This FDOT project includes planned interchange improvements at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (U.S. 1) and I-95 (S.R. 9) and the proposed ramp closure of the Flanders Street connection to the Boulevard Street on-ramp to westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to improve safety conditions.

The primary purpose of this project is to improve existing and future traffic conditions:

• Improve safety
• Reduce conflicts
• Reduce congestion
• Increase operational efficiency

FDOT proposes the following modifications:

• Closing the northwest loop ramp

Installing new traffic signals:

• For westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to southbound I-95
• For eastbound Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to northbound I-95
• Reconstructing and widening the I-95 bridge at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to vertical clearance of 16.5’
• Reconstructing pedestrian bridge over Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to vertical clearance of 17.5’
• Installing noise barrier wall to reduce roadway noise at the southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest quadrants of the interchange
• Closing the Flanders Street connection to the Boulevard Street (W. 21st Street) on-ramp to westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to improve safety conditions