BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Construction on I-95 in Boca Raton will be on hiatus this week so motorists traveling for the holidays can do so without FDOT-caused delay.
“To minimize impact to the traveling public during the holiday season,” said a spokesperson with the Florida Department of Transportation to BocaNewsNow.com, no impacts to traffic are permitted from Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, January 2, 2023. Lane closures will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.”
And starting on January 3rd, the evening closures that run overnight will return, forcing motorists to exit I-95 and rely on feeder roads as they move through the area. According to FDOT:
I-95 Northbound Full Closure Notice: All I-95 northbound lanes at SR-808/Glades Road will be closed to traffic overnight, Wednesday, Jan. 4 for overhead sign structure installation. The first lane will close at 9 p.m., the second lane will close at 10 p.m., and all lanes will be closed by 11 p.m., reopening by 5 a.m. each morning. Traffic will be detoured via the northbound exit ramp to SR-808/Glades Road, US-1/Federal Highway and SR-794/Yamato Road. FHP will be onsite to assist motorists. Thursday, Jan. 5 will be used as a contingency night if needed.
I-95 Southbound Full Closure Advanced Notice: All I-95 southbound lanes at Congress Avenue will be closed to traffic overnight, Wednesday night, Jan. 11 for overhead sign structure installation. The first lane will close at 9 p.m., the second lane will close at 10 p.m., and all lanes will be closed by 11 p.m., reopening by 5 a.m. Traffic will be detoured via the I-95 southbound exit ramp to Peninsula Corp Drive/Congress Avenue, and SR-794/Yamato Road to the I-95 southbound entrance ramp. FHP will be onsite to assist motorists. Thursday, Jan. 12 will be used as a contingency night if needed.
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