Traffic Advisories for the City of Melbourne, Florida

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2010 City of Melbourne Traffic Advisories

FAIRWAY DRIVE: The City of Melbourne Public Works & Utilities Department will be closing S. Fairway Drive, between Brown Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue, in Melbourne, in order to replace a failing storm pipe. The road closure is to begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 12 and extend until 4 p.m. on Friday, August 6. Traffic will be detoured around the work area. Additional information is available from Billy Williams at (321) 288-7768.

LONGWOOD BOULEVARD: The City of Melbourne Public Works & Utilities Department will be closing the east bound exit lane of Longwood Boulevard at the intersection with Wickham Road, in Melbourne, in order to rehabilitate a sanitary sewer lift station. The lane closure is to extend from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily, from July 6 through August 3. A detour will be set up to route traffic to an alternate exit. Additional information is available from Perry McThenny at (321) 288-7785.

MELBOURNE CAUSEWAY: Motorists traveling the Melbourne Causeway are to encounter a new traffic pattern beginning on July 1 and continuing for about eight months.  The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced plans to direct all traffic over a southern relief bridge while a northern relief bridge is being rebuilt.  The two relief bridges are located at a point between the high-rise spans and Indialantic.  Two lanes of traffic are to be maintained in each direction.  FDOT is directing a $9.6-million project, to be completed in about 550 days, that includes replacement of three relief bridges and construction of a pedestrian bridge along the Melbourne Causeway.  For additional information contact Nicole Colón, Public Involvement Coordinator, at 321-690-2187 or  Nicole.Colon@dot.state.fl.us.  Information is also available at www.cflroads.com..

NASA BOULEVARD REALIGNMENT PROJECT: Motorists traveling on NASA Boulevard near Melbourne International Airport will encounter a new traffic pattern. Motorists are asked to use caution and be alert when driving, walking, or biking around the construction area. Motorists may encounter delays during periods of alternating traffic patterns.

The realignment project is to be completed by a contractor working for the Florida Department of Transportation. The work involves construction of a new portion of NASA Boulevard from Atlantis Road to a point on Wickham Road directly across Ellis Road. The project also includes reconstruction of sections of Ellis Road from a point west of Lake Ibis Drive to Wickham Road and construction of new water main for the City of Melbourne.   The contractor for the one-year, $5.49-million project is Palm Beach Grading, Inc. Work started in March, 2010.

For more information about the project please contact Florida Department of Transportation's Public Information Officer Nicole Colon at 321-288-1088 or by email to Nicole.Colon@dot.state.fl.us. The agency operates a 24-HR Hotline at 321-690-2187 and provides information at www.cflroads.com.     


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