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MIAMI-DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION (TPO) WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHANGE (GGI) RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, October 26, 2021) – Miami-Dade TPO Governing Board Chairman, Oliver G. Gilbert III, and Miami-Dade TPO Governing Board Member, Jean Monestime, welcome the announcement from the Florida Department of Transportation District Six (FDOT D-6) for the anticipated reprogramming and funding of the GGI Reconstruction Project. TPO Chairman Gilbert and Board Member Monestime have successfully advocated for the much-needed safety, congestion reduction, and traffic operational projects in the GGI to improve Miami-Dade County residents’ access and connectivity to jobs, education, and regional travel.

The GGI processes one of the highest volumes of traffic in the region, and both Chairman Gilbert and Board Member Monestime have prioritized the request for funding to advance the multiple GGI improvements needed in our county, including capacity improvements for future growth, enhanced connections between I-95, the Florida Turnpike, NW 167th Street Connector, as well as establishing a new connection between eastbound SR 826/Palmetto Expressway to northbound I-95. Another critical improvement advocated by Chairman Gilbert and Board Member Monestime is the reconstruction of SR 7 and SR 9 arterial roads to improve traffic operations, safety, and enhance connections to I-95 and the new Golden Glades Multimodal Transportation Facility (GGMTF).

The Miami-Dade TPO looks forward to working with FDOT D-6 to amend the Miami-Dade County’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to add this project in the coming months.