April 19, 2013—South Florida Construction/Lane ... - Florida's Turnpike

TRAFFIC ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
April 19, 2013 Sonyha Rodriguez-Miller
954-934-1276
SOUTH FLORIDA AND TREASURE COAST
WEEKLY LANE CLOSURES AND WORK ZONE ADVISORY
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida’s Turnpike announces updated lane closures and work zones due to construction and
maintenance projects in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, for the week beginning
Sunday, April 21.
TURNPIKE SERVICE PLAZA UPDATE
WEST PALM BEACH (MILEPOST 94)
The West Palm Beach Service Plaza restaurant building is closed for renovation. Motorists can still
purchase food and fuel at the newly constructed convenience store.
TOLL PLAZA MAINTENANCE (Various Locations and Roadways)
Routine maintenance work and equipment upgrades at various toll plazas will require lane closures and shifts, and
suspension of tolls at various times and dates in several lanes next week.
This is a moving operation spread over the course of several days, and tolls maybe suspended in one lane at a time while
the work is ongoing. If tolls are suspended, motorists should proceed with caution through the open lane. Customers will
not be charged a toll during a suspension; however, once work in a lane is complete, tolls will be reinstated.
Daytime closures begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m., or until the work in each lane is complete. Nighttime work
hours are 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Lane closures will take place at the following Turnpike toll plazas:
• Jupiter/Indiantown Road ramp toll plaza (Milepost 116) – Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26
• PGA Boulevard ramp toll plaza (Milepost 109) – Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26
• S.R. 710/Beeline Highway ramp toll plaza (Milepost 107) – Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26
• Lake Worth ramp toll plaza (Milepost 93) – Friday, April 26
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PALM BEACH COUNTY
TURNPIKE ASPHALT MAINTENANCE – BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD (MILEPOST 86)
• Southbound Turnpike exit and entrance ramps at Boynton Beach Boulevard – Closed between 9 p.m. Sunday, April
21, and 5 a.m. Monday, April 22.
o DETOUR: Southbound Turnpike traffic should exit at Lake Worth Road (Exit 93), go west to U.S. 441 and
then south to Boynton Beach Boulevard. Traffic on Boynton Beach Boulevard should head west to U.S. 441,
south to Atlantic Avenue and then east to the Turnpike on-ramp.
o It may be necessary to close the ramps Monday night, should weather or other conditions delay the work
Sunday night.
TURNPIKE MILLING AND RESURFACING – 45TH STREET (MILEPOSTS 102-104)
• One of two Turnpike lanes in each direction may be closed in the vicinity of 45th Street, between mileposts 102 and
104, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The $1.8 million project entails milling, resurfacing and safety upgrades on the Turnpike
between Milepost 102.5 and Milepost 103.7. Work also includes guardrail resetting, erosion control, pipe desilting, slope
repair, bridge deck spall repairs and expansion joint replacement. It is anticipated the project will be completed in the
summer of 2013.
TURNPIKE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – PGA BOULEVARD (MILEPOST 109)
• One of two Turnpike lanes in each direction may be closed as needed in the vicinity of PGA Boulevard between 9
p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.
o Traffic on the Turnpike’s northbound entrance ramp from PGA Boulevard also may be stopped for a few
minutes at a time between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Turnpike’s PGA Boulevard ramp bridge is being replaced with a higher bridge to provide
additional clearance for tall vehicles. Construction began in August 2012. It is anticipated the project will be completed in
the fall of 2013. Approximate cost: $6.2 million.
TURNPIKE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS – INDIANTOWN ROAD (MILEPOST 116)
• One of two Turnpike lanes in each direction may be closed as needed in the vicinity of Indiantown Road from 9 p.m.
Monday to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.
o Traffic on the Turnpike’s northbound exit ramp to Indiantown Road also may be stopped for a few minutes
at a time between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 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
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million. Work on an interchange improvements project began in April and is anticipated to continue through late fall of
2013. The northbound Turnpike exit ramp to Indiantown Road will be reconstructed and an additional left-turn lane will be
constructed, for traffic exiting the ramp toll plaza and headed east. Approximate cost: $1.8 million.
PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS (MILEPOSTS 73-78 and 106)
• One or two Turnpike lanes in each direction will be closed at various locations from Southeast 18th Street (Milepost
73) to Yamato Road (Milepost 78) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25, as Palm Beach
County installs fiber optic cable on its bridges. At least one lane in each direction will remain open.
• One of two lanes on the Turnpike’s exit ramp to S.R. 710 (Exit 107), west of the toll plaza, will remain closed 24/7
through May 31 as part of a county project to extend Jog Road north to North Lake Boulevard.
• All Turnpike ramps at S.R. 710 will be closed from 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 24.
Should inclement weather interfere with the work on Tuesday night, the interchange closure will be rescheduled for
Wednesday night or Thursday night, April 25.
o DETOUR: Motorists should use the PGA Boulevard interchange as an alternate.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
TURNPIKE RAMP CONSTRUCTION, BRIDGE WIDENING AND ROAD RESURFACING (MILEPOSTS 9-20)
• One or two southbound Turnpike lanes may be closed between Kendall Drive and Coral Reef Drive/Southwest
152nd Street (Exit 16) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 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 continue through the summer of 2013. Approximate cost: $12.3 million.
TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT NORTHWEST 12TH STREET (MILEPOST 27)
• No lane closures this week.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 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.
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GOLDEN GLADES ALL-ELECTRONIC TOLLING AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS
• Southbound Turnpike exit to eastbound S.R. 826 – Closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for three nights, Sunday, April
21, through Tuesday, April 23.
• Southbound Turnpike exit to westbound S.R. 826 (Palmetto Expressway) – Closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for
three nights, Tuesday, April 23, through Thursday, April 25.
o DETOUR: Traffic will be directed to exit at Northwest 199th Street (Exit 2X), go west to Northwest 27th
Avenue and then south to eastbound or westbound S.R. 826.
• One or two Turnpike lanes in each direction will be closed in the vicinity of the Golden Glades toll plaza between 9
p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.
• One or two lanes in each direction will be closed on Florida’s Turnpike, north and south of Hollywood Boulevard (in
Broward County), between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.
• One of two northbound lanes will be closed on Florida’s Turnpike from the Turnpike Extension connector at Milepost
47 to south of Hollywood Boulevard at Milepost 49 (in Broward County), from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 21,
through Thursday, April 25.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An all-electronic tolling gantry will be constructed to replace the Turnpike’s Golden Glades toll
plaza. In addition, a new SunPass-only ramp will be constructed at the Hollywood/Pines Boulevard interchange and the
connector ramp from the Turnpike’s Homestead Extension to the northbound Turnpike will be widened. Approximate cost:
$19.9 million.
BROWARD COUNTY
I-595 EXPRESS CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (MILEPOSTS 53-55)
Currently, Florida’s Turnpike is under construction from Peters Road (Milepost 55) to Griffin Road (Exit 53) as part of the
I-595 Express Corridor Improvement Project. Click on the following link for information about project-related upcoming lane
closures or visit the project website at www.i-595.com.
• No lane closures this week.
SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY AND TURNPIKE SIGN REPLACEMENT
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A total of 20 sign structures and signs will be constructed on Florida’s Turnpike in the vicinity
of Red Road and at various locations on the Sawgrass Expressway. Construction began in August 2012 and is scheduled
for completion in the summer of 2013. Approximate cost: $1.2 million.
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