Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee Maritime Subcommittee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee Maritime Subcommittee Meeting

May 11, 2011

Port of Miami Tunnel Benefits

The Port of Miami Tunnel will:

• Provide a second access between the mainland the

Port of Miami for the safeguard of cruise and cargo industries

• Increase competitiveness at the POM by alleviating

traffic congestion and reducing travel times

• Provide direct expressway access to I‐395, I‐95, and

SR‐836

• Offer a direct connection between MIA and the

Seaport

• Relieve congestion and improve safety on

Downtown Miami streets by diverting the Seaport’s commercial traffic

Potential Construction Impacts

Analysis of Potential Impacts to Cruise and Cargo Business Report prepared for Board of County Commissioners and presented on December 20, 2010

• Analyzed potential impact to

industry at the Port of Miami related to construction of the Port of Miami Tunnel

• Addressed measures established

to mitigate and minimize such potential impacts

Potential Construction Impacts

Impacts identified include:

• Lane Closures
• Maintenance of Traffic
• Construction Work on Main Channel

Lane Closures

• Temporary Lane Closures may be required during

short periods

• Closure requests must be submitted two weeks in

advance for review, approval, and notification

• Lane Closure Advisory issued through Port’s Public

Information Manager as Port Bulletin to Port tenants and users

• VMS required a week in advance as public notification
• No closures are approved on the cruise roadway

network during cruise days

• Lane closure requests on Port Boulevard only

approved during non‐peak cargo and cruise times

Lane Closure Mitigation Strategy

• Weekly Meetings held to discuss and plan future

closures

• No closures approved for hours other than those

specified in the Concession Agreement

• Pre‐activity Meetings held for any closure involving a

traffic shift, detour, or closure of more than one lane

• Detailed Action Plan required describing means and

methods, and phasing of activities during closure

• Contingency Plan required addressing provisions for

Contractor to follow FDOT directive to implement plan

• Performance Points assessed for failure to adhere to

Action Plan

Maintenance of Traffic Restrictions

• MOT must ensure no reductions in existing lanes in
• rder to maintain levels of service on roadways
• Contractual Obligations to Maintain Dodge Island

Traffic during Construction

• Heavy construction must not interfere with the peak traffic periods.
• No construction traffic hauling operations from 6am to 6pm

between Friday and Monday (inclusive).

• With the exception of one‐time movements, no operations allowed
• n roads adjacent to Cruise Terminals.
• One‐time movements may only occur during non‐peak days and they

need to be coordinated and approved by the Port in advance.

• Access to parking facilities for cruise passengers must be maintained

at all times during construction.

Construction Work on Channel

• Most tunneling activities will

be underground with no impacts to channel or Port

• perations
• Ground treatment may be

required from the surface within limited construction windows

Construction Work on Port

• Work along cruise ship berths will not be performed

when vessels are on port

• Access along the Cruise Terminals waterfront is to be

maintained at all times

• Vessel provisioning operations cannot be interrupted

Port of Miami Partners

• The Port of Miami Tunnel Management Team has

maintained close communication with Port Partners

• Two separate Project kick‐off meetings were held in

April 2010 with the Cruise and Cargo Stakeholders

• Industry Stakeholder Meetings were held on

December 2010 and April 2011 to report Project progress and notify stakeholders of upcoming Dodge Island roadway traffic shifts

• Follow‐up meetings will be held in May 2011 to address

specific issues related to MOT

Looking Ahead

• Top priority is to minimize impacts to

businesses at the Port during construction

• Active and ongoing coordination between

Concessionaire, FDOT and Port staff

• Ongoing bi‐monthly follow‐up with

partners (or as needed)