NORTHWEST 12TH STREET INTERCHANGE
HOMESTEAD EXTENSION OF FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE (SR 821)
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
OWNER:
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TURNPIKE DISTRICT-CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9828
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33310-9828

Mr. William Sears, P.E.            
Phone: 954/975-4855
Fax: 954/583-6570
OWNER’S REP:

URS CORPORATION
10640 NW 27TH STREET - MIAMI, FL 33172

Mr. Said Fraij, P.E.
Phone: 305/468-9097
Fax: 305/468-9099

FDOT PROJECT NOS:
97870-3373 & 97870-3374
Project duration:
358 calendar days

CONTRACT AMOUNT:

$3,498,000.00
 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The project encompasses the construction of two new three-lane toll plazas to serve The Dolphin Mall at the Beacon Tradeport Center at NW 12th Street and the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike (SR 821). One plaza, designated a Midsize Toll Plaza, consists of three lanes with a tollbooth, an Administration Building, and a Generator/Storage Building. The Administration Building includes the following rooms: Counting Room, Vault Room, Supervisor’s Office, Manager’s Office, Supplies Room, Toilet Facilities, Break Room and Recorder Room. The Generator/Storage Building includes a stand-by power generator system with aboveground diesel fuel tank.

The other plaza, designated a Small Ramp Toll Plaza, consists of three lanes with a tollbooth and a Ramp Building. The Ramp Building includes a Recorder Room, an Office, and a Break Room. This facility also includes a packaged standby power system with an underground LPG storage tank.

The toll lanes on each plaza are constructed with 12 inch thick Portland Cement Concrete Paving and are covered by a 5,326 square foot concrete canopy. Both sites include asphalt surfaced Parking Lots for Toll Personnel, Site Drainage, Water & Sewer services, Electrical and Security Systems.

 

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION COMPONENTS

Building Construction

10,000 Sq. Ft.

12” Thick Concrete Paving

2,350 Sq. Yd.

Asphalt Paving

1,820 Sq. Yd.

Precast Double-Tee Canopies

10,652 Sq. Ft.

Mod. Bitumen Roofing
15,000 Sq. Ft.
Volume of Concrete
1,720 Cu. Yd.
Reinforcing Steel
200,000 Lb.
 

Completion Date: February 2001