MIAMI (WSVN) - If you thought your Interstate 95 traffic woes were over, think again.
More traffic changes are coming for eastbound drivers along Interstate 395, which will last for two years.
7SkyForce HD flew above I-395 where the traffic cones shifted the lanes slightly to the right, between I-95 and Miami Avenue, Tuesday morning as drivers headed that way from State Road 836/Dolphin Expressway.
Exit 2A has shifted from right to left as part of the five-year, $800 million I-395/836/I-95 redesign project that promises to alleviate traffic congestion and bottle-necking on one of Miami’s busiest highways.
The project includes double decking a part of the 836 over the Miami River, a bridge over Biscayne Boulevard onto I-395, which allows for parks and community spaces below.
Hector Millian works in the middle of the construction project and said he is skeptical of the changes.
“Miami traffic is gonna be Miami traffic always,” Millian said. “They might start complaining. The road as I can see it is working right now. They’re making it worse trying to build new stuff.”
Drivers will still be able to exit on Biscayne Boulevard or continue going east as usual, but starting Friday morning, the biggest change will involve the I-95 ramps onto I-395.
“It’s awful for me,” a driver said. “I hope it’s gonna work, yeah.”
“I want to get somewhere fast and then I can’t,” another driver said.
Drivers from southbound I-95 who need to get off on Biscayne Boulevard will have to exit on the left side instead of the right side.
“All the traffic already with everybody out here — everybody that lives in Miami — is just more than enough,” a third driver said.
Florida Department of Transportation officials are urging drivers to add several minutes to their commute while the project moves forward.
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