MIAMI — An innovative diverging diamond interchange along Interstate 95 in Florida’s Palm Beach County has been recognized as one of the year’s most impactful projects by Roads&Bridges on its 2024 Top 10 Roads list.
It was one of three road projects honored this year by Roads&Bridges where WSP played a key role in its design and construction.
The existing interchange at Glades Road struggled to accommodate the daily flow of traffic, which by 2013 had reached 200,000 vehicles per day. With rapid population growth continuing and more than 300,000 vehicles a day anticipated by 2040, Florida Department of Transportation District 4 took consequential action, and selected the team of WSP and Prince Contracting to design and construct a new interchange.
In addition to converting the interchange from a partial clover leaf to a DDI, improvements along Glades Road included: widening two bridges over I-95 and one over Military Trail/South Florida Rail Corridor, building a new pedestrian bridge over I-95 and providing roadway widening, drainage, lighting, signalization, and intelligent transportation systems construction.
“With a ‘one team, one job’ approach, the I-95/Glades Road Diverging Diamond Interchange Project is a testament to innovative engineering and strategic planning, while enhancing safety and mobility for all,” said Yamila Hernandez, WSP senior vice president and project manager.
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WSP is proud to have partnered with other firms on two road projects also recognized by Roads&Bridges Top 10 List.
Complete 540 Phase 1, Raleigh, North Carolina – WSP was prime designer on the Lane-Blythe Construction Joint Venture for the 8.6-mile segment from east of U.S. 401 to east of Interstate 40 (I-40), which included construction of new interchanges at Old Stage Road, N.C. 50, and the turbine interchange at I-40. This segment of the project, which opened to traffic in September, marks a crucial step in expanding the transportation infrastructure of the greater Raleigh area by easing traffic congestion, improving connectivity to other major throughfares and providing safer conditions for motorists and maintenance crews. Read more
I-4 Ultimate Orlando, Florida – WSP provided quality control services for the Skanska-Granite-Lane portion of the Interstate 4 Ultimate Improvement Project, an extensive reconstruction covering 21 miles between the Universal Orlando Resort to Longwood. Upgrades to the highway included four dynamic toll express lanes, rebuilt general use lanes, 15 major interchange reconstructions, 13 bridge widenings and the addition of 53 new bridges. When the project launched in 2014, the corridor handled between 121,500 and 183,000 vehicles daily, far exceeded its capacity. At the time it was the largest public-private partnership in the U.S. Read more
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