Okeechobee Road (SR 25)
“Depressed Section”
W. 12th Ave. – W. 19th Street
WPI #250105
FIN #250105-1-52-01

Project Summary:
In Summer 2005, the Florida Department of Transportation began the construction of the Okeechobee Road Depressed Section under the Florida East Coast Railroad line. This is the final in a series of reconstruction projects designed to add lanes and improve access to and from Okeechobee Road between Le Jeune Road in the East and the Palmetto Expressway in the West.

The project consists of widening and lowering Okeechobee Road in Hialeah from just east of W 12th Avenue to W 19th Street under the Florida East Coast Railroad crossing. This will eliminate the FEC Railroad crossing and eventually alleviate the significant traffic congestion caused when the FEC trains cross Okeechobee Road. The project also includes installation of new drainage, street lighting, and pedestrian sidewalk.

Start Date: Summer 2005
End Date: Spring 2007

Please note that this schedule is tentative and could be impacted by bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Cost & Funding: $35 million

Lane Closures

Project Team Members:
FDOT Project Manager: Dari Vorce
CCEI: William Garcia, P.E., Consul Tech
Contractor: Mauricio Gonzalez, P.E., Gilbert Southern Corporation
Consultant Design Engineer: Nelson Canjura, P.E., HDR
Construction Public Information Specialist: Jeannette Lazo

For further questions about this project or the scope of work,
please contact the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826)
Public Information Specialist at (305) 499-2391 or
email at info@fdotpalmetto.com