NEW TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT I-10/I-95 MERGER
By Monday, July 26, new traffic patterns will be implemented for I-10 eastbound vehicles at the merger of I-10 and I-95.
I-10 eastbound to I-95 northbound at the Downtown exits
Traffic on I-10 eastbound going to I-95 northbound toward Downtown will utilize a new flyover ramp to the Downtown exits. This includes opening a new exit at Forest Street to Downtown for traffic coming from I-10 eastbound.
I-10 eastbound to I-95 southbound
Traffic on I-10 eastbound going to I-95 southbound will split from the left side of the roadway instead of the right.
The on-ramp from U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) to I-10 eastbound
Eastbound traffic on I-10 from U.S. 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) will stay in the same lanes heading to I-95 northbound or southbound. The new pattern will eliminate the need to change lanes or weave across I-10 eastbound to access I-95 north or south.
The on-ramp from Stockton Street to I-95 northbound
This ramp will reopen. It had been closed since June 2009 for construction.
Click here for a map of the traffic pattern changes.
The preparation and finishing work for these changes will start this weekend and should be implemented by Monday, July 26. The timetable for the traffic switches could be delayed slightly in the case of inclement weather. These changes will be permanent and are part of the $152.6 million I-10/I-95 interchange reconstruction project which started in February 2005. All traffic movements should be in place by this fall. The remaining permanent movements to open near the end of the project are the I-95 southbound mainline route towards the Fuller Warren Bridge, the new off ramp from I-95 to Forest Street and an on ramp from Forest Street to I-10 westbound and U.S. 17 southbound.
For more information, contact the Florida Department of Transportation at (904) 360-5457.
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