




Improvements include widening of WB Glades Road to provide dual right access to WB Glades and dual right from WB Glades to TPK entrance. Along NB TPK widening to add an additional lane on exit ramp which includes the construction of a low level cast in place Bridge. The activities include bridge coating, signalization upgrades, overhead sign structures installation, drainage, and lighting. Inspection duties include monitoring clearing and grubbing, removal of existing pavement, shoulder and curb and gutter; performing MOT and environmental weekly inspections, check tree relocations, inspection of the embankment and base placement as well as taking densities for all earthwork layer and drainage installation. Inspection of existing utility lines relocation: FPL and communication fiber optic.
Solid Consulting Engineers ensured quality control throughout the FDOT Turnpike northbound exit ramp and Glades Road improvements project by providing a CEI Roadway Inspector. Their inspector monitored various construction activities for compliance with plans and specifications, including: widening of Glades Road and the northbound Turnpike exit ramp, construction of a new bridge, upgrading drainage, lighting, signage, and signals, relocation of utilities.
Solid Consulting Engineers' commitment to quality helped guarantee the project's successful completion, enhancing traffic flow and safety in the area.
| Financial Number: | 435615-1-62-01, 435615-4-6201 |
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| Project Length: | 0.9 miles |
| Start Date: | January 2017 |
| Completion Date: | Summer 2018 |
| Estimated Construction Cost: | 8.3 million |
| FDOT Project Manager: | Roxanne Riggs, PE |
| SOLID’s scope of work: | Provided CEI Roadway Inspector |