State Road (SR) 704/Okeechobee Boulevard Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation (RRR) Project
Financial Numbers: 447671-1-52-01
Project Lengths:0.608 Miles
Project Limits: State Road (SR) 704/Okeechobee Boulevard from Red Trail to West of Australian Avenue
Start Date: January 2025
Completion Date: Early 2026
Contractor: J.W. Cheatham, LLC
Construction Cost: $3.2 million
Scope of Work:
Project improvements consist of milling, repaving, and restriping the existing roadway within the project limits to ensure long-term infrastructure resilience and safety; upgrading pedestrian signals and lighting to LED fixtures at existing crosswalks to enhance pedestrian safety and connectivity; replacing in-road sensors and traffic signal backplates to improve traffic flow and enhance safety for motorists; installing Wrong Way Driving Systems (WWDS) at the SR 9/I-95 northbound and southbound exit ramps to SR 704/Okeechobee Boulevard to enhance safety by detecting wrong-way drivers and alerting the driver, other motorists, and first responders of the impending danger.