I-595 flyover ramp nearly raised 18 inches

Construction workers to lift onramps

Published On: Jul 15 2012 04:27:30 PM EDT   Updated On: Jul 16 2012 08:05:25 AM EDT
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -

Construction crews are nearly finished raising an entire flyover bridge 18 inches into the air using hydraulic jacks as part of the $1.2 billion Interstate 595 Express Lane construction project.

At of 11 p.m. Sunday, a spokesperson for the project said the ramp had been raised nearly 17 inches. The ramp is raised 1 inch each hour.

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The flyover ramp from southbound University Drive to eastbound I-595 will be closed for 120 days, officials said.

The project will be done in 2014.

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Published On: Jul 15 2012 11:05:39 PM EDT
COURTESY: Nils Swenson
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