Miami River Miami Intermodal Center Capacity Improvement
(MR-MICCI) Project September 8, 2014 Presented by:
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2 Agenda Project Information Existing Conditions Conceptual
Alternatives Environmental Documents Agency Coordination/ Public
Involvement Project Schedule Questions/Discussion 2
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3 Project Purpose and Need Complete missing double-track
section of Tri-Rail system (SFRC). Improve Tri-Rail travel time and
schedule adherence. Improve system connection into the Miami
Intermodal Center (MIC). Address operational bottleneck
(Tri-Rail/Amtrak/Freight). Project is included in Miami-Dades Long
Range Transportation Plan.
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4 Existing Conditions: Corridor Single-Track Section o Rail
corridor right-of-way is ~60 ft. Hialeah Market Station o Temporary
end of Tri-Rail System while new MIC/MIA Station is under
construction. o Single platform on the west side. o Adjacent
Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station building is NRHP listed.
Miami International Airport Station o Currently under construction
at the MIC. o Expected to re-open in late 2014. o Will be end of
the Tri-Rail System.
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5 Existing Conditions: Miami River Bridge Scherzer Rolling Lift
Bridge o Constructed in 1920s. o NRHP eligible historic structure.
Limited Bridge Openings o On-Call bridge tender. o 48 hour notice
required. AirportLink Metrorail Extension o New fixed bridge with
40-foot vertical clearance in close proximity to SFRC. Navigable
Section of Miami River o Extends approximately 1,000 feet upstream
of SFRC to the Flood Control Structure.
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6 Physical Constraints Vertical Constraints o SR 112 (Airport
Expressway) Overpass to the north o Metrorail AirportLink to the
south o At-Grade crossings at North River Drive and South River
Drive Horizontal Constraints o SFRC Right-of-Way (~60 ft.) o SR 112
(Airport Expressway) Piers o Metrorail AirportLink Piers
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7 Bridge Standards AirportLink is the limiting vertical
clearance for this portion of the Miami River 40-foot fixed bridge
Existing horizontal clearance is ~60 feet Existing vertical
clearance is ~6 - 8 feet
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8 MDX SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector Master Plan Concept
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9 Proposed Interconnector Glide Path AirportLink SFRC Bridge
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10 Miami River Bridge Adjacent Property Owners 1.Eugene
Eisenberg TRS Vacant Marina 2.SFWMD Flood Control Structure 3.MDX
4.River Properties Inc. Red Coach Bus 5.BRACUSA LLC SuperMix
Concrete Batch Plant 6.MDT 7.FPT Florida Land LLC 8.Miami-Dade
County GSA 3 2 1 5 4 6 7 7 8
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11 Conceptual Alternatives Evaluation Rail Corridor Options o
Two-track o Three-track o Four-track Operational Analysis
determined that 2-Track Alternative will accommodate future demand
Miami River Crossing Options o Rehabilitate/Maintain existing
Moveable Bridge A.Add New Movable Bridge B.Add New Fixed Bridge o
Remove Existing Moveable Bridge C.Construct New Fixed Bridge
D.Construct New Movable Bridge
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12 Bridge Alternatives: (1) Rehab Existing, New Moveable
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13 Bridge Alternatives: (2) Rehab Existing, New Fixed
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14 Bridge Alternatives: (3) Remove Existing, New Fixed
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15 Bridge Alternatives: (4) Remove Existing, New Moveable
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16 Bridge Alternatives
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17 Hialeah Market Station Preferred Alternative Center Platform
At-Grade Access
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18 Environmental Documents Cultural Resource Assessment Survey
(CRAS) SHPO concurrence: February 24, 2014 Tribal Letters Submitted
March 5, 2014 Received request from Muscogee Tribe to be a
consulting party Completed Support Documents Wetland Evaluation
Contamination Screening Assessment Noise Air Quality Endangered
Species Biological Assessment (ESBA)
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19 Environmental Documents National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) eligible Section 106 consultation required Section 4(f)
required Requires demonstration that: No feasible and prudent
alternative exists All possible planning to minimize harm
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20 NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) FTA Lead Federal Agency
USCG as Co-Lead Schedule/submittals: Submit to DRAFT EA FTA
September 2014 Final Draft EA (to FTA) December 2014 FTA Approval
of EA for Public Availability January 2015 Public Hearing April
2015 Section 106 and Section 4(f) April 2016 Approval of EA/FONSI
April 2016
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21 Agency Coordination FDOT District Four FDOT District Six
Federal Transit Administration Miami-Dade County Regulatory &
Economic Resources Miami-Dade Expressway Authority Miami-Dade
Metropolitan Planning Organization Miami-Dade Transit Miami River
Commission Miami River Marine Group South Florida Water Management
District US Army Corps of Engineers US Coast Guard
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22 Coordination Meetings to Date January 31, 2013
Agency/Stakeholder Meeting March 26, 2013 Miami River Marine Group
August 1, 2013 USCG and USACE September 11, 2013 USACE October 10,
2013 SFWMD October 28, 2013 MRC (Staff) November 5, 2013 FTA
November 6, 2013 Public Meeting November 20, 2013 USACE Meeting
(Jacksonville) December 2, 2013 MRC December 4, 2013 Miami-Dade
TARC
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23 Coordination Meetings to Date February 13, 2014 USCG
February 21, 2014 MDX March 26, 2014 USCG and USACE April 10, 2014
FTA April 16, 2014 SuperMix Parcel (Property Owner) April 23, 2014
Eisenberg Parcel (Property Owner) May 1, 2014 SFWMD May 21, 2014
Red Coach Parcel (Property Owner) June 16, 2014 MDX Follow-up July
3, 2014 MRC July 16, 2014 MRC UIWG August 7, 2014 MRMG Upper River
Waterway Task Force
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24 USCG and USACE Meetings Recap USCG asked to be a co-lead
review agency on the EA. NEPA must be complete prior to USCG
reviewing bridge permit. USACE has jurisdiction over Federal
Channel. Section 408 permit required for impact to federal flood
program or navigation. Low level fixed bridge is possibility.
Requires redefining the limits of the Federal Channel USACE lead
for de-authorization Processed via Water Resources Reform and
Development Act (WRRDA)
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25 Recent Meetings Recap Met with MRC Staff on July 3 rd Brett
Bibeau (Managing Director) and Jim Murley (Chair of Urban Infill
Working Group) Request for better maintenance of Downtown
Distributor rail spur Evaluate opportunity for all bridge
alternatives to be aligned on west of existing bridge to avoid ROW
acquisition from parcels to east Consideration of potential for any
acquired parcels to be leased or re-purposed for marine-related
uses Met with MRC UIWG on July 16 th Mark Bailey requested
presentation to the MRMG in August Discussion of options of
low-level fixed bridge vs. moveable bridge Met with MRMG on August
7 th FPT concern over property loss asked to shift alignment of new
bridge to west of existing bridge Concerns raised about traffic
congestion and impacts during construction
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26 Project Schedule FTA Approval of EA for Jan. 2015 Public
Availability Public Hearing April 2015 Section 106 and Section 4(f)
April 2016 FTA Approval of EA/FONSI April 2016 Complete 30%
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