FPN: 425843-2-22-01 Tonights Agenda Presentation 6 p.m. 15 minute - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FPN: 425843-2-22-01

Tonight’s Agenda • Presentation – 6 p.m. • 15 minute intermission • Public testimony • Close of hearing after final public testimony

PD&E Study Objectives Develop and analyze alternatives Evaluate engineering issues Evaluate environmental issues Build and no-build alternatives

Project Location

Purpose and Need • Traffic Operations • By 2035 the southbound ramps and the Davis Blvd / Collier Blvd intersection would experience significant delays (LOS F) • Provide improvements to meet future needs • Interchange and Davis Blvd / Collier Blvd intersection • Traffic Safety • Improvements may reduce crash potential at Davis Blvd / Collier Blvd • Freight Traffic • Last major interchange before Alligator Alley

Purpose and Need: Planned Development Future Development Collier Blvd Magnolia Pond Dr Davis Blvd

Preferred Alternative

Preferred Alternative Rebuild ramp & Existing intersection right-of-way Existing right-of-way Dual left turn lanes Loop ramp Rebuild ramp Existing Loop ramp right-of-way Northbound ramp elevated over the southbound ramp

Intersection Upgrade Concept Davis Boulevard / Collier Boulevard

Flyover Intersection Upgrade Concept Davis Blvd Walmart Collier Blvd

Flyover Intersection Upgrade Concept Davis Blvd Walmart Collier Blvd Overpass Collier Blvd Northbound Bridge

Flyover Intersection Upgrade Concept Davis Blvd Walmart Southbound Bridge Collier Blvd

Flyover Intersection Upgrade Concept New shared-use path Construct Minimal right- Existing Davis Blvd southbound of-way take right-of-way flyover ramp (Acquire aerial rights) Collier Blvd Maintain Construct Existing intersection and northbound right-of-way approaches as is flyover ramp

Typical Section Collier Boulevard under I-75

Collier Boulevard under I-75 Southbound Northbound

No-Build Alternative

Capacity Improvements Complete 2014

No-Build Alternative • Advantages: • No inconvenience to traffic flow due to construction • No right-of-way acquisition, design, or construction costs • No direct effects to adjacent natural and human environments • Disadvantages: • Increase in traffic congestion and road user costs • Unacceptable traffic delays on the existing roadway network • Increased crash potential • Increase in air pollutants due to traffic congestion • Not consistent with the Collier County Growth Management Plan, or the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan

Environmental Evaluations

Environmental Evaluations • Threatened and endangered species • Wetlands and floodplains • Stormwater management and permitting • Noise • Right-of-way requirements & relocations • Contamination • Cultural and historic resources • Section 4(f) • Land use • Air quality • Construction effects • Aesthetics

Threatened and Endangered Species • Endangered Species Act of 1973 and Florida Statutes • Reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) • May affect, not likely to adversely affect – Wood Stork – Eastern Indigo Snake – Florida Scrub-jay – Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Wetlands • Executive Order 11990 / Wetlands • Wetland impacts – 4.48 acres • Mitigation

Floodplains • Executive Order 11988 / Floodplains • Preferred alternative will not require any floodplain compensation

Noise • Noise study conducted • Noise effects – Two residences in Palm Springs neighborhood – Four units in Tuscan Isle apartment complex • Noise abatement – Potential noise barrier along I-75 southbound exit ramp

Right-of-Way Requirements • 1.88 acres of right-of-way required • 10 parcels impacted • There are NO relocations anticipated with the recommended improvements

Contamination • Contamination screening conducted • Sites identified in study area – 2 “High” risk sites – 3 “Medium” risk sites • The Preferred Alternative has no anticipated direct impacts to contamination sites

Cultural and Historic Resources • National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended and Florida Statutes • No impacts • State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and FHWA concurrence • Section 4(f)

Land Use, Air Quality, & Construction Land Use • Commercial • Light industrial Air Quality • Area designated attainment for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) • Project meets standards Construction • Minor and temporary effects • State and local regulation adherence Aesthetics • Shared use path

Environmental and Socioeconomic Effects

Project Costs Design $3.7 million Right of Way $2.9 million Environmental Mitigation $0.5 million Construction $36.8 million • Roadway Elements $13.8 million • Structures/Bridges $20.2 million • Drainage/Stormwater $2.8 million Construction Engineering & Inspection $5.5 million Total Estimated Cost $49.4 million

Next Steps • Public hearing comment period- December 20, 2013 • Finalize project documentation • Design phase following completion of PD&E study PD&E Study Scheduled to complete early 2014 Design Funded FY 2014/2015 Right-of-Way Not currently funded Construction Not currently funded

Study Information Project information available through December 20, 2013 at Golden Gate Branch Library 2432 Lucerne Road Naples, Florida FDOT District One Aaron Kaster Available on project website: – Presentation – Display boards – Handout – Project documents Visit www.i75-951interchange.com

Public Testimony Public testimony becomes part of the public record and is received in three ways • Testimony at the microphone • Complete speaker cards • Written Comments • Drop in comment box • Mail to: Aaron Kaster Florida Department of Transportation P.O. Box 1249 Bartow, Florida 33831 Aaron.Kaster@dot.state.fl.us • The project web site www.i75-951interchange.com Written comments received or postmarked by December 20, 2013 will be included in the official hearing transcript.

Compliance • Federal Highway Act of 1968 • United States Code United States Code Title 23, Section 128 • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, CFR 1500-1508 Title 23, CFR 771 • Florida Statutes, Section 339.155 and 335.199 • Florida Administrative Code Rule 14-97 • National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 • Executive Orders 11990: Protection of Wetlands 11988: Floodplain Management

Civil Rights Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.