SR-9/I-95 PD&E Study
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Four, is currently conducting a PD&E Study that proposes to improve traffic operations at the existing interchanges and cross streets and enhance the managed lanes along SR-9/I-95 from the Miami-Dade/Broward County Line to north of Griffin Road. The SR-9/I-95 project corridor is approximately 6.6 miles in Broward County, Florida. This project is within the City of Hollywood, City of Dania Beach, Town of Pembroke Park, and City of Hallandale Beach. The existing interchanges and cross streets that will be evaluated include SR 818/Griffin Road, SR 848/Stirling Road, and SR 822/Sheridan Street. Improvements to the bicycle and pedestrian accommodations along the cross streets will be part of the project.
SR-9/I-95 is the primary north-south interstate facility that links numerous major cities along the Atlantic coast and is one of the most important transportation systems in southeast Florida. SR-9/I-95 is part of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Strategic Intermodal System (SIS), the National Highway Freight Network, and is a designated evacuation route according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Broward County. The limited access facility connects major employment centers and residential areas within the South Florida tri-county area. In Broward County, SR 9/I-95 is one of the several major expressways such as I-595, I-75, and the Florida's Turnpike.
There are a total of six existing interchanges within the project limits; however, only three interchanges in the northern section are proposed for improvements as part of this project. The three southern interchanges have been evaluated as part of the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for I-95 from south of Hallandale Beach Boulevard (SR 858) to north of Hollywood Boulevard (SR 820). Information for the southern interchanges PD&E Study is available at www.fdot.gov/projects/i95-858-820/index.shtm
The study will evaluate a ‘No-Build’ Alternative and ‘Build’ Alternatives. The ‘No-Build’ (no construction) Alternative will include currently planned and programmed improvements and will be compared against the ‘Build’ Alternatives. The study will evaluate the social, economic, physical and environmental impacts associated with the potential improvements.