Weekly Lane Closures

Palmetto Expressway (S.R. 826) Projects

 

For information, please contact Public Information Specialist Tish Burgher at 305-499-2417 or via email at Patricia.Burgher@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.

 

Lane Closure Report:  July 20 through August 1, 2010
The contractor for the Palmetto Expressway/State Road 826 and the Don Shula Expressway/State Road 874 Construction Project will perform the following closures:

Closures on S.R. 826

  • Up to two northbound and/or southbound lanes will be closed, 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, through Sunday, August 8, between Coral Way/SW 24 Street and Miller Drive/SW 56 Street for roadwork.

  • The northbound S.R. 826/Palmetto Expressway exit ramp to Miller Drive/SW 56 Street will be closed, 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, through Friday, August 6, for roadwork. Drivers going northbound on S.R. 826 can:
    • Exit at Sunset Drive/SW 72 Street, go east to SW 72 Avenue and then north on SW 72 Avenue to Miller Drive/SW 56 Street.

      Or:

      Exit at Bird Road/SW 40 Street, go east to SW 72 Avenue and then south to Miller Drive/SW 56 Street.

  • The entrance ramp from Bird Road/SW 40 Street to northbound S.R. 826/Palmetto Expressway will be closed, 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Monday, August 2, through Wednesday, August 4, for roadwork. Westbound drivers will be detoured as follows:

Drivers heading west on Bird Road/SW 40 Street will go west past the Palmetto, go north on SW 87 Avenue and east on Coral Way/SW 24 Street to connect with northbound S.R. 826.

Eastbound drivers will not be affected.

Closures on S.R. 874
  • The southbound entrance to S.R. 874/Don Shula Expressway will be detoured just south of Bird Road/SW 40 Street, 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday, August 8, through Thursday, August 12, for bridgework. Drivers will be detoured as follows:

Drivers heading south on S.R. 826 will exit at Bird Road/SW 40 Street and be detoured across Bird Road and get on the southbound S.R. 826 / southbound S.R. 874 on ramp. 

Closures on SW 40 Street/Bird Road

  • No closures scheduled at this time.

Please note that this schedule may change due to bad weather or other unforeseen conditions.