Current Construction Lane Closures in St. Lucie County- Description: Construction on this 0.713-mile widening project began on Thursday, January 27, 2022. The City of Port St. Lucie, as Project Sponsor, requested the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Four design and construct this project through application to the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization and City of Port St. Lucie Resolution 18-R42. Project improvements include widening SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided roadway, installing three new signalized intersections with mast arms at SW Alcantarra Boulevard, SW Tulip Boulevard, and SW Tunis Avenue, adding a right turn lane on SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard's north approach to SW Alcantarra Boulevard, constructing an 18' wide raised median with curb and gutter, upgrading crosswalks and curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, constructing 8'-10' wide sidewalks on both sides of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard for pedestrian and bicycle use, and 6' wide sidewalks on side streets, installing a new closed drainage system, signing, pavement markings, signalization, and lighting upgrades, and landscaping for the median including trees, irrigation and stamped concrete. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $11,570,179 /Summer 2024 Traffic Impacts:Beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, December 4, 2023, SW Tunis Avenue at SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard will be closed to traffic around-the-clock through approximately 5 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, for drainage structure installation and road restoration. Saturday, April. 6 through Friday, Apr. 12 will be used as contingency dates if needed. Please see the flyer attached for more information. Detour Information: Northbound and southbound SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard motorists to eastbound SW Tunis Avenue will be detoured to eastbound SW Rice Avenue/ SW Chartwell Street to westbound SW Tunis Avenue. Westbound SW Tunis Avenue motorists will be detoured to southbound SW Chartwell Street/ Rice Avenue to SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard. Please note, the entrance on SW Tunis Avenue to Darwin Square will remain open. Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2024, SW Alcantarra Boulevard at SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, will continue to be closed around-the-clock through approximately 5 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, for drainage structure installation across the roadway. Saturday, Apr. 6 through Friday, Apr. 12 will be used as contingency dates if needed. Please see the flyer attached for more information. Detour Information: Northbound and southbound SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard motorists to SW Alcantarra Boulevard will be detoured to S Globe Avenue and SW Vendome Street to SW Alcantarra Boulevard. Eastbound SW Alcantarra Boulevard motorists will be detoured via SW Vendome Street and S Globe Avenue to SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard. Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2024, S Globe Avenue at SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, may be closed around-the-clock through approximately 5 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, for drainage structure installation and road restoration. Monday, April. 8 through Friday, Apr. 12 will be used as contingency dates if needed. Please see the flyer attached for more information. Detour Information: Northbound and southbound SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard motorists to westbound S Globe Avenue will be detoured via SW North Globe Avenue and W Globe Avenue to S Globe Avenue. Eastbound S Globe Avenue motorists will be detoured via W Globe Avenue and SW North Globe Avenue to SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard. Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2024, SW North Globe Avenue at SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, may be closed around-the-clock through approximately 5 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, for drainage structure installation and road restoration. Monday, April. 8 through Friday, Apr. 12 will be used as contingency dates if needed. Please see the flyer attached for more information. Detour Information: Northbound and southbound SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard motorists to westbound SW North Globe Avenue will be detoured via S Globe Avenue, W Globe Avenue and SW North Globe Avenue. Eastbound SW North Globe Avenue motorists will be detoured via W Globe Avenue and S Globe Avenue to SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard. City of Port St. Lucie project/adjacent to project corridor: The Port St. Lucie Boulevard South Project Segment 3, managed by the City of Port St. Lucie, is reconstructing approximately 0.7 miles of the existing four-lane roadway from SW Gatlin Boulevard to SW Darwin Boulevard and a portion of SW Darwin Boulevard. For more information about the City of Port St. Lucie's Segment 3 Project, please contact Beth Zsoka, Project Public Information Specialist at 772-871-5176. Traffic Impact: Speed limit lowered to 30 mph for the duration of the construction project. Closure of existing median openings at both SW Yale Street and SW Cairo Avenue. One northbound through lane will be eliminated on SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard north of SW Aurelia Avenue to Gatlin Boulevard, leaving one through lane and one dedicated left turn lane onto westbound Gatlin Boulevard. St. Lucie West Boulevard Widening Project, from Commerce Center Drive to Peacock Boulevard Description: This 1.814-mile widening project began on Monday, January 24, 2022, in the City of Port St. Lucie. The City of Port St. Lucie, as Project Sponsor, requested the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Four design and construct this project through application to the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization and City of Port St. Lucie Resolution 20-R75. Project improvements include constructing a new 3-lane eastbound bridge over I-95, separated 10-feet from the existing bridge; widening St. Lucie West Boulevard to accommodate two (2) eastbound and westbound travel lanes, with a third eastbound lane between the I-95 southbound and northbound ramps, two (2) eastbound left turn lanes at the I-95 northbound on ramp, two (2) westbound right turn lanes at the I-95 northbound on ramp; reconstructing/widening the I-95 ramps; connecting the existing St. Lucie West Boulevard roadway to the new eastbound bridge from the east and west directions; constructing 7-foot buffered bike lanes/paved shoulder and 5-foot to 6-foot wide sidewalks on both sides of the roadway; constructing a 22-foot to 40-foot lane-line to lane-line curbed median with curb and gutter; installing fencing retrofits on the north side of the existing bridge, and new railing on the eastbound bridge; and, installing new traffic signals with enhanced synchronization and timing at I-95 ramps. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $15,518,729/ Early 2024. Traffic Impact:One lane in either direction of St. Lucie West Boulevard between Champions Way and SW Peacock Boulevard may be intermittently closed nightly Monday through Friday, through March 2024, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for roadway work. The I-95 southbound on-ramp at St. Lucie West Boulevard (Exit 121) from eastbound St. Lucie West Boulevard will be closed nightly, as needed, 11 p.m. until 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through Thursday, March 14, 2024, for ramp resurfacing. Traffic will be detoured east to NW Peacock Boulevard, make a U-turn at NW Peacock Boulevard, and travel west on St. Lucie West Boulevard to the I-95 southbound on-ramp just west of the bridge. Sunday, Mar. 17 through Sunday, Mar. 31 will be used as contingency dates as needed. State Road A1A North Causeway Over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) Bridge Replacement Project Description: This project began May 1, 2023. The SR A1A North Causeway Over the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) Bridge Replacement project improvements consist of constructing a new high-level fixed bridge connected directly to SR 5/US 1 going over the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad, Old Dixie Highway, and the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) featuring: one 12-foot travel lane in each direction, navigational clearances of 85 feet vertical and 125 feet horizontal at the waterway channel, installing a barrier-protected 8-foot sidewalk on the south side of the bridge and a barrier-protected 12-foot shared use path on the north side of the bridge, installing 7-foot buffered bicycle lanes within the shoulders on both sides of SR A1A, constructing a 12-foot shared-use path along Old Dixie Highway to provide connectivity to the East Coast Greenway, building an observation deck beneath the west side of the new bridge structure, constructing a new access road under the bridge to businesses east of the FEC Railroad, extending Juanita Avenue from SR 5/US 1 to Old Dixie Highway, and connecting SR 5/US 1 and Old Dixie Highway along Sunny Lane. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $111.5 million/ Late 2027. Traffic Impacts:US 1 between Taylor Creek Bridge and approximately US 1/ A1A intersection will have one northbound lane closed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Friday, Mar. 29, to construct tie-in to Sunny Lane and northbound US 1. SR A1A between approximately 150 feet east of the North Causeway Island Park entrance to the west end of the North Causeway Bridge will have one westbound lane closed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Mar. 29 for bridge deck spalls repairs and maintenance. US 1 between 500 feet south of Juanita Avenue and 500 feet north of Juanita Avenue will have one northbound lane closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Mar. 29, for roadway work on the northbound turn lane onto Juanita Avenue. Juanita Avenue will have one westbound lane closed from the intersection of US 1 to 1000 feet west of the intersection from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Mar. 8 for curb, gutter, and roadway work. US 1 from 500 feet north of the US 1/ SR A1A intersection to the US 1/ SR A1A intersection will have one southbound right turn lane closed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Apr. 26 for drainage structure installation. US 1 from 300 feet south of the US 1/ SR A1A intersection to the US 1/ SR A1A intersection will have one northbound left turn lane closed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Apr. 26 for drainage structure installation. US 1 from 500 feet north of Juanita Avenue to 200 feet south of Juanita Avenue will have one southbound lane closed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Apr. 26 for curb, sidewalk, gutter, and drainage installation. Northbound and southbound SR 605/Old Dixie Highway between Sunny Lane and SR A1A will have one lane closed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Monday, Mar. 4 through Friday, Mar. 29, for drainage, sewer, French drain, and roadway reconstruction. A flagging operation will be in place to maintain local traffic. Sunny Lane between N 3rd Street and Old Dixie Highway will be closed around-the-clock through approximately 5 p.m. Friday, Mar. 29, for drainage installation and roadway work. Local traffic will be provided access during this time. Northbound and southbound Old Dixie Highway motorists to Sunny Lane will be detoured via SR A1A and US 1 to Sunny Lane. Northbound and southbound SR 605/ Old Dixie Highway at SR A1A will be closed around-the-clock through approximately 5 a.m., Friday, March 29, 2024, for roadway construction operations. Please see flyer attached. Detour Information: Southbound SR 605/ Old Dixie Highway motorists will be detoured via Naco Road, US 1/ North Federal Highway and SR A1A. Northbound SR 605/ Old Dixie Highway motorists will be detoured via A1A, US 1/ North Federal Highway and Naco Road. Access to residences and businesses will be maintained. Once the roadway construction is completed, Old Dixie Highway will re-open one lane in each direction to both southbound and northbound traffic. Description: The resurfacing and safety improvements project began on June 16, 2023. The project improvements consist of extending the SR-9/I-95 northbound on-ramp auxiliary lane from Gatlin Boulevard and the SR-9/I-95 southbound on-ramp auxiliary lane from St. Lucie West Boulevard, installing a Dynamic Message Sign along SR-9/I-95 northbound south of the Gatlin Boulevard interchange to provide real time messages to motorists, installing LED roadway lighting on SR-9/I-95 between Gatlin Boulevard and Crosstown Parkway, upgrading interchange signage, resurfacing SR-9/I-95 and correcting cross-slopes, and installing a Dynamic Curve Warning System north of the Gatlin Boulevard interchange to provide a warning to motorists of excessive speed and wet pavement conditions. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $9.9 million/ Summer 2024. Traffic Impacts:I-95 between south of Becker Road (Exit 114) and north of St. Lucie West Boulevard (Exit 121) will have one lane in either direction intermittently closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for roadway construction and bridge work. I-95 between south of Becker Road (Exit 114) and north of St. Lucie West Boulevard (Exit 121) will have two lanes in either direction intermittently closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through April 2024, for roadway construction and bridge work. I-95 shoulder between Becker Road (Exit 114) and St. Lucie West Boulevard (Exit 121) will be intermittently closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, through April 2024 for foundation installation, pole construction, sign installation, lighting, and ITS Work. Advanced Notice: The I-95 southbound on-ramp from westbound St. Lucie West Boulevard will be closed nightly, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, beginning Sunday, Mar. 24 through Thursday, Mar. 27, for milling and resurfacing work. Motorists will be detoured via westbound St. Lucie West Boulevard through the roundabout to eastbound St. Lucie West Boulevard to the I-95 southbound on-ramp. FHP will be onsite to assist motorists. Sunday, Mar. 31 through Thursday, Apr. 18 will be used as contingency nights if needed. The I-95 northbound on-ramp from Gatlin Boulevard (Exit 118) will be closed nightly, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 17 through Thursday, Mar. 21 for milling, resurfacing, and roadway widening. Motorists will be detoured via Gatlin Boulevard, Village Parkway and Crosstown Parkway to the I-95 northbound on-ramp. Sunday, Mar. 24 through Sunday, Mar. 31 will be used as contingency dates if needed. The I-95 northbound on-ramp from Crosstown Parkway (Exit 120) will be closed nightly, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 10 through Thursday, Mar. 21, for milling and resurfacing. Motorists will be detoured via Crosstown Parkway, SW Visconti Way, Commerce Center Drive, and Reserve Boulevard/ St. Lucie West Boulevard to the I-95 northbound on-ramp. Sunday, Mar. 24 through Thursday, Mar. 28 will be used as contingency dates if needed. Savannas Preserve State Park SUN Trail Improvements Project, from Walton Road to Kitterman Road Description: The SUN Trail improvements project began July 26, 2023. Project improvements consist of constructing approximately 6.8 miles of accessible multi-use trail featuring a 10-foot-wide multi-use trail with boardwalk sections. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $10.6 million/ Summer 2025. Traffic Impacts:All lanes are open. 1. State Road (SR) 5/US 1 Resurfacing Project from north of SR 70/Virgina Avenue to Sunny Lane Description: This 3-mile project began on November 20, 2023. The project improvements consist of milling and resurfacing the existing travel lanes with the exception of the Taylor Creek Bridge, upgrading deficient sidewalks and curb ramps, installing new pavement markings, upgrading signage, and upgrading pedestrian signals and pushbutton detectors at signalized intersections. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $6.1 Million/ Fall 2024. Traffic Impact:US 1 and Seaway Drive will have one lane in either direction closed from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 17 through Thursday, Mar. 21 for directional drill work. US 1 at the intersection of Avenue A will have the eastbound and westbound shoulder closed on Avenue A as well as the northbound and southbound outside lane, from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 17 through Thursday, Mar. 21, for shoulder work. US 1 from Virginia Avenue to Sunny Lane will have one lane in either direction intermittently closed as needed, from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 17 through Thursday, Mar. 21, for sidewalk restoration. 1. County Road (CR) 712/Midway Road Widening Project from west of Jenkins Road to Selvitz Road Description: This 0.785-mile project is anticipated to begin in April 2024. The project improvements include widening CR 712/Midway Road from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided roadway. The eastbound and westbound lanes of CR 712/Midway Road will be separated by a raised landscaped median. Additional improvements include constructing left turn lanes in the median to allow access to adjacent side streets, properties and businesses, constructing 7-foot buffered bicycle lanes on both sides of CR 712/Midway Road, constructing 6-foot sidewalk along the north side of CR 712/Midway Road, constructing a 12-foot bicycle/pedestrian path along the south side of the project, installing landscaping along the south side of the project, and upgrading drainage, signage and pavement markings. For more information, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Samantha Kayser at 772-579-5479. Cost/Completion: $23.5 million/ Summer 2026. Traffic Impact:All lanes are open. MAINTENANCE, UTILITY, PERMIT & ADDITIONAL AGENCY PROJECTSST. LUCIE COUNTY(City of Port St. Lucie, Jensen Beach, Port St. Lucie, White City, City of Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, St. Lucie West, Tradition)FORT PIERCE:Traffic Impact: Northbound North 25th Street between Avenue D and Avenue H, in Fort Pierce, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Mar. 29, 1 of 2 lanes closed for roadwork. For more information, please contact Matthew Callahan at 301-481-9011. Traffic Impact: Southbound US 1 between South Market Avenue and Tumblin Kling Road, in Fort Pierce, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 29, the sidewalk will be closed, for utility work. Pedestrians detour sign will be at Tumblin Kling Rd and another pedestrian sign detour will be at South Market Road. For more information, please contact Marcus Jackson at 772-519-2355.Northbound US 1 from approximately 200 feet south of the intersection of US 1 and Turnpike Feeder Road to approximately 500 feet north of the intersection of US 1 and Turnpike Feeder Road, in Fort Pierce, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 11 through Friday, Apr. 12, 1 of 2 lanes will be closed, for turning lane construction. For more information, please contact Rick Buck at 567-284-0163. Traffic Impact: Eastbound and westbound Orange Avenue between 5th Street and US 1, in Fort Pierce, around the clock beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Mar. 18 through 4 p.m. Friday Mar. 22, all lanes closed, for utility work. During this closure, pedestrian detours will be in place. Northbound US 1 motorists will be detoured via Boston Avenue and S 5th Street to Orange Avenue. Southbound US 1 motorists will be detoured via Avenue A and S. 5th Street to Orange Avenue. Eastbound Orange Avenue motorists will be detoured via N. 5th Street and Avenue A to US 1. Motorists continuing westbound on Orange Avenue will be detoured via Boston Avenue and S. 5th Street to Orange Avenue. For more information, please contact Marcus Jackson at 772-519-2355. Traffic Impact: Northbound and southbound Turnpike Feeder Road between Indrio Road and US 1, in Fort Pierce, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, 1 lane will be closed with possible lane shifts or flagging operation at times, for FP&L utility installation and wiring operations. For more information, please contact Rafael Ureña at 772-882-5084 Traffic Impact: Northbound US 1 between Harbor Branch Way and 21st Street SE, in Fort Pierce, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, 1 of 2 lanes may be closed with possible lane shifts at times, for FP&L utility installation and wiring operations. For more information, please contact Rafael Ureña at 772-882-5084. PORT ST. LUCIE:Traffic Impact: Northbound US 1 between Walton Road and SE Huffman Road, in Port Saint Lucie, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, 1 of 3 lanes may be intermittently closed with possible lane shifts, for FP&L utility installation operations. For more information, please contact Rafael Ureña at 772-882-5084. Traffic Impact: Eastbound Crosstown Parkway at US 1, in Port Saint Lucie, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, 1 of 3 lanes may be intermittently closed, for FP&L utility installation operations. For more information, please contact Rafael Ureña at 772-882-5084. Traffic Impact: Eastbound SE Port Saint Lucie Boulevard between SE Aneci Street and SE Addison Street, in Port Saint Lucie, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, 1 of 3 lanes may be intermittently closed with possible lane shifts, for FP&L utility installation operations. For more information, please contact Rafael Ureña at 772-882-5084. Traffic Impact: Eastbound SE Port Saint Lucie Boulevard between SE Wald Street and SE Allen Street, in Port Saint Lucie, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, 1 of 3 lanes may be intermittently closed with possible lane shifts, for FP&L utility installation operations. For more information, please contact Rafael Ureña at 772-882-5084. Traffic Impact: Intersection of US 1 and St. Lucie Boulevard, in Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Mar. 19 through Friday, May 31, one lane in either direction will be intermittently closed, for the painting of the traffic signal uprights and mast arms. For more information, please contact Allan Ochalek of Martin County Public Works at 772-288-5465. Traffic Impact: Northbound and southbound US 1 between Savanna Club Boulevard and Westmoreland Boulevard, in Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22, up to 2 of 6 lanes and/or turn lanes closed intermittently, for median excavation and irrigation installation for landscaping work. For more information, please contact Lisandro Iglesias at 786-519-5807 or Marcelo Dimitriou at 772-979-0082.
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