Traffic alert: Lanes on Okeechobee Road shut down, beware of Dolphins gridlock

Traffic admin August 22, 2026 0 Comments

Traffic alert: Lanes on Okeechobee Road shut down, beware of Dolphins gridlock

As part of a landscaping project on Florida’s Turnpike, overnight lane closures will affect Okeechobee Road from the Broward County line to west of the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike.

While crews are adding landscaping, installing native plants, and making medians, curves and roadside areas more visible, lanes will close from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and weekends. These shutdowns could continue into early 2029.

Here are some other South Florida road issues to note:

Miami Dolphins traffic

The first Miami Dolphins home game of the year, a preseason matchup against the New York Giants, kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

While this game isn’t expected to draw a capacity crowd, traffic may be heavier along the Miami Gardens Drive and Ives Dairy Road corridors, and also near the stadium on 27th Avenue / University Drive. Stadium parking begins at noon,

Lot 95 — Golden Glades Parking Garage, 16000 NW 7th Ave., Miami

Other possible choke points: Florida’s Turnpike in the area may be more crowded than usual on a weekend. Drivers will be streaming into park and ride lots across from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood and at the Golden Glades at Interstate 95.

Miami-Dade County construction

A new northbound exit ramp to eastbound Okeechobee Road (Exit 35A) was completed on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Drivers heading to westbound Okeechobee Road should still use the existing Exit 34B. Access to Northwest138th Street is only available from Exit 34B as well.
Beginning 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, southbound I-95 drivers exiting at Northwest 14th Street will follow a new traffic pattern. Exits will shift slightly east and drivers will move right onto a newly constructed ramp lane.
Up to one southbound or northbound lane on Biscayne Boulevard will close from Northeast 61st to 64th streets between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and at night between 11:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. Closures will also occur from Northeast 64th Street to Sixth Avenue between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and at night between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
135th Street lanes will close from Northwest Second Avenue to Northeast 17th Avenue/Tressler Street. In the eastbound direction, lanes will close between 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and again from 4:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to not interfere with school zone speed reductions. In the westbound direction, lanes will close from 5 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. and again at 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. This project is estimated to complete in the spring of 2028.
On Northwest 27th Avenue from Sesame Street to Dunad Avenue in Opa locka, a lane will close on weekdays and weekends from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. From 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., there is possible double-lane closures. This project is expected to be completed this fall.
Lanes will close from 9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and again from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on weekdays and weekends along Northwest 135th Street from 30th to 47th avenues.
On Saturday, the Metromover will begin operating at 2 p.m. to continue its ongoing maintenance.

Broward County Construction

Single lane closures will occur along 22nd Avenue between Stirling Road and Sheridan Street in Hollywood from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays.
Along Atlantic Boulevard at Lyons Road in Coconut Creek, lane closures will occur Sundays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and nightly at 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday and Saturday lane closures will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and lanes may also close on Lyons Road on Sundays through Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Lane closures will occur on Broward Boulevard between Northwest 33rd Terrace and 29th Avenue in Lauderhill from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and at night from 7:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Sundays through Thursdays.