In an effort to help prevent dangerous incidents of people going in between the express lanes and normal ones on I-95, Florida Department of Transportation officials are unveiling new safety measures they hope will keep all motorists safe.
Starting Tuesday, FDOT crews will begin installing more durable plastic poles used to divide the express lanes from non-tolled traffic. The distance between the polls will also be reduced from 10 feet to five feet. The project is expected to take 10 weeks to complete and will be done at night.
"These delineators are going to be twice as close, we have them at 10 feet, we're going to put them at five feet and it's a new sturdier design, it's a harder plastic," Miami-Dade District 2 Secretary James Wolfe said.
Another safety measure taking place is the construction of five new emergency stopping sites along the express lanes between Northwest 62nd Street and Northwest 131st Street. The 13-foot wide shoulders will be between 1,200 and 1,900 feet in length and give both drivers and emergency crews room to safely pull over.
Construction is expected to start in January and last one year. Drivers can find out more information about additional updates to the express lanes by clicking on this link.
