Expect more early morning traffic for the next week as a Dolphin Expressway ramp closes
The newest highway closure coming to Miami-Dade county will be affecting parts of the Dolphin Expressway.
The Interstate 395/SR 836/Interstate 95 Design-Build Project has brought a great many road closures throughout the county, all of which usually take place in the overnight hours.
The newest closures will be affecting lanes on the Dolphin Expressway and a single entrance ramp.
The entrance ramp to westbound SR 836 from Northwest 17th Avenue will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each night.
Going northbound on Northwest 17th Avenue:
▪ Turn left onto Northwest 7th Street
▪ Turn right onto Northwest 27th Avenue
▪ Take entrance to westbound SR 836 on left
Going southbound on Northwest 17th Avenue:
▪ Continue on southbound NW 17th Avenue
▪ Turn right onto NW 7th Street
▪ Turn right onto NW 27th Avenue
▪ Take entrance to westbound SR 836 on left
The same ramp will be getting a more permanent closure on Nov. 8.
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Starting at 10 p.m. the ramp will be closed around the clock until 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 11.
The Florida Department of Transportation and Miami-Dade Expressway Authority say these closures are necessary to allow contractors to drive concrete piles into the ground to widen sections of the existing bridges.
A single lane on westbound SR 836 from I-95 to Northwest 17th Avenue will also be closed Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 8, from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each night.
Another single lane on eastbound SR 836 from Northwest 17th Avenue to I-95 will be closed on Friday from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
This story was originally published November 6, 2019 at 6:08 PM.
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