Nightly Traffic Disruptions Planned for I-95
BOCA RATON – Motorists along Interstate 95 can expect nightly traffic disruptions next week as construction workers build the new interchange at Spanish River Boulevard.
Beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, May 18, traffic will be rerouted to newly paved outside lanes just north and south of the Spanish River Boulevard overpass. The shift will continue each night through Thursday, May 21.
The $68 million project, which includes 13 new and refurbished bridges and additional lanes on I-95 will take longer to be completed than expected, the Florida Department of Transportation said.
The DOT asked the contractor to redesign a section of the interstate between Glades and Yamato roads to make room for future express toll lanes, which extended the project by seven months, officials said. The interchange was scheduled to be completed in January 2017.
The southbound I-95 entrance ramp from eastbound Yamato Road has been closed some nights as a new ramp is being built.
And lane closures are occurring at night throughout May on I-95 between Glades Road and Congress Avenue.
When completed, the interchange will take traffic directly from the interstate to Florida Atlantic University, alleviating the heavy traffic at Glades Road that is caused by the university.
