Alton Road Construction Update

For your safety please walk, drive and ride cautiously around construction zones and do not enter any closed work zones.

Hours of Operation
Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with daytime lane closure hours from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Nighttime work may be conducted for specific operations on the flyover and certain drainage activities.

UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:

The contractor is scheduled to resume the installation of the new underground water main along southbound Alton Road between 13 Street and 6 Street in mid-August. This work will require a traffic shift and the temporary removal of on-street parking. Once this shift is established, motorists will not be able to park on the east side of the street in this area. White bags will be used at the meters on the west side where parking may be maintained.

ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:

Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2
Alton Road between Dade Boulevard and 17 Street

Daytime Work

Construction Activity

• Installing an underground fire line and restoring the roadway

Lane Closures/Detours

• One southbound lane may be closed during the day between Dade Boulevard and 17 Street. One lane will remain open at all times.

Alton Road at 16 Street

Nighttime Work

Construction Activity

·        Installing water main pipe at 16 Street

Lane Closures/Detours

• One lane may be closed at night on southbound Alton Road at 16 Street. One lane will remain open at all times.

Through mid-August 2013

Eastbound MacArthur Causeway flyover to northbound Alton Road

Daytime and Nighttime Work

Construction Activity

·        The flyover bridge from eastbound MacArthur Causeway to northbound Alton Road will continue to be closed while the contractor rebuilds the bridge approaches and replaces the bridge railing on the flyover.

·        This work is scheduled through mid-August 2013.

Lane Closures/Detours

·        A detour will be established along Alton Road and 5 Street in order to guide drivers around the work. The project team will continue to work with Miami-Dade County to optimize the timing of the traffic signals and is coordinating the use of off-duty police officers to manage traffic as needed.

·        Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes.

·        Bus service, business access and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

·        Motorists traveling east on the MacArthur Causeway who wish to travel north on Alton Road will have to:

1.      Continue east on 5 Street

2.      Turn north on Alton Road

·        Motorists traveling south on Alton Road who wish to travel east on 5 Street will have to:

1.      Turn east on 8 Street

2.      Turn south on Lenox Avenue

3.      Turn east on 5 Street

·          Southbound Alton Road remains open for motorists who want to access westbound MacArthur Causeway.

·        Motorists south of 5 Street who are traveling north on Alton Road and wish to continue north will have to:

1.      Turn east on 4 Street

2.      Turn north on Lenox, Michigan, Jefferson, Meridian, Euclid or Washington Avenues

3.      Turn west on 5 Street

4.      Turn north on Alton Road

·        Motorists south of 5 Street who are traveling north on Alton Road and wish to travel west on the MacArthur Causeway will have to:

1.      Turn east on 4 Street

2.      Turn north on Lenox Avenue

3.      Turn west on 5 Street

4.      Continue west on 5 Street to MacArthur Causeway

·        Motorists and pedestrians will not be able to cross east or west on Alton Road at 6 Street.

Through September 2013
Northbound Alton Road will be closed and detoured from north of 17 Street to Michigan Avenue (north of 20 Street). Motorists must follow the established detour route.

Construction Activity

• Excavating the roadway, installing new drainage, sidewalks, driveways, pedestrian ramps, lighting, signals and rebuilding this section of roadway

Lane Closures/Detours

• Alton Road will serve southbound traffic only in this area during this time.
• Northbound Alton Road traffic will be detoured as follows:

1. Turn east on 17 Street
2. Turn north on Meridian Avenue
3. Turn west on Dade Boulevard
4. Turn north on Michigan Avenue
5. Continue north on Alton Road

Pedestrian and business access will be maintained at all times. The construction team will coordinate the closure of driveways; however, at least one entrance will be maintained at all times.

PARKING RESTRICTIONS:

White bags will continue to be used on the west side of Alton Road in this area while the contractor continues to test and place into service the new water main. Motorists will continue to be allowed to park at spaces within the work zone where a white bag covers the meter. White bags will be removed approximately 48 hours before work takes place in order to indicate that parking is no longer permitted in the immediate area.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SCHEDULE MAY CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER OR UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS.

Additional information is available on the project page of the department's website. You may also contact Construction Public Information Specialist Heather Leslie at 305-905-5876 or email her at Heather@hmlpublicoutreach.com. Drivers are encouraged to call 511 before they drive, or log onto www.fl511.com to get real-time traffic and lane closure information.