Flyover bridge’s ramp connecting Rickenbacker Causeway to U.S.-1 southbound reopens in Miami

Flyover bridge’s ramp to I-95 northbound reopened Monday after Sunday’s closures caused long traffic delays

FDOT contractor reopens the flyover bridge's ramps in both directions on Tuesday. The ramp to I-95 NB reopened on Monday. (Google Street View)

MIAMI – The Florida Department of Transportation announced that the flyover bridge’s two ramps in Miami near the Rickenbacker Causeway were open Tuesday morning.

This improved the traffic flow for drivers traveling from Key Biscayne, Virginia Key, and Hobie Island to the Miami mainland after Sunday’s traffic nightmare.

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The ramps had closed on Sunday. The first ramp to reopen on Monday connects the causeway’s westbound lanes to the northbound lanes of Interstate 95.

Tish Burgher, a spokeswoman for the FDOT District 6, released a statement saying FDOT contractors reopened the southbound ramp. It connects drivers to U.S. 1.

The ramp reopened earlier than anticipated. Burgher had released an FDOT statement on Monday announcing it would reopen Wednesday. The new plan for the rehabilitation project remains unclear.

Read the complete FDOT statement on Tuesday: This morning, contractors for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reopened the flyover ramp from westbound SR 913/Rickenbacker Causeway to southbound I-95.

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