CTAC MARITIME SUBCOMMITTEE Port of Miami October 6, 2010 PROJECT - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CTAC MARITIME SUBCOMMITTEE

Port of Miami October 6, 2010

PROJECT NEEDS & BENEFITS

• Provide direct connection from Port to

Interstate Highways from I‐395 via Watson Island

• Maintain Port as County’s second‐leading

Economic Generator

• Relieve congestion from Downtown Streets
• Keep Port Competitive

PROJECT PARTNERS

90% Equity Partner 10% Equity Partner Contractor VMS Operator Public Sponsors Federal Support

PUBLIC‐PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP‐ P3

• Design‐Build‐Finance‐Operate‐Maintain

Concession Agreement

• 35‐year contract between FDOT & MAT

Concessionaire

• Design and Construction period is 55 months
• Operation and Maintenance period is the

remaining 30+ years

Contract Overview

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP – P3

• Upon Tunnel opening, FDOT begins making

availability payments adjusted yearly for inflation

• Maximum Availability Payment $32.5M/yr
• Payment is subject to reduction if Tunnel not
• perational during required hours
• Contract includes ‘Handback’ requirements to ensure

Tunnel is returned to FDOT in first‐class condition

Payments during O&M

FUNDING THE POMT

• FDOT contributing 50% of capital cost
• Miami‐Dade County contribution $257M
• City of Miami contribution $50M
• R/W donations (County & City) $50M
• FDOT funding Tunnel Operations & Maintenance from

statewide maintenance funds (about $200 million over 30 years)

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP – P3

Project Funding

SCOPE OF WORK

Modification of Dodge Island Roadway System New Tunnel Under Government Cut Shifting of Eastbound MacArthur Causeway MacArthur Causeway Bridge Widening

PROJECT STATUS:

Watson Island

• Construction of New Parrot Jungle

Trail is 90% Complete

• Widening and Shifting of

MacArthur Causeway is underway

• Site Installation Permits for

Support Operations under Bridge:

• Water Treatment Plant
• Concrete and Grout Batch Plant
• Cooling and Power Systems
• Mechanic Shop
• Barge to Receive Spoils

PROJECT STATUS:

MacArthur Causeway Bridge

• Widening of MacArthur Bridge for Tunnel Traffic
• Widening of the Median for Launching Pit – Tunnel

Starting Point

• Tunnel Support Operations located below Bridge

PROJECT STATUS:

Dodge Island

• 60% Roadway Design Plans are

under review process

• Exploratory Geotechnical Borings

are being performed and analyzed

• Sub‐sea Ground Investigation

being performed in Channel

• Utility Relocation & Demolition

work scheduled for Nov. 2010

• Ongoing Stakeholder Meetings

with Cruise, Cargo & Port Reps

TUNNEL BORING MACHINE

• Tunnel Boring Machine

(TBM) is currently being designed and fabricated in Germany.

• 41’ diameter & +600 ft.

long train

• Expected Arrival is

scheduled for May 2011

• EB Bore to begin

September 2011

• Completion of WB

Bore Spring 2013

TUNNEL VERTICAL ALIGNMENT & SECTION

• Tunnels are 3900 ft. long
• +40 ft. under the Bottom
• f Channel
• 5% Grade
• Precast Lining Segments

fabricated Off‐Site

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

• October 15, 2009 – Financial Agreement reached
• May 24, 2010 – Construction began on Watson Island
• Spring 2011 – Arrival of TBM in Miami
• Summer 2011 – Beginning of eastbound tunnel boring
• Spring 2012 – Completion of eastbound tunnel
• Spring 2013 – Completion of westbound tunnel
• Spring 2014 – Completion of Dodge Island roadway

improvements

• May 15, 2014 – Grand opening of the Port of Miami

Tunnel

*THESE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC (MOT)

• Weekly MOT releases
• Full‐time Communications Manager
• Full‐time Traffic Manager
• Full‐time Health & Safety Manager
• Emergency Response vehicles
• Live Cameras (Sunguide.org)

TRAFFIC CONTROL RESTRICTIONS: DODGE ISLAND

• Contractual Obligation to Maintain Dodge Island

Traffic during Construction

– Traffic control restrictions

• Heavy construction must not interfere with the cruise 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

along North America Way adjacent to the cruise terminals

• One‐time movements may only occur during non‐peak cruise

days and they need to be coordinated and approved by the Port in advance

TRAFFIC CONTROL RESTRICTIONS: DODGE ISLAND

• Contractual Obligation to Maintain Dodge Island

Traffic during Construction

– Traffic control restrictions

• Heavy construction must not interfere with the peak cargo

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 along North America Way.

• One‐time movements may only occur during non‐peak days and

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

TUNNEL BORING RESTRICTIONS: VESSEL MOVEMENTS

• Contractual Obligation to Maintain Dodge Island

Traffic during Construction

– Vessels movements

• Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) cannot operate within 100 ft. of a

moored cruise ship.

• Project is limited to North Channel.
• No interruptions of scheduled vessel movements in the ship

channel and in the turning basin beyond agreed construction windows (to be coordinated with the Port).

• All tunnel construction will occur underground with minimal

impact to the channel.

TUNNEL RENDERING

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