SR 826 / Palmetto Expressway Project Update Friday, Sept. 2, 2011

Below, please find the schedule of upcoming activities and anticipated lane closures for the State Road (SR) 826/Palmetto Expressway Project, underway between SW 24 Street/ and SW 72 Street/.

Next week, the following will take place:

1. The contractor will continue to work on the new northbound and southbound lanes on SR 826.

2. The contractor will continue bridge work on northbound and southbound SR 826.

3. The contractor will continue widening along eastbound , west of SR 826.

4. The contractor will continue to install drainage along SR 826, south of SW 40 Street/Bird Road.

Anticipated Lane Closures:

Closures on SR 826/Palmetto Expressway Up to two northbound and/or southbound lanes will be closed, from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 18, between SW 24 Street/Coral Way and SW 72 Street/Sunset Drive, for roadwork.

Closures on SR 874/Don Shula Expressway Up to two northbound and/or southbound lanes will be closed on SR 874, from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 18, between the southbound entrance to SR 874 and the SW 56 Street/Miller Drive overpass, for roadwork.

The entrance to northbound SR 826 from northbound SR 874 will be closed and traffic will be detoured from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, for bridge work. The entrance to eastbound SR 878/ Expressway will remain open. The detour will be:

Drivers going north on SR 874 who want to go north on SR 826 or exit at Bird Road will exit at SW 88 Street/, and go east on Kendall Drive to the northbound SR 826 entrance ramp to go north or to exit at Bird Road.

The ramp to southbound SR 874 from SW 40 Street/Bird Road will be closed and traffic will be detoured from 11 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, to 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, for a traffic shift. The detour will be:

Drivers who want to go south on SR 874 from Bird Road will go south on SR 826 to SW 72 Street/Sunset Drive, go west on Sunset Drive to SW 87 Avenue/, go south on Galloway Road to SR 878/Snapper Creek Expressway and go west on Snapper Creek Expressway to southbound SR 874.

Closures on SW 40 Street/Bird Road One lane will be closed on Bird Road approaching SR 826 from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, for bridge work. At least one lane will remain open at all times.

The ramp from westbound Bird Road to northbound SR 826 will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, to 5:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 10, for drainage work. The detour will be:

Drivers going west on Bird Road who want to go north on SR 826 will continue west to SW 87 Avenue/Galloway Road, go north on Galloway Road to SW 24 Street/Coral Way, and go east on Coral Way to the northbound SR 826 entrance ramp.

Closures on SW 56 Street/Miller Drive None at this time.

Please note that this schedule may change due to bad weather or other unforeseen conditions.

For more information about these closures or construction-related activities, please call Tish Burgher at 305-640-7460 or email her at [email protected]. Please visit www.fdotmiamidade.com for more information about this and other FDOT construction projects in -Dade and Monroe County. Drivers are encouraged to call 511 before they drive, or log on to www.fl511.com for real-time traffic and lane closure information.