Florida’s Turnpike Extension Widening Project

Campbell Drive to Tallahassee Road

Florida’s Turnpike Extension/SR 821 will be widened from four to six lanes between Campbell Drive/SW 312 Street (Exit 2) and Tallahassee Road/SW 137 Avenue (Exit 6), in Miami-Dade County.

It is estimated the project will cost $122 million and construction is expected to continue through mid- 2028.

For more details on this project click on the Project Fact Sheet below.

Project Details

Florida’s Turnpike Extension/SR 821 will be widened from four to six lanes between Campbell Drive/SW 312 Street (Exit 2) and Tallahassee Road/SW 137 Avenue (Exit 6), in Miami-Dade County.

 

It is estimated the project will cost $122 million and construction is expected to continue through mid- 2028.

 

For more details on this project click on the Project Fact Sheet below.

Key Improvements Includes:

 

  • Improving traffic flow by adding one lane in each direction from north of Campbell Drive/SW 312 Street

    (Exit 2) to north of Tallahassee Road/SW 137 Avenue (Exit 6).

  • Improving mobility by constructing a new northbound Turnpike Extension entrance ramp from Tallahassee

    Road/SW 137 Avenue.

  • Enhancing connectivity by reconstructing the interchanges at Biscayne Drive/SW 288 Street and

    Tallahassee Road/SW 137 Avenue.

  • Increasing roadway longevity and resiliency with the reconstruction of the bridges over Biscayne Drive/SW

    288 Street, Tallahassee Road/SW 137 Avenue, Moody Drive/SW 268 Street, and C103-N Canal.

  • Increasing roadside safety by installing wrong-way detection systems as well as new, highly reflective

    overhead signage and pavement markings for all lighting and weather conditions.

Project Status

  • Work is anticipated to continue through mid-2028.

Project Area

Innovation

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is at the forefront of planning for a safer, more efficient, and technologically advanced transportation system for the future. The Enterprise continually seeks opportunities to integrate emerging transportation technologies that can help reduce congestion, create mobility choices, minimize environmental impacts and improve safety. The Enterprise also recognizes that connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies hold unprecedented opportunities for enhancing mobility and increasing safety on our roadways.

If you have an idea for a technology or innovation that you would like to be considered as part of this study, please reach out to one of the contacts in the Stay Connected section below.

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Stay Connected

Project inquires, comments, innovation/technology ideas, or requests to be added to the project mailing list, can be mailed or emailed to:

Hector Reyes, P.E.

Community Outreach Specialist

Media inquiries should be directed to the FDOT, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Public Information Office using the contact information below:

Ms. Yasir Mercado, M.A.

Communications Manager
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise
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