Palmetto Bay Road Closure May Affect Daily Commute
Construction Project on Old Cutler Road in Palmetto Bay Slated for July 26 - Aug 14, 2010.
Motorists who use Old Cutler Road for their daily commute through Palmetto Bay will need to seek alternate routes in late July.
The Deering Estate flow-way project is slated to get underway by July 26, and will result in temporary lane closures along Old Cutler Road in Palmetto Bay. The construction work is scheduled to last two weeks.
Work will occur at the portion of Old Cutler Road situated between 156th Street and SW 162nd Street. Detours are slated to begin no earlier than July 26 and conclude by August 14.
The Deering Estate flow-way is a vital element of the Biscayne Bay coastal wetlands restoration project, intended to improve freshwater flows into Biscayne Bay and enhance the surrounding coastal wetlands. The flow-way and the coastal wetlands restoration work is part of the state and federal governments’ Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).
The first phase of CERP redistributes excess freshwater runoff by directing it away from existing canal discharges and spreading it into Biscayne Bay.
The project is headed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and involves the installation of a pipe that is five feet in diameter, which will run under Old Cutler Road. Palmetto Bay residents who use Old Cutler Road will incur a minor inconvenience as a tunnel for the pipe is installed beneath the historic roadway.
For those who drive, walk, or bike down Old Cutler Road, there will be detours once work begins. Local traffic will be able to travel Old Cutler Road between SW 152nd Street and SW156th Street and between SW162nd Street and SW 168th Street. All other motorists will be rerouted at the point where Old Cutler intersects with SW152nd Street and SW168th Street. Utility services and the bike path may also be impacted.
For additional road closure information, contact the village public works department at (305) 969-5011.
Click here for pdf file of details.
Click here for more information on the SFWMD’s Everglades restoration efforts.
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