Dolphin Expressway West - AARoads

West

Part of the I-395 reconstruction project through Fall 2024, improvements are underway at the Midtown Interchange joining I-95/395 with SR 836.
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Two lanes transition from I-395 west onto SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway). The exit from I-95 south to SR 836 west includes access to NW 14th Street.
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SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway) climbs onto a high rise bridge spanning the Miami River west of SR 933 (NW 12th Avenue).
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An all electronic toll (AET) gantry spans the Dolphin Expressway west of the entrance ramps from NW 117th Avenue.
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The ensuing exit is with SR 9 (NW 27th Avenue) by the Grapeland Heights and West Flagler neighborhoods.
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The DDI joining SR 836 with SR 9 (NW 27th Avenue) replaced a cloverleaf interchange.
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A distributor roadway departs in a half mile for NW 37th Avenue and SR 953 (NW 42nd Avenue/ Le Jeune Road).
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SR 960 (NW 14th Street) parallels SR 836 west from NW 37th Avenue to the ramps north for Miami International Airport (MIA) and SR 953 (Le Jeune Road).
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SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway) crosses Blue Lagoon Lake along an S-curve preceding SR 959 (NW 57th Avenue / Red Road).
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Miami International Airport (MIA) spreads along the north side of SR 836 and adjacent NW 12th Street.
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The parclo interchange joining SR 836 with SR 959 (NW 57th Avenue) south from NW 12th Street was replaced with a DDI.
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The second toll collection point along the Dolphin Expressway westbound follows the exchange with SR 959 (Red Road).
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A c/d roadway separates from SR 836 westbound ahead of the exit for NW 11th Street / NW 72nd Avenue to SR 969 (Milam Dairy Road).
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SR 969 parallels SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway) to the east from Flagami in Miami and Miami Airport Industrial Park.
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SR 973 (NW 87th Avenue) ties into the Dolphin Expressway at a parclo interchange west of SR 826.
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SR 836 continues west into the systems interchange with the Palmetto Expressway.
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SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway) is a heavily traveled commuter route encircling Miami south to Kendall and north to Miami Gardens.
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SR 826 travels eight miles north from SR 836 to the south end of Interstate 75 at Hialeah.
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The four level interchange joining SR 826/836 replaced a low-speed directional cloverleaf with left exit ramps.
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A U-turn ramp links SR 836 west with the eastbound c/d roadway ahead of SR 826 south for SR 968 (W Flagler Street).
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SR 973 lines NW 87th Avenue south from adjacent NW 12th Street 9.51 miles to U.S. 1 at Kendall.
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Traffic partitions in 0.75 miles for the western extension of the Dolphin Expressway to SR 825 (NW 137th Avenue).
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A parclo interchange joins SR 836 with SR 985 / NW 107th Avenue adjacent to Miami International and Dolphin Malls.
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Though indicated, State Road 985 does not continue north along NW 107th Avenue but instead ends at the Dolphin Expressway.
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The third AET gantry precedes the distributor roadway for SR 985 (NW 107th Avenue) and the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT).
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309 miles in length, Florida's Turnpike links South Florida with Orlando and Ocala. The Homestead Extension runs north to Hialeah and Miramar and south to Homestead and U.S. 1 at Florida City.
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NW 107th Avenue carries SR 985 south 7.60 miles through Sweetwater and Kendall to SR 990 at the Don Shula Expressway (SR 874).
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Prior to 2007, the Dolphin Expressway ended at the Homestead Extension.
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SR 836 curves northwest alongside NW 12th Street ahead of the HEFT overpasses.
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Originally planned in 1969, the 3.16 mile extension of SR 836 was not completed until 2007.
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Ramps split for NW 137th Avenue (SR 825) at the west end of SR 836 a half mile beyond the final toll collection point.
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NW 137th Avenue continues north from the Dolphin Expressway 1.4 miles to NW 25th Street.
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A study evaluated extending the Dolphin Expressway 15 miles south and west to Kendall West, The Hammocks and the vicinity of SW 136th Street.¹
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SR 825 lines NW 137th Avenue 1.47 miles south from NW 12th Street to U.S. 41 (SW 8th Street). SW 137th Avenue continues from U.S. 41 to Lindgren Road at Kendall Lakes.
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Sources:

Future projects: MDX State Road 836 Southwest Extension - Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (mdx-way.com)

Photo Credits:

01/23/16, 03/21/20 by AARoads

Connect with:
Florida's Turnpike
State Road 825
State Road 826 - Palmetto Expressway
State Road 953 - LeJeune Road

Page Updated 10-13-2020.