Long-awaited good news for drivers who have had to detour for years, the US1-bridge in Jupiter is nearing it’s re-opening. Construction workers have been working around the clock to replace the bridge.
“When this is all said and done, this is going to be one of those iconic structures, that gateway into the town of Jupiter,” said Scott Case, the Senior Project Engineer.
The $122 million project has been in the works since 2021.
“When we started the project, the primary function was to prep the project for the detour route, to get people off the existing structure, there was a lot of intersection improvements. We put in preemption devices at all the intersections and hooked those up with emergency responder vehicles,” said Case. “Now we’re here, since March of 2023, until now, we have demoed an existing structure and put back a new one in the same foot print.”
WPTVThe new structure comes with some major updates, including safety improvements like a designated section for both bikers and pedestrians, Florida Department of Transportation said safety was top of mind.