PALM BEACH COUNTY

BRIDGE WORK – 45 STREET BRIDGE (MILEPOST 103-104)

• No lane closures scheduled this week.

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BROWARD COUNTY

• One to two northbound lanes will be closed periodically on the Turnpike between Sunrise Boulevard (Exit 58) and Atlantic Boulevard (Exit 66) from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, through Friday, Feb. 10.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is part of a multi-million dollar construction program to widen Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County; a fourth travel lane is being added to the northbound direction of the Turnpike. The southbound lane is complete.

TURNPIKE RESURFACING – ATLANTIC BOULEVARD TO PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE (MILEPOST 66 to 73)

• One to two northbound lanes will be closed periodically on the Turnpike between Sunrise Boulevard (Exit 58) and Atlantic Boulevard (Exit 66) from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, through Friday, Feb. 10.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a maintenance project both the southbound and northbound lanes between the PBC / Broward line down to Atlantic Boulevard will be resurfaced. 

TURNPIKE AND SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY SIGN UPGRADES

• One westbound lane will be closed on Sample Road, near the northbound on-ramp to the Sawgrass Expressway, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, through Tuesday, Feb. 7.
• One westbound lane will be closed on Atlantic Boulevard, near the northbound on-ramp to the Sawgrass Expressway, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, and Thursday, Feb. 9.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  Consists of upgrading sign panels and sign structures on the Sawgrass Expressway, between Sunrise Boulevard and University Drive, and on Florida’s Turnpike in the vicinity of Sun Life Stadium. Work began in October 2011 and is expected to continue through mid-2012. Approximate cost: $1 million.

TURNPIKE SERVICE PLAZA—POMPANO BEACH (MILEPOST 65) 

• There will be no truck, bus or RV parking available at the Pompano Service Plaza until further notice. There are no restaurants available during construction. The fuel station remains open with limited food and beverage selection.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Pompano Beach Service Plaza is undergoing reconstruction. Improvements will also include additional truck parking once complete.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

TURNPIKE ALL-ELECTRONIC OPEN ROAD TOLLING—U.S. 1 TO COUNTY LINE ROAD (MILEPOST 0-47)

• One southbound Turnpike lane will be closed between Flagler Street and Southwest 8th Street from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, and 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. 
• Two northbound Turnpike lanes will be closed between Bird Road and Southwest 8th Street 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, and 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
• One Turnpike lane in each direction may be closed between Milepost 23 and Milepost 26, and between Milepost 15 and Milepost 22 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• Southbound Turnpike exit to eastbound Southwest 8th Street (Exit 25) – Closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• DETOUR: Traffic should exit at Bird Road/Southwest 40th Street (Exit 23), go east to Southwest 117th Avenue and then north to Southwest 8th Street.
• Northbound Turnpike exit to Southwest 8th Street – Closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• DETOUR: Traffic should exit at Bird Road/Southwest 40th Street (Exit 23), go east to Southwest 117th Avenue and then north to Southwest 8th Street.
• Southbound Turnpike entrance from Southwest 8th Street – Closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• DETOUR: Traffic should take Southwest 117th Avenue south to Bird Road and then go west to the Turnpike on-ramp.
• Northbound Turnpike entrance from Southwest 8th Street – Closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• DETOUR: Traffic should take Southwest 107th Avenue north to Northwest 12th Street and then go west to the Turnpike on-ramp. 
• Northbound Turnpike entrance from Bird Road/Southwest 40th Street – Closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• DETOUR: Traffic should take Southwest 117th Avenue, go north to Southwest 8th Street and then west to the Turnpike on-ramp.
• Northbound Turnpike exit to Bird Road/Southwest 40th Street – Closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, through Thursday, Feb. 9.
• DETOUR: Traffic should exit at Southwest 8th Street and then take Southwest 117th Avenue south to Bird Road.
• Homestead toll gantries (Milepost 10) – One of two lanes in each direction will be closed near the gantries, between Milepost 9 and Milepost 11, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 9
• The ramp closures listed above may be rescheduled if inclement weather interferes with construction operations. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  Two construction projects are underway to upgrade the Homestead, Bird Road, Okeechobee and Miramar mainline toll plazas and the 33 ramp plazas located between the U.S. 1 and County Line Road interchanges. The upgrades allow for all-electronic open road tolling on this segment of the Turnpike, which went into effect in February, when cash toll collections were eliminated at all the toll plazas.  Demolition of toll plazas will continue through late 2011. Approximate combined cost: $57.8 million.

TURNPIKE RAMP CONSTRUCTION,  BRIDGE WIDENING AND ROAD RESURFACING – MILEPOST 9-20

• One southbound Turnpike lane will be closed at Milepost 17 from 11:45 Sunday, Feb. 5 to approximately 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.  At least one lane will remain open.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  Work began in October to construct a new connector ramp for southbound S.R. 874 traffic headed to the southbound Turnpike and Southwest 152nd Street/Coral Ridge 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 continue through early 2013. Approximate cost: $12.3 million.

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MARTIN AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES

• One lane in the northbound direction in the vicinity of the Ft Drum Plaza will be closed periodically on the Turnpike from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Plaza access will remain open during this time.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

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