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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 1

This Public Hearing is being held in accordance w ith: accordance w ith: Chapter 23 of United States Code 128. Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1500 through 1508. 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. 2

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MDX Work Program Project #: MDX Work Program Project #: 87410.011 87410.011 Efficient Transportation Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) #: Decision Making (ETDM) #: 11501 11501 4

5 Project Life Cycle

6 PD&E Process

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) g ( ) • CSX Transportation (CSX) • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 7

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 • New on/off ramp from N / ff f SR 874 to SW 128 th St • Roadway improvements along SW 128 th St from SW 122 nd Ave to SW 137 th Ave 8

Purpose and Need 1. Social Demand and Economic Development p 2. System Connectivity 3 3. Capacit Capacity 4. Evacuation Route/ Emergency Services Emergency Services 9

Purpose and Need Social Demand and Economic Development S i l D d d E i D l t • West Kendall is one of the fastest growing communities in the state i iti i th t t • Anticipated growth by 2035: • Population: 104% P l ti 104% • Jobs: 37% • Future development in the project vicinity Future development in the project vicinity includes: • Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport improvements • ZooMiami expansion Z Mi i i • Schools • Housing developments • DRI’s 10

Purpose and Need System Connectivity System Connectivity • Existing connections to expressway system: • SW 152 nd Street (HEFT & SR • SW 152 nd Street (HEFT & SR 874) • SW 120 th Street (HEFT) DOWNTOWN MIAMI • SR 874 provides a southwest to • 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 STUDY AREA STUDY AREA STUDY AREA • Downtown Miami • Miami International Airport • Miami Beach • Port of Miami 11

Purpose and Need Capacity Capacity • Expressways and interchanges in the interchanges in the area are heavily congested • The proposed ramps would provide an would provide an alternate travel route, relieving congestion 12

Purpose and Need Evacuation Route/ Emergency services Evacuation Route/ Emergency services • The lower southeast Florida region has been id identified as one of the most hurricane tifi d f th t h i 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 overall evacuation time 13

Key Project Components Engineering Engineering Environmental Environmental Public Involvement Public Involvement 14

Public Involvement Community Involvement Community Involvement • Coordinated with Key Stakeholders, b businesses, etc. i t • Public Meetings held: – Agency/Elected Officials Kick-off A /El t d Offi i l Ki k ff Meeting – Public Kick-off Meeting – Public Alternatives Workshop • Ways of engaging the community: – F Fact sheets t h t – Newsletters 15

Public Involvement Stakeholder Meetings Stakeholder Meetings • Have met with the following Owners/Agencies: o Bonita Lakes (HOA) o Bonita Lakes (HOA) o Venezia Lakes (HOA) o Eagle Lake Office Park o Wynn Building Corporation W B ildi C ti o J&B Importers o The Flyer o P.E.R.A. (Nixon Smiley & P E R A (Ni S il & Tamiami Pineland Preserve) o Miami Dade County Public o Miami Dade County Public Works and Waste Management o Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open O Spaces 16

Engineering Analysis Project Constraints j • Tamiami and Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserves • 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 17

18 Engineering Analysis

Traffic Analysis Engineering Analysis y • Traffic Analysis Years: • Opening: 2017 • Interim: 2027 • Design: 2037 • Determined traffic improvements/ impacts improvements/ impacts on local roads • Preparation of an • Preparation of an Interchange Justification Report (IJR) • FDOT review (FIHS/ SIS facility) 19

20 Engineering Analysis PARAMETERS ALTERNATIVES

Engineering Analysis Alternative Corridor A (SW 128 th Street) Alternative Corridor A (SW 128 Street) • Provides new on/off ramps from SR 874 to SW 128 th Street • New ramps come down to ground level just east of SW122 nd Avenue • Requires widening of SW 128 th Street from 2 to 4 lanes • Avoids impacts to Pineland preserves • Minimizes right-of-way impacts 21

Engineering Analysis Alternative Corridor C (SW 136 th Street) Alternative Corridor C (SW 136 Street) • Provides new ramps from SR 874 to SW 136 th St • New ramps come down to ground level just east of SW 127 th Ave • Direct impacts to Tamiami Pineland Preserve • Direct impacts to CSX R/W and FP&L Transmission lines • Significant public opposition from abutting residences 22

Engineering Analysis Alternative Corridor F (SW 128 th Street/SW 136 th Street) Alternative Corridor F (SW 128 Street/SW 136 Street) • Provides two one way ramps (entrance at SW 136 th St, exit at SW 136 th St it t SW 128 th St) • Direct impacts to Tamiami Pineland Preserve • Direct impacts to CSX R/W and FP&L R/W and FP&L Transmission lines 23

Engineering Analysis Preferred Alternative Corridor A (SW 128 th Street) from SR 874 to SW 122 nd 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 122 nd Avenue. • 12 foot frontage road east of SW 122 nd Avenue will provide access to abutting b businesses. i 24

Engineering Analysis Preferred Alternative Corridor A (SW 128 th Street) from SW 122 nd Avenue to SW 137 th Avenue • Widens SW 128 th Street from two to four lanes from SW 122 nd Avenue to SW 137 th Avenue • Provides 6 ft sidewalk on the north side and a 10 ft shared use path on the P id 6 ft id lk th th id d 10 ft h d th th south side. • Requires intersection improvements at the intersections of SW 128 th Street with SW 122 nd Avenue, SW 127 th Avenue and SW 137 th Avenue. , 25

Engineering Analysis Preferred Alternative Corridor A - Right of Way Impacts g y p 26 26

Environmental Analysis Direct Effects Direct Effects •Natural Issues • Threatened/ Endangered Species – Minimal Impacts • Wetlands – No involvement W l d N i l • Water Quality – Minimal Impacts •Physical Issues • Noise – Minimal Impacts – No noise walls required Noise Minimal Impacts No noise alls req ired • 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 • Socio- Economic – Positive Impacts S i E i P iti I t • Relocation - No impacts Indirect & Cumulative Effects • May increase exposure to noise, litter and traffic for the Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve 27