FDOT addresses concerns over major road project on Glades Road in Boca Raton

FDOT addresses concerns over major road project on Glades Road in Boca Raton

COMING.

A NEW DIVERGINGDIAMOND INTERCHANGE IS SET TBE CONSTRUCTED AT GLADES ROADAND I-95.

IT'S PART OF THEPROJECT TO ADD EXPRESS LANESON I-95.

SOUTH COUNTY REPORTERMIRANDA CHRISTIAN FINDS OUTWHEN IT WILL START AND BRINGSOME RELIEF TO DRIVERS.<< : (NAT) THE GLADES ROAD ANDI-95 CORRIDOR IS BUSY&AND CANBE STOP AND GO WITH ALL THETRAFFIC LIGHTS ON SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY BOTH I WAS DRIVING EASTIN GLADES AND STOPPED ON WHATFELT LIKE EVERY LIGHT THEFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION SAYS THE NEWDIVERGING DIAMOND INTERCHANGEWILL HELP TRAFFIC FLOW.

ITMIGHT LOOK CONFUSING..

BUTHERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWCARS WILL CROSS OVER TO THELEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD ON T95 RAMP.

IT IS A DRAMATICALLYDIFFERENT WAY OF HANDLING THETRAFFIC HERE CITY COUNCILMANANDY THOMSON SAYS THE CITY HADCONCERNS OVER PEOPLEUNDERSTANDING THE NEWMOVEMENTS&AND PEDESTRIANSWEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC.(NAT) ON MONDAY F-DOTPRESENTED AN UPDATED LOOK ATTHE INTERCHANGE SAYING THEYADDED MORE SIGNAGE TO ALERTDRIVERS&AND MADE THE BICYCLEAND PEDESTRIAN LANE LARGER.(NAT) TYPICALLY I WOULD USEPOWERLINE COMING FROM DELRAYTO AVOID THAT AREA ALI KAUFMANJUST STARTED A NEW ONLINELEARNING PROGRAM&SHE SAYSPARENTS WILL COMMUTE FROM ALLOVER SOUTH FLORIDA ANDCREATING BETTER TRAFFIC FLOWWILL HELP THEM ANYTHING WE CANDO TO SUPPORT MAKING IT FASTERAND EASIER FOR OUR FAMILIES TOFIND US IS ALWAYS GOING TO BEGREAT F-DOT SAYS THEINTERCHANGE IS EXPECTED TOREDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRAFFICCRASHES IN THE ARE BY NINEPERCENT.

THIS DDI HAS BEENWORKING IN A FEW OTHERS PLACOVER THE YEARS FDOT SAYS ITNEEDS FINAL APPROVAL ONCHANGES MADE TO THE D-D-I ANDTHEY EXPECT TO STARTCONSTRUCTION AT THE BEGINNINGOF NEXT YEAR.

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