLANDO, Fla. - A set of major infrastructure initiatives aimed at reducing traffic congestion along parts of Interstate 4 were unveiled on Friday.

New I-4 express lanes, a truck parking facility in Polk County, and a pioneering aerial mobility test site are part of the state's transportation initiative known as Moving Florida Forward.

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These projects fast-track major transportation projects across the region.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will oversee the construction of 17 miles of new express lanes on I-4 in Hillsborough County, a 100-space truck parking facility in Polk County, and the groundbreaking on the nation’s first Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aerial test bed at FDOT’s SunTrax facility , also in Polk County.

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