MIAMI – Attention, Fort Lauderdale drivers! There might be some visitors closures that might be affecting your commute beginning Monday.Â
It is a part of a $28-million project to enhance the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel and create a pedestrian plaza on high of it, which might be proper on Las Olas Boulevard. Â
Last week, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis mentioned building this week.
“What’s happening here is the reinforcement of the tunnel and also the extension over the tunnel of 117 feet,” the mayor stated Tuesday. “In the end, we are going to have a beautiful park, a tunnel-top park, which will be a tremendous gathering place.”
Here are the visitors alerts to remember:
- Federal Highway (US-1) and the Kinney Tunnel might be closed from SE seventh Street to Broward Boulevard from Monday, July 18 to Friday, July 22.
- Las Olas Boulevard might be closed from SE fifth Avenue to SE eighth Avenue from Wednesday, July 20, to Thursday, July 21.
“The reason why this is important is because, if we close it down completely, we can get the job done faster, and that’s the goal here,” stated Mayor Trantalis. “One week out of our lives to make sure this project is a success.”
Alternate routes include taking the Andrew’s Avenue Bridge or the third Avenue Bridge.
FDOT says the entire thing is slated to be achieved in late 2023.
