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The Port of Miami Tunnel includes providing a direct connection from the Port of Miami to highways via Watson Island to I-395 and, along with the deep dredge, keeping the Port of Miami, the county's second largest economic generator (after Miami International Airport), supporting over 11,000 jobs directly with an average salary of $50,000, [29 ...
The port is located on Dodge, Lummus and Sam's Islands, which is the combination of three historic islands (Dodge, Lummus and Sam's Islands) that have since been combined into one. It is connected to Downtown Miami by Port Boulevard—a causeway over the Intracoastal Waterway—and to the neighboring Watson Island via the PortMiami Tunnel. [4]
State Road 886 (SR 886), also known as Port Boulevard, is a causeway connecting the Port of Miami with downtown Miami, Florida. Its western terminus is an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1 or Biscayne Boulevard) just north of Bayside Marketplace , and its eastern terminus is at the Port of Miami entrance.
The road enters downtown Fort Lauderdale via the New River Tunnel, one of only a few underwater road tunnels in the state (the other on a state road being the Port Miami Tunnel). The next major intersection is with SR 842.
On May 24, 2010, construction began on the Port Miami Tunnel, a $1 billion project that connects the port to other major highway arteries, including I-395, with the tunnel opening on August 3, 2014. [14] [15] In 2016, the construction of additional lanes to match the rebuilt, higher capacity Dolphin-Palmetto Interchange, with SR 826 was ...
SR 887 (Port Miami via Tunnel) Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance: 0.9: 1.4: Watson Island, Jungle Island, Miami Children's Museum & Miami Seaplane Base: Interchange: Miami Beach: 1.634: 2.630: Fountain Street – Palm Island, Hibiscus Island: Eastern terminus of freeway section: 3.192: 5.137: SR 907 north (Alton Road)
As of March 2006 the Florida Department of Transportation was planning to construct a tunnel from the Port of Miami on Dodge Island under the main shipping channel to the MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island. [6] On May 24, 2010, construction began on the Port of Miami Tunnel; it was completed on August 3, 2014. [7] [8]
Port Tunnel may refer to: Dublin Port Tunnel , a tunnel in Ireland Port of Miami Tunnel , also referred to as the Miami Port Tunnel , an under construction tunnel in Florida