TRAFFIC ADVISORY Media Contact: Mario Diaz 305-637-3277 x 2140 Office 305-801-8458 Mobile
[email protected] MDX TRAFFIC ADVISORY – December 8, 2011 SR 874/Don Shula Expressway Lane Closure The right lane on northbound SR 874 will be closed just north of the SW 104th Street/Killian Parkway bridge for drainage improvements. The closure will take place for 2 hours on Friday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to noon. FDOT Ramp Closures As part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) SR 826/Palmetto Expressway Project, the following closures will impact the MDX system at the merger of SR 874 with the SR 826/Palmetto Expressway: The ramp from northbound SR 874 to SW 40th Street/Bird Road will be closed and traffic will be detoured from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., through Saturday, December 10, for bridge work. Detour: Drivers going north on SR 874 who want to exit at Bird Road will go north on SR 826 to SW 24th Street/Coral Way, go east on Coral Way to SW 67th Avenue and go south on SW 67th Avenue to Bird Road. The ramp to southbound SR 874 from SW 40th Street/Bird Road will be closed and traffic will be detoured from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Friday, December 9, for a minor traffic shift. The alternate night for this closure will be Sunday, December 11. Detour: Drivers who want to go south on SR 874 from Bird Road will go south on SR 826 to SW 72nd Street/Sunset Drive, go west on Sunset Drive to SW 87th Avenue/Galloway Road, go south on Galloway Road to SR 878/Snapper Creek Expressway and go west on SR 878 to southbound SR 874.