Construction : Current Construction Projects
Northern Turnpike
Palm Beach County
Broward County
Miami-Dade County
NORTHERN TURNPIKE
MAINLINE WIDENING - Beachline EXPRESSWAY TO BEULAH ROAD (MILEPOST 254-270)
To be constructed in phases, this $291.5 million project consists of widening Florida's Turnpike from the Toll Road 528 Interchange to Interstate 4, and from Interstate 4 to Beulah Road in Orange County.
MAINLINE TURNPIKE WIDENING PROJECT (MILEPOSTS 254-259)
In the first phase of this major widening project which is expected to be completed by Nov. 2007, two new lanes will be added in each direction to Florida's Turnpike between Toll 528 and Interstate 4. Also included in this $77.5 million project are the reconstruction and widening of the Shingle Creek Bridge, the overpasses at Toll 528, Orange Blossom Trail (US 17/92/441), Oak Ridge Road, Sand Lake Road and Interstate 4 ramps.
The project includes setting barrier walls and installing asphalt to accommodate temporary travel lanes during construction as well as activities associated with demolition work and new construction on Shingle Creek Bridge. Construction activities will occur behind the barrier wall with no lane closures currently scheduled during the day. Motorists should exercise caution while traveling in the area, and watch for construction vehicles entering and exiting the work zone.
Motorists traveling on Toll 528 between mileposts 3-5 should expect delays due to intermittent, single lane closures, both east- and westbound, Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. In addition, there will be single lane closures in each direction at Consulate Drive, US 17-92/441 (Orange Blossom Trail) and on the Turnpike mainline between mileposts 254-259 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should expect flagging operations near the Exit 255 ramp at Consulate Drive during off-peak daylight hours as construction materials are delivered to the site.
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MAINLINE TURNPIKE WIDENING PROJECT (MILEPOSTS 260-270)
This $214 project, scheduled to begin in March 2007 and completed by April 2011, adds two lanes in each direction between Interstate 4 and Beulah Road. Construction includes widening the existing bridges over Interstate 4 and Apopka-Vineland Road, replacing the Kirkman Road and Gotha Road bridges over Florida's Turnpike, and replacing the bridge over Beulah Road. Additionally, Florida's Turnpike will make improvements at the Interstate 4, SR 408 and SR 429 interchanges. Auxiliary lanes also will be added between SR 408 and SR 429.
BEACHLINE WEST EXPRESSWAY TOLL PLAZA AND EXPRESS LANES ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
Ocoee, FL (June 1, 2007)-Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise has begun a $25 million project to reconstruct the Bee Line West Mainline Toll Plaza near Milepost 6 along State Road 528, part of a $ 75 million series of enhancements scheduled to begin within the next two years.
The current project consists of the demolition and reconstruction of the existing mainline plaza with major capacity improvements and additional lanes. Upon completion in the spring of 2009, the plaza will feature two SunPass-only express lanes in each direction, with the capacity to add an additional lane when the Beachline is widened to three lanes in each direction. SunPass customers will be able to travel at highway speed in the express lanes.
Included in the toll plaza improvements is the construction of four mixed-use lanes to provide additional lanes for cash customers.
Later this fall, a project will begin to mill and resurface the Beachline between Interstate 4 and the Turnpike. This $10.3 million project will be complete in the spring of 2008.
In summer 2008, widening of the Beachline between the Turnpike and Boggy Creek Road begins construction. This project takes the Beachline to three lanes in each direction (with the capacity for eight-lanes). Included in the project is the reconstruction of the bridges at US 441, Landstreet Road, CSX RR, Orange Avenue and McCoy Road.
Motorists should exercise caution while traveling in the area, and watch for construction vehicles entering and exiting the work zone. Speeding fines are doubled in construction zones where workers are present.
For more information on the Beachline corridor widening, reconstruction and resurfacing projects, call the Turnpike public information office at 407-264-3492.
PALM BEACH COUNTY
ATLANTIC AVENUE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (MILEPOST 81)
The Atlantic Avenue Interchange (milepost 81) in Palm Beach has been under construction since September 2005. A new toll plaza to the west of the Turnpike was built and is open to southbound traffic. The toll booths east of the Turnpike, which accommodate northbound traffic, have undergone improvements, which included an additional SunPass only lane.
The overpass bridge is being widened to accommodate three lanes in each direction. This project also includes the reconfiguration of the interchange with new ramps, improvements to the turn lanes at the signalized ramp intersections and improvements to drainage and storm water management facilities.
This $29 million dollar project is progressing on schedule and expected to be completed in December 2008.
Atlantic Avenue under the Turnpike will periodically be closed to all traffic during evening hours. These closures will be advertised in advanced and are necessary for the bridge expansion construction to proceed in a safe manner for both motorists and construction workers.
For additional information on Palm Beach County construction projects, please call Public Information Officer Laila A. Haddad at 954-975-4855 ext. 1280, or via email at: laila.haddad@dot.state.fl.us.
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BROWARD COUNTY
ABOUT THE BROWARD COUNTY WIDENING PROGRAM:
In February 2006, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise kicked off a multi-phase, multi-million dollar road widening program in Broward County. After this program is complete a lane will be added to both the southbound and northbound directions of the Turnpike through Broward County, increasing the Turnpike’s capacity in Broward County from six travel lanes to eight. Currently this portion of the Turnpike experiences an average of 94,000 vehicles per day. Because this program encompasses over 25 miles of road and several interchanges it was broken into phases.
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SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY WIDENING PROJECT
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise has undertaken a construction program to widen the Sawgrass Expressway (Toll 869) from Atlantic Boulevard north to the Turnpike interchange in Broward County from four to six lanes.
The program consists of two construction projects—one extending from Atlantic Boulevard to Coral Ridge Drive and another extending from Coral Ridge Drive to Florida’s Turnpike. These projects complement the widening of the expressway from Interstate 75 to Atlantic Boulevard, which was completed in mid-2004.
Click here for more details about the project, including the project scope, schedule and information about the sound barrier walls.
SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY – OPEN ROAD TOLLING AT SUNRISE TOLL PLAZA
The Sunrise mainline toll plaza on the Sawgrass Expressway will be converted into a high-tech, open-road tolling (ORT) plaza that will allow motorists with SunPass to pay their toll while traveling at highway speeds of 65 mph. The work entails constructing SunPass-only gantries south of the existing plaza and removing the center tollbooths from the existing toll plaza. The project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2008. Approximate cost: $26.2 million.
Click here to what the toll plaza will look like when completed.
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY – OPEN ROAD TOLLING AT RAMPS
SunPass-only lanes will be constructed at eight ramp toll plazas on the Sawgrass Expressway, including those at Commercial Boulevard, Atlantic Boulevard, Sample Road and University Drive. The project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2008. Approximate cost: $13.9 million.
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY – OPEN ROAD TOLLING AT DEERFIELD TOLL PLAZA
The Deerfield mainline toll plaza on the Sawgrass Expressway will be converted into a high-tech, open-road tolling (ORT) plaza that will allow motorists with SunPass to pay their toll while traveling at highway speeds of 65 mph. The work entails constructing SunPass-only gantries west of the existing plaza and removing the center tollbooths from the existing toll plaza. The project is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2010. Approximate cost: $39 million.
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SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY – ‘SMART HIGHWAYS’ PROJECT
Electronic, dynamic message signs (DMS) will be installed on nine cross streets with interchanges at the Sawgrass Expressway, from Sunrise Boulevard to Lyons Road. The signs measure 8 ft. wide by 4 ft. high — the size of a plywood sheet. Once the signs become functional, they will advise drivers about traffic incidents and conditions on the Sawgrass Expressway as they approach the expressway’s entrance ramps and also will provide crucial information in the event of a hurricane evacuation or emergency. Construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2008. Approximate cost: $3.6 million.
Click here to view a rendering of a typical electronic sign.
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
For additional information about the Sawgrass Expressway, contact Sonyha Rodriguez-Miller at the public information office of Florida’s Turnpike by calling 954-975-4855, ext. 1276, or via e-mail at: Sonyha.Rodriguez-Miller@dot.state.fl.us
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
NORTHWEST 74TH STREET INTERCHANGE and OKEECHOBEE TOLL PLAZA (ORT) EXPRESS LANES (MILEPOST 32)
A new Turnpike interchange will be constructed at Northwest 74th Street, in conjunction with the conversion of the Okeechobee mainline toll plaza into a SunPass express-lane plaza.
The toll plaza conversion will allow motorists with SunPass to travel at highway speeds while their toll is collected via SunPass equipment overhead ... no gates, no tollbooths, no need to slowdown. Cash-paying motorists will need to pull off the highway onto ramps with traditional tollbooths and then merge back onto the travel lanes.
The new interchange at Northwest 74th Street will have SunPass-only (no cash) toll plazas on the northbound exit and southbound entrance ramps. Motorists entering the northbound Turnpike and southbound motorists exiting the Turnpike at Northwest 74th Street will have the option to pay cash at the Okeechobee mainline toll plaza.
Construction began in January 2007, and is scheduled for completion in late 2009. Approximate cost: $63.4 million.
Click here to view a rendering of what the toll plaza will look like after the project is completed.
Click here for lane-closure information pertaining to this project.
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