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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 004-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti H. Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 7, 2009
SUBJECT: I-95 and SR 112 Closures
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform you of upcoming closures on I-95 and
State Road (SR) 112. Contractors for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT}District Six
will close ramps and travel lanes through the I-95/State Road (S.R.) 112 Interchange during
weekends throughout January 2009 to perform demolition work on the 95 Express Project.
Closures for Friday, January 9 through Sunday, January 11 are scheduled to occur as listed below.
The City has addressed concerns of this and other weekend ramp closures with FDOT; however
FDOT has indicated they are following the contractor's schedule. The City will continue to attempt to
coordinate closely with FDOT io mitigate future impacts to traffic as a result of the ramp closures.
NOTE: Motorists will not be charged a toll while this detour is in place.
The ramp connecting southbound 1-95 to eastbound S.R. 1121 I-195 I Julia Tuttle Causeway
will be closed to all traffic from 11:00 p.m., Friday until 8:00 a.m., Saturday and again from 11:00
p.m., Saturday until 8:00 a.m., Sunday. A detour will be set up as follows:
• Exit I-95 at NW 79°' Street
• Go east (left) on 79`" Street to Biscayne Boulevard
• Go south (right) on Biscayne Boulevard to the S.R. 112 eastbound on ramp at NW
36°' Street
S.R. 1121 I-195 /Julia Tuttle Causeway will be closed to all traffic in both directions, in the vicinity
of I-95, from 11:00 p.m., Friday until 8:00 a.m., Saturday. Detours will be set up as follows:
Traveling eastbound on S.R. 112 (east of I-95):
• Exit S.R. 112 at I-95 southbound
• Exit southbound f-95 at NW 8'~' Street
• Tum east (left} onto NW 8`" Street
• Proceed underneath I-95 to NW 3"' Avenue
• Tum north (left} onto NW 3"' Avenue and follow to the Northbound I-95 on ramp
• Follow northbound I-95 to eastbound S.R. 112 or continue northbound on 1-95
Traveling westbound on S.R. 112 (west of I-95}:
• Exit S.R. 112 at I-95 northbound
• Exit northbound I-95 at NW 62"° Street
• Turn west (left) underneath I-95
• Proceed underneath I-95 to the Southbound I-95 on ramp
• Follow southbound I-95 to westbound S.R. 112 or Continue southbound on I-95
LTC
January 7, 2009
I-95 and SR 112 Closures
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Northbound I-95 will be closed to all traffic from 11:00 p.m.: Friday until 8:00 a.m., Saturday. A
detour will be setup as follows:
• Exit I-95 at S.R. 112 I 1-195 eastbound
• Exit eastbound S.R. 112 at Miami Avenue
• Turn north (left) on Miami Avenue and proceed underneath S.R. 112
• Turn west (left) onto the S.R. 112 westbound on ramp
• Follow the signs to northbound I-95
Southbound I-95 will be closed to all traffic from 11:00 p.m., Saturday until 8:00 a.m., Sunday. A
detour will be set up as follows:
• Exit at S.R. 112 westbound
• Make a U-turn onto S.R. 112, proceed through the toll booth and follow the signs to
southbound I-95
These same closures wilt occur throughout the weekend beginning Friday, January 76.
However, lanes wilt reopen at noon instead of 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, please call 511 for real-time traffic and Zane closure information. For
construction-related questions, please contact Construction Public Information Specialist Tish
Burgher al 305-499-2391.
Please fe free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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