INSTALLATION OF ARCH SEGMENTS FOR THE I-395 SIGNATURE BRIDGE
JULY 2022
Installation of a precast arch segments for one of the six arches that will part of the signature bridge. A total of 345 precast arch segments will be erected for the six arches.
STATE ROAD (SR) 836 BRIDGE CAP SEGMENT AND BEAM LIFTER
JUNE 2022
The SR 836 bridge cap segment and beam lifter started operations on Tuesday evening, June 28. The 480-foot-long lifter or gantry was specifically designed to install bridge cap segments and beams for this project. To complete the new SR 836 double decked roadway, the lifter will erect 145 bridge cap segments and 363 bridge beams. Each cap segment weighs just over 90 tons and the bridge beams range in length from 100 feet to 190 feet. To view an animated video of the lifter in action, please click below.
NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN ON THE WESTBOUND I-395 RAMP TO NORTHBOUND I-95
SEPTEMBER 2021
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28 – The ramp from westbound I-395 to northbound I-95 will be closed and traffic will be shifted to a temporary single-lane ramp on the left side of the road. Variable Message Signs (VMS) will direct drivers going west on I-395 who want to go north on I-95 to the new temporary ramp.
NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE RAMP CLOSURE
SEPTEMBER 2021
The North Bayshore Drive ramp to eastbound MacArthur Causeway will be permanently closed on Thursday morning, September 2, to continue foundation work for the new I-395 Signature Bridge and the construction of the new permanent ramp.
CONCRETE POUR FOR THE SIGNATURE BRIDGE CENTER PIER FOOTER
JULY 2021
On Sunday morning, July 25, the contractor completed the concrete pour for the Signature Bridge center pier footer. The operation took approximately 33 hours to complete and involved 520 trucks delivering concrete to the site with four concrete pump trucks working continuously to place the concrete into the footer. To view a time lapse video of the operation click below.
SEGMENTAL LIFTER
APRIL 2021
Time-lapse video of the segmental lifter being placed onto a bridge currently under construction. The segmental lifter will be used to erect bridge segments over the FEC rail tracks located adjacent to NW 1 Avenue.
SEGMENT LIFTER AT WORK
MAY 2021
Time lapse video of the segment lifter erecting a bridge segment adjacent to the Brightline/FEC tracks for the new I-395.
CONTINUOUS NORTHBOUND I-95 LANE CLOSURE
SEPTEMBER 2020
Starting on Wednesday morning, September 9, one outside northbound I-95 lane will be continuously closed from south of NW 14 Street to north of NW 17 Street for a period of approximately three weeks.
PROJECT PRESENTATION
AUGUST 2020
The I-395/SR 836/I-95 Project is a partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX).
SEGMENT INSTALLATION
JUNE 2020
The installation of bridge segments has started for the new westbound I-395 segmental bridges.
I-95 OVERHEAD SIGN STRUCTURE INSTALLATION
SEPTEMBER 2019