Included and attached to this is the Alton Road construction update and map for your information.

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1 Included and attached to this is the Alton Road construction update and map for your information. For your safety please walk, drive and ride cautiously around construction zones and do not enter any closed work zones. Hours of Operation Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with daytime lane closure hours from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Nighttime work will be performed when underground drainage or water main activities cross a side street or intersection. UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Sunday, July 14 through mid-august 2013 Eastbound MacArthur Causeway flyover to northbound Alton Road Starting the night of Sunday, July 14, the flyover bridge from eastbound MacArthur Causeway to northbound Alton Road will be closed continuously while the contractor rebuilds the base of the bridge and replaces the guardrail along the flyover. This work is scheduled through mid-august This closure will allow the contractor to accelerate the schedule of bridge work from six months to approximately 30 days. A detour will be established along Alton Road and 5 Street in order to guide drivers around the work. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes. Bus service, business access and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. Motorists traveling east on the MacArthur Causeway who wish to travel north on Alton Road will have to: 1. Continue east on 5 Street 2. Turn north on Alton Road Motorists traveling south on Alton Road who wish to travel east on 5 Street will have to: 1. Turn east on 8 Street 2. Turn south on Lenox Avenue 3. Turn east on 5 Street Motorists will be able to travel south on Alton Road to access westbound MacArthur Causeway.

2 Motorists south of 5 Street who are traveling north on Alton Road and wish to continue north will have to: 1. Turn east on 4 Street 2. Turn north on Lenox Avenue 3. Turn west on 5 Street 4. Turn north on Alton Road Motorists south of 5 Street who are traveling north on Alton Road and wish to travel west on the MacArthur Causeway will have to: 1. Turn east on 4 Street 2. Turn north on Lenox Avenue 3. Turn west on 5 Street 4. Continue west on 5 Street to MacArthur Causeway Motorists will not be able to cross east or west on Alton Road at 6 Street. The City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, will hold a Special City Commission Meeting on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers, 3rd floor, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, for the purpose of discussing the Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) and community outreach plan surrounding the closure of the 5th Street/Alton Road Flyover for thirty (30) days, running from July 14, 2013 through August 13, 2013.

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4 ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12 Intersection of 5 Street and Alton Road Nighttime Work Demolition of part of the median island at the right turn lane on eastbound 5 Street at Alton Road in order to provide three travel lanes through the intersection during the work on the Alton Road flyover bridge. The eastbound right lane on 5 Street at the intersection of Alton Road will be closed at night during this work. Motorists traveling east on 5 Street will still be able to turn south on Alton Road. Alton Road from 13 Street to Michigan Avenue (north of 20 Street) Daytime and Nighttime Work Testing the new water main and restriping the roadway to remove the traffic switch between 16 Street and 13 Street. One lane may be closed at night on southbound Alton Road in order to restripe the road between 16 Street and 13 Street. One lane will remain open at all times. Once the lanes are back to their original configuration the left turn lanes will reopen at the following locations: Street Street Street Street Through September 2013 Northbound Alton Road will be closed and detoured from north of 17 Street to Michigan Avenue (north of 20 Street). Motorists must follow the established detour route. Excavating the roadway, installing new drainage, sidewalks, driveways, pedestrian ramps, lighting, signals and rebuilding this section of roadway Alton Road will serve southbound traffic only in this area during this time. Northbound Alton Road traffic will be detoured as follows: 1. Turn east on 17 Street 2. Turn north on Meridian Avenue 3. Turn west on Dade Boulevard 4. Turn north on Michigan Avenue 5. Continue north on Alton Road Pedestrian and business access will be maintained at all times. The construction team will coordinate the closure of driveways; however, at least one entrance will be maintained at all times.

5 PARKING RESTRICTIONS: In an effort to help alleviate impacts to on-street parking during construction, motorists will be allowed to park at spaces within the work zone where a white bag covers the meter. White bags are currently located on southbound Alton Road between 16 Street and 13 Street. On-street parking restrictions may be enforced when the white bag is removed and the yellow No Parking bag covers the meter. White bags will be removed approximately 48 hours before work takes place in order to allow parked cars the opportunity to move. On-street parking remains restricted on northbound Alton Road between 16 Street and 13 Street. Lanes have been shifted in this area and the northbound right lane is not wide enough for cars to safely travel and park. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SCHEDULE MAY CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER OR UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS. Additional information is available on the project page of the department's website. You may also contact Construction Public Information Specialist Heather Leslie at or her at Heather@hmlpublicoutreach.com. Drivers are encouraged to call 511 before they drive, or log onto to get real-time traffic and lane closure information. Follow us on