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Welcome

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, will host an Alternatives Public Workshop to discuss the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study along SR 826/Palmetto Expressway from SR 5/US 1/Dixie Highway to NW 25th Street in Miami-Dade County.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2025

Virtual and In-Person

from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

at the enVision Hotel Miami International Airport

located at 7250 NW 11th Street

Miami, FL 33126

The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. with a formal presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. Virtual attendees will be able to ask or submit comments or questions during the question-and-answer session. The workshop will be held simultaneously in person and virtually.

The workshop is being held to allow interested persons an opportunity to be informed and provide comments about the proposed improvements. The purpose of the project is to provide additional lanes and corridor improvements to accommodate future travel demand while improving overall safety along the project corridor and enhancing mobility for the surrounding community.

Persons desiring to submit written comments in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the meeting or by sending them to the FDOT Project Manager, Raul Quintela P.E., at the Florida Department of Transportation,1000 NW 111^th Avenue, Room 6251, Miami, Florida 33172, or via email at Raul.Quintela@dot.state.fl.us.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by the FDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022, and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and FDOT.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons who require special accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Raul Quintela, P.E., FDOT Project Manager at least (7) days prior to the workshop.

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Background

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, is conducting a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for State Road (SR) 826/Palmetto Expressway from US 1/SR 5/Dixie Highway to NW 25th Street, a distance of approximately eight miles (see Project Study Area below) in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The PD&E Study proposes corridor improvements that will add additional lanes to the corridor and enhance interchange operations. Intersection improvements are also being evaluated along the cross streets to facilitate ramp modifications and improve the access and connectivity of the interchanges. The study is evaluating the social, economic, physical, and environmental impacts associated with the potential improvements. SR 826 from US 1 to NW 25th Street is the final segment of a larger capacity project for the SR 826 corridor. The northern segment, which extends from NW 25th Street to I-75, was recently constructed. When completing this last southern segment of SR 826, this regional system will greatly improve operations, safety, connectivity, and peak-hour travel times.

PROJECT STUDY AREA 

Purpose and Need

The need for this project is to add lanes 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 PD&E Study are described below:

• Evaluate corridor improvements that will add lanes to the corridor and interchanges.
• Evaluate the implementation of potential interchange and intersection improvements that will improve capacity, operations, safety, mobility, and emergency evacuation.
• 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.

Alternatives Analysis

The objective of this PD&E Study is to evaluate alternatives that will address existing and projected operating deficiencies along this section of SR 826. Multiple alternatives have been considered to keep up with the growing traffic demand within the study area, including a No-Build Alternative that maintains the existing roadway configuration and any other planned improvements along the corridor. The PD&E Study is currently evaluating the following three alternatives:

• Alternative 1 – Adds an additional travel lane in each direction.
• Alternative 3 – Adds an un-tolled managed lane (free of charge) in each direction. Managed lanes are an innovative solution to manage traffic congestion and provide choices for travelers with restricted access points to separate short trips from long trips.
• Alternative 4 – Extends existing express lanes south to SR 874 with access points and tolls to manage traffic.  Adds an additional travel lane between US 1 and SR 874.

Schedule and Future Phases

• Alternatives Public Workshop – November 6, 2025
• Public Hearing – May 2026
• Location Design Concept Acceptance (End of the PD&E Study) – November 2026
• Design – Fiscal Year 2027
• Right of Way – Partially Funded
• Construction – Unfunded

FDOT Partners with Public in Study

FDOT developed a public involvement program as part of this PD&E Study. The public involvement process is designed to ensure public input in the development of project alternatives by actively encouraging and facilitating the involvement of the general public, citizens, interested groups, elected and appointed officials, environmental resource agencies, and other stakeholders. Opportunities to comment include communication with project staff and attending public meetings. Several public meetings have been held since the beginning of the PD&E Study. You can view the meeting materials on the Documents and Publications web page.

FDOT is working on finalizing all the analyses and evaluations of the PD&E Study to select a preferred alternative.  The preferred alternative will be presented at the upcoming Public Hearing in May 2026.

The Final Design phase for this project is partially funded. Construction is not currently funded.

Start Date
July 2017
Est. Completion date
January 2025
Construction Cost
$1.3 Billion
Lengths and Limits
From US 1/SR 5/Dixie Highway to NW 25th Street (Approximately 8 miles)
Project Manager
Raul Quintela, P.E. Florida Department of Transportation
Consultant Project Manager
Ryan Solis-Rios, P.E., PTOE The Corradino Group, Inc. (786) 280-8895 Rsolis-rios@corradino.com

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