FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) opened a new bridge on Friday, February 14 at 5 a.m. on Florida’s Turnpike serving motorists traveling to eastbound and westbound I-595. The work is part of the on-going I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project.

From Southbound Turnpike:

Motorists traveling east to SR 7/ US 441, SR 84, I-595, I-95 and US 1 should stay in the right lane and continue along the existing ramp. 
Motorists traveling west to SR 84, I-595 will be directed to stay in the left lane and continue over the newly constructed bridge. 

From Northbound Turnpike:

Motorists traveling east to SR 7/ US 441, SR 84, I-595, I-95 and US 1 should stay in the right lane and proceed underneath the newly constructed bridge. 
Motorists traveling west to SR 84, I-595 will be directed to stay in the left lane and continue along the existing ramp.

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.