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Broward County Construction - January 30, 2012
More About District Four
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I-95 from the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami-Dade County to Broward Boulevard in Broward County
- This project will extend the High Occupancy Toll Express lanes from northern Miami-Dade
County north 13 miles to Fort Lauderdale. The project includes installing Intelligent Transportation
System components; modifying the Ives Dairy Road interchange; bridge widening at specific
locations and installing new noise barrier walls at locations between Hollywood Boulevard and Taft Street.
- Work begins Wednesday, Feb. 1, on the Ives Dairy Road/I-95 interchange. One
lane will be closed in each direction on Ives Dairy Road between NE 16 Avenue
and Highland Lakes Boulevard overnight Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Thursday, Feb. 2
and again Sunday, Feb. 5, through Thursday, Feb. 9, between 9 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
each night. Workers will place barrier wall and begin widening the median on
Ives Dairy Road in this area.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Late 2014
Eller Drive east of I-595/US 1 interchange at Port Everglades
- A new overpass is being built over Eller Drive and the Port Everglades Railroad. The
project includes reconstruction of several ramps in the I-595/US 1/Eller Drive interchange,
reconstruction of the Eller Drive intersections at NE 7th Avenue, NE 14th Avenue and
McIntosh Road, installation of new railroad tracks and crossing signals, drainage
retention ponds, moving utilities out of the construction path, concrete pavement
roadway construction, highway lighting system, landscaping and irrigation.
- Intermittent lanes may be closed within the project limits Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 a.m.
- One westbound lane will be closed on Eller Drive at 7 Avenue Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3,
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for water main work.
- One southbound lane will be closed on 14 Avenue at Eller Drive Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3,
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for utility work.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Late 2013
Dixie Highway Flyover at the Broward/Palm Beach County line
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Dixie Highway is under construction from Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield
Beach over the FEC railroad tracks and the Hillsboro Canal to S.W. 18th
Street in Boca Raton. A four-lane overpass (flyover) will be built with
bicycle lanes and sidewalks on both sides above the railroad tracks, canal,
N.E. Second Street, N. River Avenue and N.E. Second Avenue. A pedestrian
bridge will be built over the canal east of the overpass. Drainage and
landscaping will be added.
- All lanes are open through Friday, Feb. 3
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Summer 2012
State Road 820 (Hollywood Boulevard) from State Road 7/US 441 to 44th
Avenue in Hollywood
- Major drainage and roadway improvements being made include: Removing the old
asphalt and repaving Hollywood Boulevard throughout the project limits,
installation of a new drainage system, shoulder widening for bike lanes in
each direction, adding a raised median with curb, new decorative highway
lighting system, sidewalk improvements and adding ADA ramps at intersections
and driveways, adding pedestrian countdown times at crosswalks, adding new
video detection at traffic signals, planting landscaping in the new median and
along both sides of the road.
- Two westbound lanes will be closed from 56 Avenue to 52 Avenue with additional
intermittent closures from 56 Avenue to 52 Avenue, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m. through January 31.
- Two eastbound lanes will be closed from 52 Avenue to 44 Avenue weekdays between
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. February 1 through February 29.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Late 2013
US-1 from Young Circle to Sheridan Street in Hollywood
- This project includes installation of new highway lighting, installing raised
medians, landscaping in the median and additional signs through the project
corridor.
- One lane will be closed in each direction weekdays
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Spring 2012
State Road 823 (Flamingo Road) from Pines Boulevard to Griffin Road in the Cooper City-Southwest Ranches-Pembroke Pines area
- The existing pavement will be removed and replaced with new asphalt; sidewalks
will be added on the west side of Flamingo. Landscaping and irrigation will be
added to the medians, traffic signals and signs will be upgraded.
- One lane will be closed intermittently northbound and southbound overnight Sunday night, Jan. 8 through
Thusday night, Jan. 13 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Early 2012
I-75 from the Miami-Dade/Broward County line to the Miramar
Parkway Interchange in Miramar
- Improvements in this project include new auxiliary lanes on I-75 between the entrance/exit ramps at Miramar
Parkway and the Homestead Extension of Florida Turnpike Interchanges, dual
left-turn lanes and widening of eastbound Miramar Parkway to northbound I-75
entrance ramp, reconstruction and installation of traffic signals at the
northbound I-75 exit ramp to eastbound Miramar Parkway, reconstruction and
installation of traffic signals at the southbound I-75 exit ramp to westbound
Miramar Parkway, repaving Miramar Parkway between SW 148th Ave and Dykes Road,
addition of designated bike lanes and construction of sidewalks on both sides of
Miramar Parkway between SW 148th Ave and Dykes Road, and construction of noise
walls along both sided of I-75 in the project limits.
- One westbound lane on Miramar Parkway will be closed overnight Sunday night,
Jan. 29, through Thursday night, Feb. 2, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Mid-2012
State Road 834 (Sample Road) from NW 54th Avenue to
Tradewinds Park Road west of Florida’s Turnpike in Coconut Creek
- Improvements included in this project are removing old asphalt and repaving
the highway, widening pavement shoulders, adding bike lanes, modifying
sidewalk ramps, left turn lane improvements at NW 54the Avenue, installing
mast arm traffic signals and improvement bus stops.
- One lane will be closed intermittently in each direction Saturday, Jan. 28, through Friday,
Feb. 3, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily.
- Two westbound lanes will be closed overnight Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Early 2012
State Road 7 (US 441) from Sample Road to Holmberg Road
- Improvements included in this project are removing old asphalt and repaving
the highway, drainage modifications, installing guardrail, upgrading traffic
signals, installing new road signs and landscaping.
- One lane will be closed intermittently in each direction weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Late Summer 2012
State Road 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) from State Road 7/US 441 to
Powerline Road in Margate-Coconut Creek- Pompano Beach area
- Improvements being made in this project include removing old asphalt,
repaving the existing road, upgrading curb ramps at intersections and driveways,
replacing pedestrian signals, installing video detection for traffic signals, bus shelters
and overhead sign structure.
- One eastbound lane will be closed periodically weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through December 23.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Summer 2012
US 1 from SE 17th Street to Broward Boulevard &
Henry E. Kinney Tunnel in Fort Lauderdale
- Improvements included in this project consist of rehabilitating a portion
of the Henry Kinney Tunnel on US 1, the bridge south of that, milling and
resurfacing along US1 South of Broward Blvd to 17th Street, also curb and landscaping.
- Northbound SE 6 Avenue will be closed between SE 2 Street and SE 1 Street, just north
of the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel. SE 6 Avenue traffic destined for northbound US 1 will be
detoured east on SE 2 Street, north on SE 8 Avenue and west on Broward Boulevard.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Summer 2012
State Road 820 (Pines Boulevard) from Douglas Road to 64th
Way
- The improvements under this contract consist of removing the old asphalt and
repaving the existing road, shoulder widening and installing sidewalks.
- One lane will be closed in each direction overnight Sunday night through Thursday night, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Summer 2012
State Road 820 (Hollywood Boulevard) from 16th Avenue to the
Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood
- Drainage improvements are being made at several intersections.
- Westbound Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between 14 and 15 Avenues
Monday, Jan. 30, through Thursday, Feb. 2, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. Traffic
will be detoured north to Tyler Street.
- One westbound lane on Hollywood Boulevard between 14 and 15 Avenues will be closed
overnight Monday, Jan. 30, through Thursday, Feb. 2, between 3 p.m. and 9 a.m.
- The northbound lanes from 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 16th Avenues onto Hollywood
Boulevard will be closed weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. through January 31.
- The southbound lanes from 12, 13, 14 and 16 Avenues onto Hollywood Boulevard will
also be closed weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. through January 31.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Early 2012.
State Road 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) from SE/NE 20th Avenue to A1A in Pompano Beach
- Improvements being made in this project include removing old asphalt, repaving the existing road and median work.
- One lane is closed in each direction at all times, on-street parking is being
removed and dedicated right turn lanes converted to through/right turn lanes
from 20th Avenue to the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. Two travel
lanes will be maintained in both directions.
- One lane is closed in each direction at all times, on-street parking is being
removed and dedicated right turn lanes converted to through/right turn lanes from
20th Avenue to the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. Two travel lanes will be maintained in both directions.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Early 2012.
US 27/SR 25 from Pines Boulevard to Griffin Road in southwest Broward County
- Work is underway to install electronic variable speed limit signs, closed circuit monitoring cameras and a wireless communication system.
- All lanes are open through Friday, Feb. 3.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: February 2012
State Road 822 (Sheridan Street) at the SE 5th Avenue
Intersection
- Improvements included in this project consist of installing a new drainage system.
- All lanes are open through Friday, Feb. 3.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Spring 2012
Hillsboro Boulevard Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Deerfield Beach
- This bridge renovation project includes high pressure water cleaning, sandblasting and
painting the structural steel on the bridge, including the deck that vehicles drive over.
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N.E. 18 Avenue is closed under the bridge on the east side of the waterway until
late January. One lane will
be closed in each direction Saturday, Jan. 7, through Saturday Jan. 4 between 9 a.m.
- One lane will be closed in each direction Monday, Jan. 30, through Friday, Feb. 3, between
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Early 2012
State Road 849 (NW 31 Avenue) from Atlantic Boulevard to Coconut Creek Parkway/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Margate
- Old asphalt will be removed and the existing lanes will be repaved, shoulders will be widened and drainage will be improved.
- One southbound lane may be closed weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Spring 2012
17th Street Causeway Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale
- Repairs will be made to the underside of the bridge deck.
- One eastbound lane will be closed on Monday, Jan. 9, between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion:
State Road 849 (NW 31 Avenue) from Atlantic Boulevard to Coconut Creek Parkway/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Margate
- Old asphalt will be removed and the existing lanes will be repaved, shoulders will be widened and drainage will be improved.
- One southbound lane may be closed weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Spring 2012
US 1 from SE 7 Street to State Road 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) in Pompano Beach
- One lane will be closed in either direction weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. until early April..
- Improvements in this project include removing old asphalt and repaving the existing lanes, minor
sidewalk widening on the west side of US 1, upgrading video detection equipment on existing traffic
signals, installing ADA sidewalk ramps at intersections, installing new bus stop pads, installing
new signs and pavement markings.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Expected in April.
State Road 7/Riverland Road Intersection north of I-595 in Fort Lauderdale
- All lanes are open through Friday, Feb. 3.
- Safety improvements being made at this intersection include extending left turn lanes, pedestrian signal upgrades, installing video detection equipment on existing traffic signals and sidewalk repairs.
- Project start date:
- Project estimated completion: Early April.
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