City of Palm Bay issued the following announcement.
On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, City of Palm Bay leaders presided over the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new segment of the St. Johns Heritage Parkway, including the Babcock Street intersection. The new stretch of the Parkway and southern I-95 interchange at Exit 166 are now open.
The new 1.67-mile segment of the St. Johns Heritage Parkway runs east-west between Babcock Street and the new “diverging diamond” interchange. The new southern I-95 interchange provides Palm Bay residents with much-needed access to the I-95 corridor, reducing travel times and traffic surrounding the existing interchange at Malabar Road.
The northern and southern segments of the St. Johns Heritage Parkways serve as the first and second phases of a future beltway around Palm Bay, connecting Brevard’s most populous City with U.S. 192 in West Melbourne and Interstate 95 in southeast Palm Bay. The Parkway provides alternate routes, alleviating daily traffic congestion within the city of Palm Bay, and provides residents with additional access points to critical emergency routes.
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