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Turnpike PDE study presents Sterling Road interchange concept; Davie leaders seek details on sound walls and local impacts
Summary
A Turnpike Project Development & Environment (PD&E) study presented an interchange concept at Sterling Road with new ramps, signals, a flyover to the Seminole casino and widened bridge lanes. Davie officials asked about sound walls, access changes near churches and neighborhood impacts; the study is in early stages with public meetings planned.
Town engineer Jonathan Vogt briefed the council on a Florida Turnpike Enterprise Project Development & Environment (PD&E) study that proposes a new interchange at Sterling Road and associated improvements intended to relieve congestion around Griffin Road and nearby interchanges.
Vogt explained the concept study covers a broad corridor east‑west from Southwest 58th Avenue to State Road 7 and includes: a new southbound on/off ramp with a signal at Southwest 60th Avenue; a northbound on/off ramp and a separate flyover delivering vehicles directly into the Seminole casino property; a widened Turnpike bridge (planned to accommodate eight to ten lanes in the long term) with combined pedestrian and bicycle paths; and additional turn lanes and signal work at adjacent intersections.
Vogt said Seminole interests have acquired parcels on the west side of the Turnpike and the interchange concept contemplates retention ponds, access changes and possible sound walls between the Turnpike and nearby residences. He also said churches and other parcels near the proposed northbound ramps may experience changes to access patterns, including conversions to right‑in/right‑out points, and that final designs will require thorough traffic and noise studies.
Council members and staff asked questions about where sound walls might be located, whether they would be placed between the Turnpike and the residential ponds/green area and how the design would affect local roads and access to the casinos. Vogt said those details would be studied and that public meetings on the PD&E are scheduled in the months ahead; the presentation was the project team’s early outreach to affected jurisdictions and residents.
Potential benefits identified in the presentation included reduced congestion at the Griffin Road interchange, improved access to the Turnpike and new multimodal connections. Vogt said the Seminoles’ participation (land contribution and likely financial participation) is expected to be part of the project discussion and that the PD&E will evaluate alternatives and environmental impacts before any final design is selected.
Council members asked staff to track future public‑meeting dates and to provide direction at the MPO or other transportation forums as the project advances. Vogt said the Turnpike project team will publish technical schedules and hold public hearings as the PD&E process moves forward.
