On a stretch of interstate that moves 95% of Florida’s consumer goods, finding a safe place to park a truck has been harder than it should be. That changes with five new truck parking facilities coming to the I-4 corridor, and a groundbreaking ceremony in Sanford recently made it official.
WGI attended the event and is proud to have contributed to one of the five sites through design services completed earlier this year.
A Persistent Problem on a Critical Corridor
The I-4 corridor is the spine of Florida’s freight network. It’s also home to the highest unmet truck parking demand in the state. About 40% of truckers spend more than an hour a day searching for a legal, safe place to stop; time that comes out of their rest, their schedules, and sometimes their safety. When parking runs out, drivers are left to park on ramps or access roads. It’s a compliance problem, a fatigue problem, and a safety problem all at once.
FDOT District Five Secretary John Tyler hosted the groundbreaking at the future Seminole County site, joined by Federal Highway Administration Administrator Sean McMaster, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Derek Barrs, and FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue. The event marked the start of construction on a solution that’s been a long time coming.
What’s Being Built
Five truck parking facilities will be distributed across four counties along the I-4 corridor: one site each in Osceola, Orange, and Seminole counties, and two sites in Volusia County serving eastbound and westbound I-4. Together, they will add 917 new truck parking spaces to a corridor that has desperately needed them.
The $180 million funding for the project came through the federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program, a signal of how the need for truck parking infrastructure has moved from an industry concern to a national transportation priority.
Construction on the first three sites, in Seminole and Volusia counties, begins this summer, with completion expected by mid-2027. The Osceola and Orange county sites will break ground in 2027.
WGI’s Role: Design Services for the Volusia County Eastbound Facility
WGI’s transportation team completed design services in April 2026 for the I-4 eastbound truck parking facility in Volusia County, located west of the I-4/I-95 interchange. That site is among the first to move into construction this summer.
Design work on a facility like this involves a lot more than laying out parking stalls. Truck parking facilities require careful attention to ingress and egress geometry, circulation for large vehicles, drainage, lighting, and coordination with interchange operations, all within a constrained site envelope near a major interchange. Getting the design right at this stage sets the conditions for construction to proceed on schedule.
A Milestone Worth Marking
Groundbreakings are the moment a project stops being a drawing and starts being a place. For the drivers who will use these facilities, that moment represents relief from a daily frustration that has real consequences for their safety, their hours of service compliance, and the goods they’re moving through Central Florida. WGI is incredibly proud to have played a role in getting one of these sites to construction-ready.
With 917 spaces on the way and the first sites breaking ground now, the I-4 corridor is getting something it has needed for a long time.
Looking Ahead
Truck parking is one piece of a broader set of freight infrastructure challenges facing Florida and the nation. WGI’s transportation team brings design experience across a range of highway and freight-related projects, with the technical depth to navigate complex site and interchange conditions. We look forward to continuing that work as Florida invests in the infrastructure its freight network depends on.
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