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SR 874/Don Shula Expressway SR 874/Don Shula Expressway Ramp Connector Ramp Connector Ramp Connector Ramp Connector Project Development & Environment Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study (PD&E) Study

PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING December 8, 2011 December 8, 2011

MDX Contract #: RFP-09-04 MDX Work Program #: 87410.011 ETDM #: 11501

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This Public Hearing is being held in accordance w ith:

Chapter 23 of United States Code 128. Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1500 through 1508.

accordance w ith:

Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 771. Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 402. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, as amended. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Presidential Executive Order 11990, “Protection of Wetlands.” May 24, 1977. Presidential Executive Order 11988, “Floodplain Management and Protection.

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MDX Work Program Project #: 87410.011 MDX Work Program Project #: 87410.011 Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) #: Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) #: 11501 11501

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Project Life Cycle

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PD&E Process

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Coordination

  • On-going/Planned Developments
  • Miami-Dade County
  • Florida Department of Transportation ( FDOT)

Florida Department of Transportation ( FDOT)

  • Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE)
  • Miami Dade Public Works (MDPW)
  • Miami Dade Transit (MDT)
  • Florida Department of Environmental

Protection (FDEP)

  • South Florida Water Management District

(SFWMD)

  • Florida Power & Light (FPL)

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  • CSX Transportation (CSX)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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Project Description

  • SR 874/ Don Shula

Expressway

  • Urban Principal

Arterial Expressway

  • Approximately 7.2

miles

  • Posted Speed Limit

55 mph

  • Hurricane Evacuation
  • Hurricane Evacuation

Route

  • Part of SIS/FIHS

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  • New on/off ramp from

SR 874 to SW 128th St

  • Roadway improvements

along SW 128th St from SW 122nd Ave to SW 137th Ave

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Purpose and Need

1. Social Demand and Economic Development p 2. System Connectivity 3 Capacit 3. Capacity 4. Evacuation Route/ Emergency Services Emergency Services

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Purpose and Need

S i l D d d E i D l t

  • West Kendall is one of the fastest

i iti i th t t

Social Demand and Economic Development

growing communities in the state

  • Anticipated growth by 2035:

P l ti 104%

  • Future development in the project vicinity
  • Population: 104%
  • Jobs: 37%

Future development in the project vicinity includes:

  • Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport

improvements Z Mi i i

  • ZooMiami expansion
  • Schools
  • Housing developments
  • DRI’s

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System Connectivity

Purpose and Need

System Connectivity

  • Existing connections to

expressway system:

  • SW 152nd Street (HEFT & SR
  • SW 152nd Street (HEFT & SR

874)

  • SW 120th Street (HEFT)
  • SR 874 provides a southwest to

DOWNTOWN MIAMI

  • SR 874 provides a southwest to

northeast connection from the HEFT to the Palmetto Expressway/SR 826

  • The new facility would provide

local traffic a more direct route to the centers of employment in the County

STUDY AREA STUDY AREA STUDY AREA

  • Downtown Miami
  • Miami International Airport
  • Miami Beach

STUDY AREA STUDY AREA STUDY AREA

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  • Port of Miami
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Purpose and Need

Capacity

  • Expressways and

interchanges in the

Capacity

interchanges in the area are heavily congested

  • The proposed ramps

would provide an would provide an alternate travel route, relieving congestion

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Evacuation Route/ Emergency services

Purpose and Need

Evacuation Route/ Emergency services

  • The lower southeast Florida region has been

id tifi d f th t h i identified as one of the most hurricane vulnerable areas in the United States

  • The SR 874/Don Shula Expressway facilitates

access to other critical north-south facilities (i.e. SR 826/Palmetto Expressway, US-1, I-95)

  • This project would provide an additional

This project would provide an additional connection to the SR 874 facility and improve the mobility at the Turnpike interchanges decreasing

  • verall evacuation time

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Key Project Components

Environmental Environmental Engineering Engineering Public Involvement Public Involvement

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Community Involvement

Public Involvement

Community Involvement

  • Coordinated with Key Stakeholders,

b i t businesses, etc.

  • Public Meetings held:

A /El t d Offi i l Ki k ff – Agency/Elected Officials Kick-off Meeting – Public Kick-off Meeting – Public Alternatives Workshop

  • Ways of engaging the community:

F t h t – Fact sheets – Newsletters

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Public Involvement

Stakeholder Meetings

  • Have met with the following

Owners/Agencies:

  • Bonita Lakes (HOA)

Stakeholder Meetings

  • Bonita Lakes (HOA)
  • Venezia Lakes (HOA)
  • Eagle Lake Office Park

W B ildi C ti

  • Wynn Building Corporation
  • J&B Importers
  • The Flyer

P E R A (Ni S il &

  • P.E.R.A. (Nixon Smiley &

Tamiami Pineland Preserve)

  • Miami Dade County Public
  • Miami Dade County Public

Works and Waste Management

  • Miami-Dade County Parks,

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Recreation and Open Spaces

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Engineering Analysis

Project Constraints

  • Tamiami and Nixon

Smiley Pineland Preserves

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  • Multiple Residential

neighborhoods

  • Existing and proposed

& FP&L Transmission lines & Davis Substation

  • CSX Railroad

CSX Railroad

  • Proposed Turnpike

improvements

  • Kendall Tamiami

Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport – FAA compliance

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Engineering Analysis

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Traffic Analysis Engineering Analysis y

  • Traffic Analysis Years:
  • Opening: 2017
  • Interim: 2027
  • Design: 2037
  • Determined traffic

improvements/ impacts improvements/ impacts

  • n local roads
  • Preparation of an
  • Preparation of an

Interchange Justification Report (IJR)

  • FDOT review (FIHS/

SIS facility)

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Engineering Analysis

PARAMETERS ALTERNATIVES

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Engineering Analysis

Alternative Corridor A (SW 128th Street)

  • Provides new on/off ramps from SR 874 to SW 128th Street
  • New ramps come down to ground level just east of SW122nd Avenue

Alternative Corridor A (SW 128 Street)

  • Requires widening of SW 128th Street from 2 to 4 lanes
  • Avoids impacts to Pineland preserves
  • Minimizes right-of-way impacts

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Engineering Analysis

Alternative Corridor C (SW 136th Street)

  • Provides new ramps

from SR 874 to SW Alternative Corridor C (SW 136 Street) 136th St

  • New ramps come down

to ground level just east

  • f SW 127th Ave
  • Direct impacts to

Tamiami Pineland Preserve

  • Direct impacts to CSX

R/W and FP&L Transmission lines

  • Significant public
  • pposition from abutting

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residences

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Engineering Analysis

Alternative Corridor F (SW 128th Street/SW 136th Street)

  • Provides two one way

ramps (entrance at SW 136th St it t SW Alternative Corridor F (SW 128 Street/SW 136 Street) 136th St, exit at SW 128th St)

  • Direct impacts to

Tamiami Pineland Preserve

  • Direct impacts to CSX

R/W and FP&L R/W and FP&L Transmission lines

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Engineering Analysis

Preferred Alternative Corridor A (SW 128th Street) from SR 874 to SW 122nd Avenue

  • Two 2-lane on/off ramps to SR 874 (Don Shula Expressway)
  • New ramps come down to ground level just east of the SW 122nd Avenue.
  • 12 foot frontage road east of SW 122nd Avenue will provide access to abutting

b i businesses.

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Engineering Analysis

Preferred Alternative Corridor A (SW 128th Street) from SW 122nd Avenue to SW

  • Widens SW 128th Street from two to four lanes from SW 122nd Avenue to SW

137th Avenue P id 6 ft id lk th th id d 10 ft h d th th 137th Avenue

  • Provides 6 ft sidewalk on the north side and a 10 ft shared use path on the

south side.

  • Requires intersection improvements at the intersections of SW 128th Street with

SW 122nd Avenue, SW 127th Avenue and SW 137th Avenue. ,

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Engineering Analysis

Preferred Alternative Corridor A - Right of Way Impacts g y p

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Direct Effects

Environmental Analysis

Direct Effects

  • Natural Issues
  • Threatened/ Endangered Species – Minimal Impacts

W l d N i l

  • Wetlands – No involvement
  • Water Quality – Minimal Impacts
  • Physical Issues

Noise Minimal Impacts No noise alls req ired

  • Noise – Minimal Impacts – No noise walls required
  • Contamination – Only low risk sites located in the area
  • Air Quality – No Impacts
  • Socio-Economic / Cultural Issues
  • Socio-Economic / Cultural Issues
  • Historical – No involvement
  • Archaeological – No involvement
  • 4(f) Sites – No Impacts

S i E i P iti I t

  • Socio- Economic – Positive Impacts
  • Relocation - No impacts

Indirect & Cumulative Effects

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  • May increase exposure to noise, litter and traffic for the

Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve

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S i E i I

Environmental Analysis

Socio-Economic Impacts

  • SR 874 Ramp Connector to SW 128th

SR 874 Ramp Connector to SW 128 Street Comparative Study

  • Study evaluated 6 different expressway
  • Study evaluated 6 different expressway

ramps within Miami-Dade and Broward County with similar conditions to the proposed project

SR 874 RAMP CONNECTOR TO SW 128th STREET

  • Inclusion of the ramp will have a beneficial

impact due to increase accessibility to the expressway

TO SW 128th STREET COMPARATIVE STUDY APRIL 5, 2011 PREPARED BY: BERMELLO AJAMIL & PARTNERS, INC.

expressway

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Project Documents

  • Draft Project Development

Summary Report

  • Draft State Environmental Impact

a S a e

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a pac Report

  • Draft Endangered Species

Biological Assessment Biological Assessment

  • Draft Contamination Evaluation

Screening Report

  • Draft Noise Study Report
  • Draft Cultural Resource

Assessment Survey

  • Draft Interchange Justification

Report

  • Draft Wetland Technical

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  • Draft Wetland Technical

Memorandum

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Schedule & Cost

Schedule Ne t Steps Next Steps

  • Final Design: 2012-2013, Right-of-Way: 2013-2015, Construction: 2015-2017

Preliminary Construction Cost

  • Approximate construction cost: $108 Million

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Engineering Analysis

Preferred Alternative Corridor A

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Written Statements

, 7:00 p.m.

  • Ms. Tere C. Garcia

MDX Public Information Officer Willi M L h MDX B ildi William M. Lehman MDX Building 3790 NW 21st Street Miami, FL 33142 (786) 277-9292 874ramp@mdxway.com

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For additional information please contact: p

  • Ms. Tere C. Garcia

f Off Public Information Officer Phone: (305) 860-3758 Cell: (786) 277-9292 Fax: (305) 860-3759 E-mail: Tgarcia@mdxway.com

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Your COMMENTS and CONCERNS CONCERNS are solicited tonight! g

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