The following closures are scheduled between Monday, July 15, and Thursday, July 25. These closures will allow crews to perform bridge work, roadway paving, overhead sign removal and temporary concrete barrier wall installation.
I-95
- Closure: southbound I-95 Express Lanes
From Monday, July 15, to Thursday, July 18, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., drivers who want to take the southbound I-95 Express Lanes between NW 30 Street and SR 860/NW 183 Street/Miami Gardens Drive, will be detoured to use the general purpose lanes along I-95.
- Lane Closures: I-95 between NW 135 Street and the Golden Glades Interchange
- At 9 p.m., one lane in both directions will be closed nightly as needed
- At 11 p.m., a second lane in both directions will be closed nightly as needed
- All lanes will reopen at 5 a.m.
Florida’s Turnpike
- Ramp Closure: southbound Turnpike to westbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway
From Monday, July 15, to Friday, July 19, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the ramp from southbound Turnpike to westbound Palmetto Expressway will be closed, and traffic will be detoured as follows:- Continue south and take the ramp to SR 9A/I-95 and SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- Exit at SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue and turn right onto northbound SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- Take the ramp to SR 91/Florida’s Turnpike and westbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway
- Continue north and take the ramp to westbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway
- Lane Closures: Turnpike between SR 860/NW 183 Street/Miami Gardens Drive and I-95
- From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., up to two lanes in both directions will be closed nightly as needed
- New Traffic Pattern: northbound Turnpike between the Golden Glades Interchange and SR 860/NW 183 Street/Miami Gardens Drive
All three northbound lanes are shifted to the inside using the recently paved shoulder, then shifted to the existing lane configuration when going under the toll gantry and then back to the inside paved shoulder. This new traffic pattern will be in place for the remainder of the year to perform construction work on the outside lanes and swale area.
Palmetto Expressway
- Closure: SR 826/Palmetto Expressway at NW 7 Avenue Extension
Sunday, July 14, to Thursday, July 18, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. - All lanes along eastbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway will be closed at NW 7 Avenue Extension and traffic will be detoured as follows:
- Continue east and take the ramp to SR 9A/I-95 and southbound SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- Exit at SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue and turn right onto northbound SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- Take the ramp to northbound SR 7/US 441/NW 2 Avenue
- Continue north and make a left for NW 7 Avenue Extension
- All lanes along westbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway will be closed at NW 7 Avenue Extension and traffic will be detoured as follows:
- Take the ramp to northbound SR 7/US 441/NW 2 Avenue
- Continue north on SR 7/US 441/NW 2 Avenue and turn left onto westbound SR 860/NW 183 Street/Miami Gardens Drive
- Turn left onto southbound SR 817/NW 27 Avenue
- Take the ramp to westbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway
- Lane Closures: SR 826/Palmetto Expressway between NW 12 Avenue and NW 7 Avenue Extension
- At 9 p.m., one lane in both directions will be closed nightly as needed
- At 11 p.m., a second lane in both directions will be closed nightly as needed
- All lanes will reopen at 5 a.m.
NW 151 Street
- Closure: NW 151 Street between SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue and NW 5 Avenue
Sunday, July 21, to Thursday, July 25, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. - All lanes along eastbound NW 151 Street will be closed nightly between SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue and NW 5 Avenue and traffic will be detoured as follows:
- Go south on SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- Turn left onto eastbound SR 916/NW 135 Street
- Turn left onto northbound NW 5 Avenue
- Turn right onto eastbound NW 151 Street
- All lanes along westbound NW 151 Street will be closed nightly between SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue and NW 5 Avenue and traffic will be detoured as follows:
- Go south on NW 5 Avenue
- Turn right onto westbound SR 916/NW 135 Street
- Turn right onto northbound SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- Turn left onto westbound NW 151 Street
Click here for more information and to download the detour map.
SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue
- New Traffic Pattern: SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue between South Biscayne River Drive and Connector Road
Northbound SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue is reduced from two lanes to one lane, and southbound SR 7/US 441/NW 7 Avenue is reduced from three lanes to two lanes.
Click here for more information and to download the traffic pattern map.
NW 6 Avenue
- Around-the-clock Closure: NW 6 Avenue between NW 151 Street and NW 162 Street
Drivers and pedestrians who want to go north onto NW 6 Avenue from the intersection of NW 151 Street and NW 6 Avenue will be detoured as follows:- Go east along NW 151 Street
- Turn right onto southbound South Biscayne River Drive
- Take the third exit at the roundabout onto northbound North Miami Avenue
- Turn left onto northbound Memorial Highway, which converts to NW 2 Avenue
- Continue north along NW 2 Avenue to NW 165 Street
- Drivers and pedestrians who want to go south onto NW 6 Avenue from the intersection of NW 165 Street and NW 2 Avenue will be detoured as follows:
- Continue south along NW 2 Avenue, which converts to Memorial Highway
- Turn right onto southbound North Miami Avenue
- Turn right onto northbound South Biscayne River Drive
- Turn left onto westbound NW 151 Street
- Continue west along NW 151 Street to NW 6 Avenue
Click here for more information and to download the detour map.
Project Progress
Below is a photograph from the concrete pour operation on Tuesday, July 9 to install the GGI Project’s first bridge pier footing, which is the bottom part of a bridge’s foundation that is in direct contact with the ground. This work is for the new ramp being constructed to connect eastbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway to northbound I-95.
