By SouthFloridaReporter.com, July 12, 2015 – Crews working for All Aboard Florida, the express, intercity passenger rail service owned by Florida East Coast Industries, will temporarily close the intersection of West Broward Boulevard and the Florida East Coast Railway in order to work on sections of the railroad tracks as the next step in preparations for the construction of the new 60,000-square foot Fort Lauderdale station.
The intersection will be closed at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, and remain closed until approximately 5 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015. Crews from the locally-owned company Gonzalez & Sons will be installing a new railroad track panel and about 120 feet of new track parallel to the existing track. This work is necessary to keep freight rail operations going as All Aboard Florida constructs the new station.
- See detour map
Approaching from the East
- West on Broward Blvd.
- North on NE 3rd Ave.
- West on Sistrunk Blvd./NW 6th St.
- South on NW 7th Ave. to Broward Blvd.
Approaching from the West (Option 1)
- East on Broward Blvd.
- North on NW 7th Ave.
- East on Sistrunk Blvd./NW 6th St.
- South on NE 3rd Ave. to Broward Blvd.
Approaching from the West (Option 2)
- East on Broward Blvd.
- South on NW 7th Ave./Avenue of the Arts/SW 4th Ave.
- East on Davie Blvd.
- N. on SE 3rd Ave. to Broward Blvd.
From Southbound I-95
- Exit east on W. Sunrise Blvd. (Exit 29)
- East to N. Federal Hwy./US-1
- South on N. Federal Hwy./US-1 to Broward Blvd.
From Northbound I-95
- Exit east on Route 84
- East to N. Federal Hwy./US-1
- Travel north on S. Federal Hwy./US-1 to Broward Blvd.
After completion of the West Broward Boulevard Closure, the intersection of the Florida East Coast Railway and North Andrews Avenue will be closed in the near future to perform similar track work in preparation for the new station. When the intersection work is completed, a new bypass track will allow freight train traffic to continue through the area as the station is built where the existing line now sits.
For more information on the future road closures and a map of traffic detours in the area, please visit http://www.AllAboardFlorida.com/
