Parts Of Palmetto Expy To Be Closed Nightly
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Those driving on the Palmetto Expressway (SR-826) should be aware of a number of closures throughout the week.
Starting Monday at 11 p.m., all the northbound lanes will be closed at SW 8th Street until 5 a.m.
The closure will continue to happen each night through Friday, April 1st.
Drivers can:
- Exit at SW 8 Street, go west to NW 87 Avenue, north on NW 87 Avenue
- Enter the eastbound SR 836 ramp to access the northbound SR 826 flyover bridge
Drivers on northbound SR 826 going to eastbound SR 836 can:
- Exit at SW 8 Street, go east to Tamiami Canal Road, north on Tamiami Canal Road
- Left at NW 72 Avenue, north on NW 72 Avenue/Milam Dairy Road
- Access the SR 836 east ramp after NW 7 Street
Drivers on northbound SR 826 going to westbound SR 836 can:
- Exit at SW 8 Street, go west to NW 87 Avenue, north on NW 87 Avenue
- Turn west at NW 12 Street to access the westbound SR 836 ramp
Eastbound drivers on SW 8 Street going north on SR 826 can:
- Go east to Tamiami Canal Road, north on Tamiami Canal Road
- Left at NW 72 Avenue, north on NW 72 Avenue/Milam Dairy Road
- Access the SR 836 west ramp at NW 11 Street to enter the SR 826 north ramp
Westbound drivers on SW 8 Street going north on SR 826 can:
- Go west to NW 87 Avenue, north on NW 87 Avenue
- Enter the eastbound SR 836 ramp to access the northbound SR 826 flyover bridge
The closure this week will allow contractors to pour asphalt on the roadway and install overhead sign panels as part of the SR 826/SR 836 Interchange Reconstruction Project.
"That's going to provide drivers driving on this corridor with a smooth drive and it's also going to help with the water drainage on the side of the road where the drainage inlets are placed," said Construction Specialist Oscar Gonzalez.
The closure is part of the ongoing project to help alleviate congestion on the aptly nicknamed 'crawlmetto.' To get around those closures, Gonzalez drivers "should give themselves a little extra time when coming through here and follow the posted detour signs and they should end up at their final destination without any problems."
Unfortunately, you haven't heard the last of construction on the Palmetto Expressway. Crews will be laying asphalt on every direction of the 826-836 interchange.
"This operation will be ongoing through the next couple of months as we try to finalize the friction portion throughout the entire project limits," Gonzalez.
But there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
"We expect the entire project to be completed by late June, early July," said Gonzalez.
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