On Monday, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) partially reopened a flyover on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami after a construction project caused an hours long traffic jam.
FDOT contractors closed the westbound flyover bridge that connects to U.S. 1/South Dixie highway and northbound I-95. The closure, which will last about two months, is that workers can rehabilitate the concrete pavement on the bridge decks. Eastbound traffic is not affected.
Drivers heading to northbound NB I-95 had to merge to the left onto SE 26th Road at the fork and then merge onto SW 26 Road. At the bend to SW 25 Road, they continued onto the NB I-95 entrance ramp.
The flyover bridge closure and bottleneck caused by drivers having to merge left onto SE 26th Road led to major back-ups. Some drivers reported being stuck in traffic for hours.
Some drivers, like Christina Hammoud, sat for 9.5 hours on the causeway. Hammoud believes more permanent solutions need to be considered.
"I think they should probably have a ferry, the way they do on Fisher Island. Just have some sort of alternative."
The problem caught the attention of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava who posted on X that they would reach out to their partners to address the traffic delays.
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Source: CBS News
