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Purpose and Need
The need for this project is to add capacity to the SR 826 corridor to meet future transportation demand, improve travel time reliability and to provide long-term mobility options. Other considerations for the Purpose and Need of this project include safety, system linkage, freight movement and emergency evacuation.
The overall goals and objectives of the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study are described below:
- Evaluate the implementation of an express lanes system that will improve safety, capacity, operations, regional express lane network connectivity, expressway/interchange access, mobility and emergency evacuation.
- Identify the appropriate express lanes typical section that, combined with strategic ingress and egress locations, will service the users of the area and achieve the Purpose and Need.
- Provide relief from existing and projected traffic congestion.
- Improve the safety of the SR 826 mainline corridor by addressing speed differentials and lane weaving deficiencies between interchanges.
- Support the optimal operations of the existing roadway network.
Description/Project Summary
FDOT District Six is performing a PD&E Study for SR 826/Palmetto Expressway from US 1/SR 5/Dixie Highway to SR 836/Dolphin Expressway, a distance of approximately seven miles. The PD&E Study is proposing corridor improvements that will add highway and interchange capacity with the implementation of an express lanes system and interchange improvements. The project is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida and is contained within unincorporated Miami-Dade.
- Implementation of dynamically priced express lanes.
- Access and ramp connections to and from the express lanes (ingress and egress access points).
- Interchange improvements – Modification of existing entrance and exit ramps serving the interchanges within the project limits.
- Intersection improvements – Widening and turn lane modifications along the cross streets to facilitate the ramp modifications and improve the access and operation of the corridors upstream and downstream from the interchanges.
Start Date |
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July 2017 |
Est. Completion date |
February 2020 |
Construction Cost |
$684 million |
Lengths and Limits |
From US 1/SR 5/Dixie Highway to SR 836/Dolphin Expressway (Approximately 7 miles) |
Project Manager |
Raul Quintela, P.E. Florida Department of Transportation |
Community Outreach Specialist |
Mike Ciscar, P.E. The Corradino Group, Inc.
(305) 594-0735
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