Welcome!
SR 710/Warfield Boulevard
Project Development & Environment Study
Public Hearing
State Road 710 (Warfield Boulevard)
Big John Monahan Bridge Replacement
Project Development and Environment Study
Financial Management Number: 419348-3-22-01
December 10, 2008
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Civil Rights Act, Titles VI and VIII
Martha Anderson,
Your Civil Rights
District Equal Opportunity Compliance Manager
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-3421
Phone: (954) 777 - 4389
Toll Free: (866) 336 - 8435 ext. 4389
or
Equal Opportunity Office
605 Suwannee Street, MS #65
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
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Notice of this Public Hearing
The
StuartAdministrative
News & Indiantown
Florida
WeeklyNews
November 14, 2008
November 19, 2008
December 1, 2008
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Purpose of this Public Hearing
Express your views on the
project’s
• location and design
• effects and impacts
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Purpose of this Public Hearing
The Reclassification of
Access Management on
SR 710
• Change from Class 6 to 5
• Change from Class 4 to 3
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Project Location
BEGIN PROJECT
END PROJECT
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Separation of Studies
Bridge Replacement
Bypass
Corridors
Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)
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Major Stakeholders
• Indiantown CRA Neighborhood
Advisory Committee
• CSX Railroad
• South Florida Water Management
District
• Indiantown Marina
• Shipyard Planned Unit Development
• Riverland Mining & Reservoir Project
• U.S. Coast Guard
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Existing 3-Lane Roadway Section
SW Trail Drive to SW Citrus Blvd.
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Existing 2-Lane Roadway Section
SW Citrus Blvd. to SR 76 Connector Ramps
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Existing Bridge Section
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Existing Traffic Conditions
(“Level of Service” = measure of congestion)
• Current Daily Traffic Volumes = 14,000 vpd
• Existing Level of Service = “D”
• Level of Service Standard = “C”
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Future Traffic Volumes
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Project Need
• Increased traffic demand
• Congested operating conditions
• Existing safety and geometric deficiencies on bridge
• Hurricane Evacuation Route
• Strategic Intermodal System Highway
• Lack of pedestrian and bicycle facilities
• Obstacle to economic development
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PD&E Study Goals
• Address mobility for all modes of transportation
within the corridor
• Improve safety
• Minimize impacts
• Comply with NEPA
• Consistent with state and local plans
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PD&E Study Process
• Collect data
• Develop alternatives
• Analysis of alternatives
• Select preferred
alternative
• Continued public
involvement
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Agency Coordination
Indiantown
CRA/NAC
Community of
Indiantown
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Project Alternatives
• “Build” Alternative
• “No-Build” Alternative
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“No-Build” Bridge Alternative
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“No-Build” Bridge Alternative
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“No-Build” Alternative
ADVANTAGES
• Increased Bridge Service Life
• Improved Safety
• Improved Navigational Clearances
DISADVANTAGES
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Not meeting Level of Service Standard “C”
Increased Congestion, Delays, Road User Costs
Deterioration of Air Quality
Evacuation Route Function Impaired
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“Build” Bridge Alternative
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“Build” Roadway Alternative
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Future Widening Roadway Section
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Access Management
Florida Statute 335.18
• Rule 14-96 and 14-97
Rules Establish Minimums For:
• Driveway Connection Spacing
• Directional Median Opening Spacing
• Full Median Opening Spacing
• Traffic Signal Spacing
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Access Management Reclassification
(SW Trail Drive to SW Citrus Blvd.)
Access
Median
Class
Type
Proposed
5
Existing
6
Driveway
Connection
Spacing (feet)
Median Opening
Spacing (feet)
Directional
Full
Signal
Spacing
(feet)
Restrictive
245
660
1320
1320
Non-Restrictive
245
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1320
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Access Management Reclassification
(SW Citrus Blvd. to SR 76 Connector Ramps)
Access
Median
Class
Type
Proposed
3
Existing
4
Driveway
Connection
Spacing (feet)
Median Opening
Spacing (feet)
Directional
Full
Signal
Spacing
(feet)
Restrictive
440
1320
2640
2640
Non-Restrictive
440
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2640
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SW Trail Dr., SW Fernwood Forest Road &
SW Seminole Drive Intersections
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SW Citrus Blvd. & SR 76 Ramps Intersections
SW Citrus Blvd.
SR 76 Connector Ramps
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“Build” Alternative
ADVANTAGES
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Improved Traffic Flow
Enhanced Mobility for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Improved Safety
Improved Evacuation Times
Improved Stormwater Quality
Extended Bridge Service Life
Promotion of Economic Development
DISADVANTAGES
• Short-Term Construction Inconveniences
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics to be coordinated
during the Design Phase.
• Landscaping
• Sodding
• Street Lighting
• Multi-Column Bridge
Piers
• Retaining Walls
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Consistency with
Local Plans
• Martin Metropolitan
Planning Organization
• Indiantown Vision
Plan
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Environmental
Impact Assessment
• Natural
• Physical
• Social
• Cultural
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Environmental
Impact Assessment
Evaluated according to:
 Title 50, CFR Part 402
 Executive Order 11990
 Executive Order 11988
 Title 23, CFR
 1990 Clean Air Act
Conclusion:
No adverse impacts
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Water Quality
Impacts
Conclusion:
Stormwater quality would be
improved as a result of the
project
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Noise Receptors and
Impacts
Impacts evaluated in
accordance with Title 23, CFR
Part 772
Abatement measures found
not to be feasible
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Contamination
Three potential sites
Additional testing
recommended in the future
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Social & Cultural
Impacts
No adverse impacts to
• Parks or recreation
facilities
• Historic or archaeological
sites
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Land Use
Existing
Future
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Right of Way
Requirements and
Relocations
No Right of Way Acquisition
and
No Business or Residential
Relocations
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Preferred Bridge Alternative
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Preferred Roadway Alternative
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Estimated Project Costs
(in $ millions*)
Preliminary Engineering . . . . . . . . . . 1.8
Right of Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0
Design-Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.4
Construction Support . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.6
*Present Day Costs (2008)
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Project Schedule
• Completion of PD&E Study
June 2009
• Completion of Design-Build Criteria Package
June 2011
• Begin Design-Build Phase
Summer 2011
• Completion of Construction
Summer 2014
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Previous Public Involvement
• Indiantown Neighborhood Advisory
Committee
• Martin MPO Policy Board
• Martin MPO TAC/CAC
• Martin MPO BPAC
• Indiantown Town Meeting
• Public Kickoff Meeting
• Alternatives Public Workshop
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PD&E Study Documents
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Staff Available to Answer Questions
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Public Testimony
• Speak at the
microphone
• Speak individually
with the court
reporter
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Public Testimony
• Submit here today
• Submit by mail, email,
or fax
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Mail Comments To:
Patrick Glass, P.E.
FDOT Project Manager
Florida Department of Transportation, District IV
Planning and Environmental Management
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-3421
Fax (954) 777- 4671
Email: patrick.glass@dot.state.fl.us
All comments must be received by Monday, December 22, 2008
SR 710/Warfield Boulevard
Project Development & Environment Study
Public Hearing
• We look
forward to
State Road 710 (Warfield
Boulevard)
receiving your comments
• Please Review the Plans
and documents here today
Big John Monahan Bridge Replacement
Project Development and Environment Study
Financial Management Number: 419348-3-22-01
December 10, 2008
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Thank You!
This Public Hearing is being held in accordance with:
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Chapter 23 of United States Code
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Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Volume 31, Chapter V, Parts 1500 - 1508
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Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter I Part 93.105
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Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter I Part 450
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Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 771, Section 771.111
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Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A, Part 24
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Federal Highway Act of 1968, as amended
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Florida Statute 339.155
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Florida Statute 120.525
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Florida Statute 286.011
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Florida Statute 339.175
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Florida Statute 335.02(1)
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Florida Statute 479.106, Amended – HB 273
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23 USC, Section 128
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23 USC, Section 135
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42 USC, Chapter 126, Section 12101
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42 USC, Subchapter V, Sections 2000d-2000d-7
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42 USC, Title 42, Chapter 55, Section 4321
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Florida Statute 120
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended