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SR 826/Palmetto Expressway from SR 836/Dolphin Expressway to SR 932/NW 103 Street

City of Doral

City of Hialeah

Town of Medley

The Palmetto Expressway is one of the most traveled transportation corridors in Miami-Dade County. This multi-lane expressway extends from US-1 to the Golden Glades Interchange (GGI) for a distance of approximately 25 miles. Within the project study limits, the Palmetto Expressway corridor is an eight-lane divided limited access facility from SR 836 to NW 25th Street, and a ten-lane divided limited access facility from NW 25th Street to NW 103rd Street. The Palmetto Expressway provides system-level connections to SR 836, SR 924 and I-75. In addition, the Palmetto Expressway is designated as a Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) and Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) facility. Total project length is 5.935 miles. The project area traverses three municipalities: City of Hialeah, City of Doral, and The Town of Medley. In addition, the project runs along Unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Projections of future population and employment in the projected area indicate that travel demand will continue to increase for years to come. The purpose of this project is to add managed lanes to the SR 826 corridor in each direction from SR 836 to NW 103rd Street, and then continue the managed lanes system connection thru I-75. Constrained right-of-way coupled with the development along the corridor present challenges for accommodating future traffic growth by widening the SR 826 mainline. However, managed lanes could be incorporated along the corridor with moderate widening of the mainline or by restriping existing general purpose lanes. In addition, the entire SR 826 corridor is designated as a viable managed lanes facility in “A Managed Lanes Vision for Southeast Florida”.

The Palmetto Expressway PD&E Study will evaluate traffic capacity, operational and safety improvements, which could include Active Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) strategies, lane additions, managed lanes, ramp interchange modifications, and bus rapid transit. The study will determine the number and type of travel lanes and interchange improvements required to accommodate anticipated traffic volumes and improve safety conditions throughout the project limits. It is through this study process that various alternatives for minimizing impacts to the environment and surrounding communities will be addressed.
 

For additional information on project continuity to the north, please visit the following project web site: www.i-75vision.com