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Published: September 24 2013

FORT LAUDERDALE – Motorists are advised to expect lane closures on Florida's Turnpike between Sunrise Boulevard and I-595 beginning Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 9 p.m., for installation of an overhead sign. The work is part of the ongoing I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project.
 
The following closures are necessary to complete this operation:
·         One lane of Florida's Turnpike, in both directions, between Sunrise Boulevard and I-595 will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and two lanes will be closed nightly from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Tuesday, Sept. 24 and ending Friday, Sept. 27.
 
·         All lanes of northbound Florida's Turnpike between I-595 and Sunrise Boulevard will be closed early morning Thursday, Sept. 26 from 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. Motorists will be directed to exit at I-595 (exit 54), follow the signs on the exit ramp to northbound SR 7 / US 441, continue on northbound SR 7 / US 441 to Sunrise Boulevard, and continue west on Sunrise Boulevard to the Florida’s Turnpike entrance ramp.
 
·         All lanes of southbound Florida's Turnpike between Sunrise Boulevard and I-595 will be closed early morning Friday, Sept. 27 from 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m.  Motorists will be directed to exit at Sunrise Boulevard (exit 58), travel east on Sunrise Boulevard to SR 7 / US 441, continue southbound on SR 7 / US 441 to the southbound entrance ramp for Florida's Turnpike.
 
The I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project consists of the reconstruction of the I-595 mainline from the I-75/Sawgrass Expressway interchange to the I-595/I-95 interchange on I-595 for 10.5 miles and from Peters Road to Griffin Road on Florida’s Turnpike for 2.5 miles for a total project length of 13 miles.  The project includes the reconstruction of the Florida’s Turnpike Interchange, the addition of auxiliary lanes on the I-595 mainline, operational improvements to frontage roads, the addition of braided ramps and bypass ramps between SR 84 and I-595, and a new reversible express lanes system in the I-595 median. The project improvements are being implemented through a Public Private Partnership between FDOT and I-595 Express, LLC. The lead contractor, Dragados-USA, is on schedule and expects to complete the project by summer 2014.
 
For more information about the I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project, please visit our website at www.i-595.com.