New Road to FL Keys

(Dive Travel Business News - March 11, 2008) -- Construction of a new road from the South Florida mainland (Florida City) to the Florida Keys is on schedule and the Keys portion of the $300 million project should open to traffic before summer 2008, according to transportation officials. The 1.4-mile-long, 65-foot-high concrete and steel bridge over Jewfish Creek in Key Largo is expected to be ready to accommodate one lane of traffic in each direction, as is the entire section of road from the Miami-Dade County/Monroe County border at mile marker 113 to the bridge.

The new 18-mile stretch is designed to enhance vehicular safety as well as benefit the environment. When completed, it will feature one travel lane in each direction, divided by a concrete median barrier to prevent head-on collisions. Other enhancements include shoulders, outside shoulders and berms for stormwater treatment; wildlife box culvert crossings and elimination of a land causeway section over Lake Surprise to restore natural water flow. The new 65-foot-high fixed bridge over Jewfish Creek is set to replace the outdated, 1944-built drawbridge there and eliminate the need to stop traffic for bridge openings for marine traffic. For more information, visit fla-keys.com.

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