Construction
Systemwide Projects
Northern Turnpike
Palm Beach County
Broward County
Miami-Dade County
St. Lucie County
Martin County
Polk County
Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway
REGIONAL AND SYSTEMWDE PROJECTS
GOLDEN GLADES TOLL PLAZA ALL- ELECTRONIC TOLLING & ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS
(Miami-Dade and Broward Counties)
Construction began in August 2012 to replace the Golden Glades toll plaza, located at Milepost 0X in northern Miami-Dade, with an all-electronic, no-cash tolling gantry. As part of the project, a new SunPass-only ramp will be constructed for southbound Turnpike motorists exiting at Hollywood/Pines Boulevard (Exit 49) and heading west. In addition, the connector that carries eastbound traffic on the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike to northbound Florida’s Turnpike will be widened. Approximate cost: $19.9 million.
TURNPIKE SYSTEMWIDE SERVICE PLAZA RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, an integral part of the Florida Department of Transportation, awarded a multi-million dollar, 30-year contract to operate the fuel and food concession business along the Turnpike to Areas USA FLTP, LLC.
Under the terms of the contract, Areas will provide fuel, food concessions and convenience stores at the eight service plazas located along the 312-mile Turnpike mainline.
The new contract includes a capital investment of approximately $162 million, which incorporates upgrading and expanding the plaza buildings.
On November 1, 2010, Phase I construction began at the Turkey Lake, Canoe Creek, Ft. Drum, West Palm Beach, Pompano and Snapper Creek Service Plazas.
In February, 2012, the Turkey Lake Service Plaza restaurants closed for reconstruction. New convenience stores opened in February 2012 at West Palm Beach and Turkey Lake. All services are available at the other plazas. There will be no construction at the Okahumpka and Port St. Luce/Ft. Pierce Service Plazas until Phase I construction is complete.
The new fuel brand is Shell. Florida Turnpike Services LLC operates the convenience stores and gas stations. Last year, 37 million gallons of gasoline were pumped at Florida’s Turnpike fuel stations. This contract does not include Road Ranger or towing services, which were awarded under separate contracts.
Under the new contract, the Turnpike will receive a guaranteed minimum of $9 million per year in concessions revenue until construction and renovation of the plazas is complete, then the guaranteed minimum will be $6 million per year.
The new contract produces close to 2,500 construction-related jobs. In total, nearly 4,000 direct or indirect jobs are created or maintained as the result of this contract.
The new buildings feature Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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NORTHERN TURNPIKE
LAKE COUNTY SOUTHBOUND MILLING AND RESURFACING PROJECT (MILEPOSTS 282-298)
This $7.5 million project consists of milling and resurfacing the southbound lanes of the Turnpike between mileposts 298 and 282 (County Road 561). Work includes motorist aid call box relocation, median opening milling and resurfacing, shoulder widening on the ramps at Exit 285 and 289, new guardrail installation and resetting of existing guardrails, drainage improvements, signal improvements, performance turf placement and signing and pavement markings. Enhancements on the ramps include adding an additional right turn lane at the northbound Exit 285 off-ramp, and widening the Exit 289 southbound off-ramp from the plaza to US 27.
The Osceola County Canal Protection project includes construction of approximately 14 linear miles of shoulder guardrail and approximately 17 linear miles of cable barrier to help prevent errant vehicles from entering roadside water hazards, modification of guardrail attachments in the median at select bridge locations, and minor drainage improvements. Construction cost is $5.9 million, and duration is 14 months. The project started Nov 9, 2011, and is expected to be complete in 2013.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY
TURNPIKE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - PGA BOULEVARD (MILEPOST 109)
The Turnpike’s PGA Boulevard ramp bridge is being replaced with a higher bridge to provide additional clearance for tall vehicles. The new bridge will have one additional westbound lane. Construction began in August 2012. It is anticipated the project will be completed in the fall of 2013. Approximate cost: $6.2 million.
 For additional project information, 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.
TURNPIKE MAINTENANCE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT INDIANTOWN ROAD (MILEPOST 116)
The Turnpike’s Indiantown Road ramp bridge is being replaced with a higher bridge to provide additional clearance for tall vehicles. It is anticipated the project will be completed in May 2013. Approximate cost: $4.7 million.
For additional project information, 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.
TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT INDIANTOWN ROAD (MILEPOST 116)
Work to improve the Turnpike interchange at Indiantown Road (Exit 116) began in April 2013 and is anticipated to continue through late fall of 2013. The $1.8 million project consists of the reconstruction and realignment of the Turnpike’s northbound exit ramp to Indiantown Road. The road shoulder on eastbound Indiantown Road will be reconstructed to allow for an additional (third) left-turn lane for traffic exiting the ramp toll plaza and headed east.
Additional work includes:
- Partial reconstruction of the intersection of Indiantown Road and the toll plaza.
- Installation of a new overhead sign structure and other additional signing.
- Traffic signal and highway lighting improvements.
While construction is underway, motorists will encounter nighttime lane closures â generally between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday night through Thursday night â on the ramp, the toll plaza and eastbound Indiantown Road.
For additional project information, 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.
BROWARD COUNTY
SIGN REPLACEMENT--SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY AND FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE
A total of 20 sign structures and signs will be constructed at various locations on the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County and on Florida’s Turnpike in the vicinity of Northwest 57th Avenue/Red Road in Miami-Dade County. The work will require shoulder and lane closures during off-peak hours, generally between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., as needed throughout the duration of the project. Click here to view scheduled lane closures.Construction began in August 2012 and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2013. Approximate cost: $1.2 million. For additional project information, 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
TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT NORTHWEST 12TH STREET (MILEPOST 27)
The southbound exit ramp to Northwest 12th Street will be widened to accommodate a second right-turn lane to westbound Northwest 12th Street. Work also includes asphalt milling and resurfacing, traffic signal improvements, drainage, roadway lighting and pavement markings. Construction began in November 2012 and will be completed in the fall of 2013. Approximate cost: $547,260.
For additional project information, 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.
TURNPIKE RAMP CONSTRUCTION, BRIDGE WIDENING AND ROAD RESURFACING (MILEPOSTS 9-20)
Work began in October 2011 to construct a new connector ramp for southbound S.R. 874 traffic headed to the southbound Turnpike and Southwest 152nd Street/Coral Reef Drive. The southbound Turnpike bridge over the CSX railroad, located north of Southwest 152nd Street, will be widened from two to three lanes and the bridge handrails will be replaced. Work also includes removing and replacing the top layer of asphalt pavement on the Turnpike in the vicinity of Allapattah Road and between the Southwest 152nd Street and Kendall Drive interchanges. Construction is anticipated to be complete in the summer of 2013. Approximate cost: $12.3 million.
For additional project information, 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.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY
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MARTIN COUNTY
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POLK COUNTY
POLK PARKWAY (SR 570) MILLING AND RESURFACING PROJECT (MILEPOSTS 8 TO 21)
This $15.4 million project includes milling and resurfacing the roadway and paved shoulders, including ramps, from Mile Post (MP) 8.1 to 21.7. The project includes reconstructing the side slope embankment from MP 9.49 to 9.51, and from 18.4 to 18.9. Full-depth reconstruction of the roadway will occur from MP 14.9 to 17.3.
The project runs from the Western Mainline Toll plaza through the Central and to the Eastern Mainline Toll Plaza. This includes the two-lane section from Old Dixie Highway to the Eastern Mainline Plaza. The area of deep reconstruction is between Exit 14, SR 540, and east of Exit 17, US 92.
Milling and resurfacing began on June 17, 2012. This project is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2013.
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VETERANS EXPRESSWAY/SUNCOAST PARKWAY
(SR 589)
VETERANS EXPRESSWAY WIDENING (MILEPOSTS 3-14) AND CONVERSION TO ALL-ELECTRONIC TOLLING (MILEPOSTS 3-57)
This $386 million improvement project widens 11 miles of the Veterans Expressway (Toll 589) in Hillsborough County, providing much needed congestion relief to this regionally significant corridor.
The improvements, which are divided into five separate projects, double the capacity of the highway from four to eight lanes by adding two new lanes in each direction between Memorial and Gunn Highways and include future widening from Gunn Highway to Van Dyke Rd. These improvements complete the eight lanes of capacity for the full length of the Expressway. Due to right-of-way constraints and surrounding development, this construction represents the last physical widening of the Veterans Expressway. The widening improvements include reconstruction of 38 existing bridges and construction of three new bridges.
The current widening project also includes a concurrent project to convert the section of highway from Memorial Highway to Van Dyke Road to all-electronic tolling (AET) providing non-stop travel to the nearly 150,000 customers who travel the Veterans Expressway on a daily basis.
By mid 2014, the Veterans Expressway will eliminate cash toll collection in favor of all-electronic tolling, although roadway construction will continue. After conversion, motorists who choose the Veterans Expressway must have a SunPass prepaid toll account or they will be mailed a bill and charged a monthly invoice fee. Seventy-five percent of the 150,000 motorists who travel Toll 589 every day already use SunPass to pay tolls.
The project also introduces the Express Lane concept to the region. A congestion management tool, Express Lanes offer motorists a choice that provides an opportunity for a through-trip, with greater trip reliability and safety.
Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway Projected Completion Dates for Widening Projects and Conversion to All Electronic Tolling
Widening Projects
Phase I Widening—Memorial to Gunn Highway—Under construction—Completion in 2015 and 2016
Phase II Widening—Gunn Highway to Sugarwood Toll Plaza—Funded for Design/Build construction beginning in Fiscal Year 2014
Phase III Widening—Sugarwood Toll Plaza to Van Dyke Road—Funded for Design/Build construction beginning in Fiscal Year 2015
Conversion to All Electronic Tolling (Elimination of Cash Toll Collection)
Memorial to Gunn Highway—Under construction, scheduled for implementation by late spring 2014
Gunn Highway to Van Dyke—Under construction, scheduled for implementation by late spring 2014
Suncoast Parkway—Under construction procurement, scheduled for implementation by early 2015
 These projects, totaling $18.5 million, encompass milling, resurfacing and roadway improvements along 20 miles of the Suncoast Parkway between State Road 54 (Milepost 17) and State Road 52 (Milepost 27), and from State Road 52 (Milepost 27) to County Line Road-County Road 578 (Milepost 37) in Pasco County.
These projects require daytime lane closures and include construction of median cable barrier and upgrades to the existing motorist aid call boxes. These projects are scheduled for completion in summer of 2013.
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