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
OWNER'S REP.:

Mr. Charles Wegman, P.E.
Phone: 954/975-4855
Fax: 954/583-6570

FDOT PROJECT NO:
97871-3352

CONTRACT AMOUNT:

$8,653,865.00
 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The project consisted of construction of a new Interchange of the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike (HEFT). This work included construction of a new 4 Lane Concrete Bridge (overall length – 205 Feet), Clearing & Grubbing, Excavation, Drainage, Earthwork, Embankment and Stabilization, Limerock Base, Type ‘S’ Asphaltic Concrete, Asphalt Friction Course, Curb & Gutter, Traffic Separators, Shoulder Gutters, Barrier Wall, Sidewalk, Rip-Rap, Guardrail, Fencing, Seeding, Mulching, Signage, Pavement Markings, Roadway Lighting, Sanitary Sewer Systems, Sewage Treatment System, Water Lines, Utility Work, 2 new Toll Plazas, complete with buildings, On and Off Ramps connecting N.W. 106th Street with the HEFT Roadway, and other Incidental Items.

 

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION COMPONENTS

Volume of Concrete

2,000 Cu. Yd.

Reinforcing Steel

165,040 Lb.

Volume of Embankment

420,000 Cu. Yd.

14 Foot Diameter Pipe

750 LF

 

Completion Date:September 9, 1996