Traffic Advisories for the City of Melbourne, Florida
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2010 City of Melbourne Traffic Advisories

US HIGHWAY 1: The City of Melbourne Public Works and Utilities Department will be closing the north bound inside and center lanes of US Highway 1 at the intersection of US Highway 1 and Lookout Terrace, in order to complete a water line repair. The lane closure will extend from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, September 10. If you have any questions please contact Dennis Burke at (321) 288-1372.

HYDE PARKWAY: The City of Melbourne Public Works & Utilities Department will be closing Hyde Parkway, between Devonshire Drive and S. Greenway Drive, in order to replace a storm pipe. The road closure will extend from 8:30 a.m. until
5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8. Local traffic will be detoured around the work area. If you have any questions please contact Dennis Burke at (321) 288-1372.

ELLIS ROAD: Ellis Road is to be closed between Wickham Road and a point just east of Lake Ibis Drive beginning Friday, September 17 from 7 p.m. to Saturday, September 18 at approximately 11:30 P.M.

Motorists wishing to access Ellis Road from Wickham Road will be detoured to Silver Sands Drive to Lake Ibis Drive, then south to Ellis Road. In addition, motorists wishing to access Wickham Road from Ellis Road will be detoured to Shinn Avenue, then to Industrial Road and then eastbound to Wickham Road.  Wickham Road will be reduced to a two lane facility during the construction period. 

This roadwork is for the new water and drainage systems for the City of Melbourne and the City of West Melbourne. 

If additional information is required, please call Nicole Colon (321-690-2187) Public Involvement Coordinator with the Florida Department of Transportation.

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.     
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..


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