July 12 th , 2012 Public Kick-Off Meeting
Project Location Okeechobee Road (US 27/SR 25) from SR 997/Krome Avenue to NW 79th Avenue Miami-Dade County, FL 2
Project Purpose and Need • Implement roadway improvements that will enhance safety and mobility • Provide intersection modifications to reduce overall vehicular delay along Okeechobee Road • Develop frontage road enhancements • Develop multimodal options • Determine feasibility of providing grade separated improvements • Determine needs for improvements to bridges over Miami Canal • Develop short term and long term improvement options 3
Project Issues • High density residential area to the north City of Hialeah o City of Hialeah Gardens o • Large industrial area to the south Town of Medley o • Closely spaced parallel facilities Close Proximity of frontage roads causes o severe weaving issues Truck queues block intersections at NW S o River Drive 3 signalized intersection connections o between NW S River Dr, Okeechobee Rd & Frontage Rd • High truck traffic percentage along Okeechobee Rd - 15-21% • Few Access Points 4
Key Project Components • Engineering Analysis • Existing conditions o Crash Review o Access o Design oblique o Operational o Structural (Bridges) • Develop cost feasible solutions that address project needs • Environmental Analysis • Analyze existing environmental features • Determine environmental impacts • Public Involvement • Perform comprehensive public outreach plan • Coordination • Gain public consensus 5
Project Alternatives Okeechobee Road (US 27/SR 25) From SR 997/Krome Ave to SR 821/HEFT (4.8 miles) • Divided rural principal arterial • Two12-ft lanes in each direction • SIS facility • Posted speed: 55 mph • Restricted Access (Class 2) 7
Project Alternatives Okeechobee Road (US 27/SR 25) From SR 997/Krome Ave to SR 821/HEFT (4.8 miles) • Segmental Improvement Areas 1-4 8
Segmental Improvement Area 1 • Realigns Krome avenue intersections • Provides additional capacity at the intersection • Intersection improvements to allow adequate area for turning radius of large trucks 9
Segmental Improvement Area 2 • Provides a right-out only at Frontage Road to provide space for adequate acceleration and deceleration lanes • Intersection improvements to allow adequate area for turning radius of large trucks 10
Segmental Improvement Area 3 • Closure of the NW 127 Avenue Access to Okeechobee Road and provision of a new access point at NW 129 Avenue to provide space for adequate acceleration and deceleration lanes • Additional SB to EB left turn lane at the NW 154 Street intersection • Intersection improvements to allow adequate area for turning radius of large trucks 11
Segmental Improvement Area 4 • Intersection improvements to allow adequate area for turning radius of large trucks • In addition to improvements proposed as part of HEFT and the Gratigny West PD&E Studies, provides addition EB left to NB HEFT 12
Project Alternatives Okeechobee Road (US 27/SR 25) From SR 821/HEFT to NW 79 Avenue (4.9 miles) • Divided urban principal arterial • Three12-ft lanes in each direction • SIS facility • Restricted Access (Class 2) • Posted speed – 50 mph • Existing R/W varies – 260’ along most of the corridor & 350’ at intersections 13
Project Alternatives Okeechobee Road (US 27/SR 25) From SR 821/HEFT to NW 79 Avenue (4.9 miles) • Segmental Improvement Areas 14
Segmental Improvement Area 5 • Intersection improvements to provide additional intersection capacity and allow adequate area for turning radius of large trucks • NW 107 Avenue bridge widening to accommodate additional turning movements and provision of three WB turbo lanes 15
Segmental Improvement Area 6 • Elevates the Okeechobee Road mainline over NW 116 Way and provides a diamond type configuration with the Frontage Road and NW South River Drive • Provides flyover bridge from SB NW 116 Way to EB Okeechobee Road • Provides improvements to the NW 121 Way intersection and widening of the bridge over the Miami Canal to accommodate additional turn lanes. 16
Segmental Improvement Area 7 • Depresses the Okeechobee Road mainline under NW 87 Avenue and provides a service road for the local movements to NW 87 Avenue • Realigns NW 103 Street further to the north • Provides two flyover ramps from NB/SB NW 87 Avenue to WB/EB Okeechobee Road • Relocates the NW 105 Way bridge further west to NW 106 Street. 17
Segmental Improvement Area 8 • Provides additional through lanes along both the mainline from west of NW 95 Street to NW 79 Avenue (total 4 through lanes in each direction) • Intersection improvements and bridge widening to provide additional intersection capacity and allow adequate area for turning radius of large trucks 18
Bicycle and Pedestrian Consideration • Existing pedestrian facilities • Proposed pedestrian facilities Small link along Frontage Road Connections across Okeechobee Road along o o major corridors N/S approaches along major crossing o corridors Continuous sidewalks on the north side of o Frontage Road Continuous sidewalks on the south side of NW S o River Drive 19
Bicycle and Pedestrian Consideration PROPOSED TYPICAL SECTIONS • Okeechobee Road from Krome Avenue to HEFT – DS 65 MPH • Okeechobee Road from HEFT to NW 79 Avenue – DS 60 MPH 20
Transportation Management • Freight Improvements • All improvements are designed to accommodate WB-62FL including: • Adequate acceleration and deceleration lanes • Turning radius correction at all intersections including canal crossings • Rigid pavement • 4% grades at all proposed overpasses • Upgrading deficient bridges 21
Transportation Management • ITS Features • ITS in conjunction with the roadway improvements has the potential to increase mobility and reduce unnecessary delays. • Proposed features to be evaluated in design: • 6 Arterial Dynamic Message Signs (ADMS) • 11 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras • 31 Microwave Vehicle Detection Sensors (MVDS) • 17 Travel Time System (TTS) 22
Public Involvement • Coordination • On-going/Planned Developments • Miami-Dade County • Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) • Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) • Miami-Dade Public Works (MDPW) • Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) • Florida Highway Administration (FHWA) • Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) • South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) • Florida Power & Light (FPL) • CSX Transportation (CSX) • City of Hialeah Gardens • City of Hialeah • Town of Medley • US 27 PACE Study 23
Public Involvement • Public Involvement Meetings Held • Elected Official/Agency Kick-Off (July 12, 2012) • Public Kick-Off (July 12, 2012) • Project Advisory Committee #1 (September 6, 2012) • Project Advisory Committee #2 ( January 29, 2013) • Alternatives Public Work Shop (April 11, 2013) • Project Advisory Committee #3 (February 27, 2014) • Alternatives Public Workshop #2 (March 26, 2014) • Upcoming Public Involvement Meetings • Project Advisory Committee #4 • Public Hearing tentatively scheduled April 2015 24
Okeechobee Rd PD&E Study Team Contact Information: Bao-Ying Wang, P.E. - FDOT Project Manager Florida Department of Transportation, District Six 1000 NW 111th Avenue, Room 6251, Miami, Florida 33172 Phone: (305) 470-521 Fax: (305) 640-7558 E-mail: baoying.wang@dot.state.fl.us Robert Linares, P.E. - Consultant Project Manager Metric Engineering, Inc. 13940 SW 136 Street, Miami, Florida 33186 Phone: (305) 235-5098 Fax: (305) 251-5894 E-mail: rlinares@metriceng.com Or Visit the Project Website: www.fdotmiamidade.com/okeechobeeroadstudy 25
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