Project Announcements

For information, please contact Public Information Specialist Jeannette Lazo at 305-499-2417 or via email at jeannette.lazo@dot.state.fl.us. Drivers are encouraged to call 511 before they drive or log on to www.fl511.com to get real-time traffic and lane closure information.

 Northbound Palmetto Expressway/S.R. 826 Entrance Ramp
Closed at Bird Road/SW 40 Street
 11 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., August 2 through August 5

MIAMI – The northbound Palmetto Expressway/State Road (S.R.) 826 entrance ramp from westbound Bird Road/SW 40 Street will be closed nightly, 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Monday, August 2, through Wednesday, August 4, in preparation for opening the new northbound ramp in this area. Detours will be as follows:

    Drivers traveling west on Bird Road will be detoured north on SW 87 Avenue and then east on SW 24 Street/Coral Way to connect with northbound S.R. 826.

    Drivers traveling east on Bird Road will not be affected.

    Please note that this schedule could change due to bad weather or other unexpected conditions. 
For more information about the project or construction schedule, please call the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Public Information Office at 305-470-5349 or contact Construction Public Information Specialist Tish Burgher at 305-499-2417 or go to the website at www.fdotpalmetto.com.