Detours ahead: State to close Jupiter exits on Florida's Turnpike this weekend

JUPITER — The Florida Department of Transportation this weekend is demolishing toll booths at the north and southbound exits from Florida's Turnpike to Indiantown Road. The road work will close the exits from 2 a.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Monday.

The state had originally planned to do the work in December but postponed the work hours before it was to start.

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Those driving northbound who want to exit from the turnpike onto Indiantown Road will be redirected to exit at PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, and use Interstate 95 to continue onto Indiantown Road, about 8 miles away.

Southbound turnpike drivers who need to access Indiantown Road will be redirected to leave the highway at exit 133, marked for Palm City and Stuart, and continue south on Interstate 95 for about 18 miles.

Those who want to travel north from Indiantown Road can access the turnpike by taking I-95 north to High Meadow Avenue at exit 102 in Stuart, about 20 miles.

Drivers on Indiantown Road who want to travel south will be redirected to access the turnpike via I-95 to PGA Boulevard at exit 79.

Lianna Norman covers northern Palm Beach County for the Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at lnorman@pbpost.com. You can follow her reporting on social media @LiannaNorman on Twitter. Support local journalism: Subscribe today!

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