After decades of planning and four years of construction, the PortMiami Tunnel is expected to open to the public later this month. Some 16,000 vehicles may travel daily to and from the port, under concrete entrances.
Prior to the tunnel being built, the only way into the Port was through Port Boulevard. That caused heavy truck traffic, cruise line buses and private cars to congest the narrow Central Business District. The project consisted of twin tunnels under Government Cut among other infrastructure developments.
The PortMiami Tunnel will improve access to and from the Port, serving as a dedicated roadway connector linking the Port with the MacArthur Causeway (State Road A1A) and I-395. The Port is located on Dodge Island, a 518-acre island in Biscayne Bay and connected to the city of Miami solely by the Port Boulevard Bridge. All traffic currently enters and exits the island on the existing bridge.
Construction on the tunnel is on time and on its billion-dollar budget
