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SR 710/Warfield BoulevardProject Development & Environment Study

Big John Monahan Bridge Replacement

Project Development and Environment Study

December 10, 2008

Financial Management Number: 419348-3-22-01

Public HearingState Road 710 (Warfield Boulevard)


Civil Rights Act, Titles VI and VIII

Martha Anderson,

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

orEqual Opportunity Office

605 Suwannee Street, MS #65

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450

Your Civil Rights


Notice of this Public Hearing

Florida Administrative Weekly

November 14, 2008

The Stuart News & Indiantown News

November 19, 2008

December 1, 2008


Purpose of this Public Hearing

Express your views on

the project’s

• location and design

• effects and impacts


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


Project Location

BEGIN PROJECT

END PROJECT


Separation of Studies

Bridge

Replacement

Bypass

Corridors Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)


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


Existing 3-Lane Roadway SectionSW Trail Drive to SW Citrus Blvd.


Existing 2-Lane Roadway SectionSW Citrus Blvd. to SR 76 Connector Ramps


Existing Bridge Section


Existing Traffic Conditions

• Current Daily Traffic Volumes = 14,000

vpd

• Existing Level of Service = “D”

• Level of Service Standard = “C”

(“Level of Service” = measure of congestion)


Future Traffic Volumes


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


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


PD&E Study Process

• Collect data

• Develop alternatives

• Analysis of alternatives

• Select preferred alternative

• Continued public involvement


Agency Coordination

Community of Indiantown

Community of Indiantown

IndiantownCRA/NACIndiantownCRA/NAC


Project Alternatives

• “Build” Alternative

• “No-Build” Alternative


“No-Build” Bridge Alternative


“No-Build” Bridge Alternative



“No-Build” Alternative

• Increased Bridge Service Life

• Improved Safety

• Improved Navigational Clearances

ADVANTAGES

• Not meeting Level of Service Standard “C”

• Increased Congestion, Delays, Road User

Costs

• Deterioration of Air Quality

• Evacuation Route Function Impaired

DISADVANTAGES


“Build” Bridge Alternative


“Build” Roadway Alternative


Future Widening Roadway Section


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


Access Management Reclassification(SW Trail Drive to SW Citrus Blvd.)

Access

Class

Median

Type

Driveway

Connection

Spacing

(feet)

Median OpeningSpacing (feet) Signal

Spacin

g

(feet)

Directiona

lFull

Proposed

5Restrictive 245 660 1320 1320

Existing

6

Non-

Restrictive245 ---- ---- 1320


Access Management Reclassification (SW Citrus Blvd. to SR 76 Connector Ramps)

Access

Class

Median

Type

Driveway

Connection

Spacing

(feet)

Median OpeningSpacing (feet) Signal

Spacin

g

(feet)

Directiona

lFull

Proposed

3Restrictive 440 1320 2640 2640

Existing

4

Non-

Restrictive440 ---- ---- 2640


SW Trail Dr., SW Fernwood Forest Road & SW Seminole Drive Intersections


SW Citrus Blvd. & SR 76 Ramps Intersections

SW Citrus Blvd. SR 76 Connector Ramps


“Build” Alternative

• 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

ADVANTAGES

• Short-Term Construction InconveniencesDISADVANTAGES


Aesthetics

•Landscaping

•Sodding

•Street Lighting

•Multi-Column Bridge Piers

•Retaining Walls

Aesthetics to be coordinated during the Design Phase.


Consistency with Local Plans

• Martin Metropolitan Planning Organization

• Indiantown Vision Plan


• Natural

• Physical

• Social

• Cultural

Environmental Impact Assessment


Evaluated according to:

Title 50, CFR Part 402

Executive Order 11990

Executive Order 11988

Title 23, CFR

1990 Clean Air ActConclusion:

No adverse impacts

Environmental Impact Assessment


Stormwater quality would be improved as a result of the project

Water Quality Impacts

Conclusion:


Impacts evaluated in accordance with Title 23, CFR Part 772

Noise Receptors and Impacts

Abatement measures found not to be feasible


Contamination

Three potential sites

Additional testing recommended in the future


Social & Cultural Impacts

No adverse impacts to

•Parks or recreation facilities

•Historic or archaeological sites


Land Use

Existing Future


Right of Way Requirements and Relocations

No Right of Way Acquisition

and

No Business or Residential

Relocations


Preferred Bridge Alternative


Preferred Roadway Alternative


Estimated Project Costs

Preliminary Engineering . . . . . . . . . . 1.8

Right of Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0

Design-Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.4

Construction Support . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.6

*Present Day Costs (2008)

(in $ millions*)


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


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


PD&E Study Documents


Staff Available to Answer Questions


• Speak at the microphone

• Speak individually with the court reporter

Public Testimony


Public Testimony

• Submit here today

• Submit by mail, email, or fax


Mail Comments To:

Patrick Glass, P.E.FDOT Project Manager

Florida Department of Transportation, District IVPlanning and Environmental Management

3400 West Commercial BoulevardFort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-3421

Fax (954) 777- 4671

Email: [email protected]

All comments must be received by Monday, December 22, 2008


• We look forward to receiving your comments

• Please Review the Plans and documents here todayBig John Monahan Bridge Replacement

Project Development and Environment Study

December 10, 2008

Financial Management Number: 419348-3-22-01

Public HearingState Road 710 (Warfield Boulevard)


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• Chapter 23 of United States Code

• Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Volume 31, Chapter V, Parts 1500 - 1508

• Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter I Part 93.105

• Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter I Part 450

• Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 771, Section 771.111

• Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A, Part 24

• Federal Highway Act of 1968, as amended

• Florida Statute 339.155




• Florida Statute 335.02(1)

• Florida Statute 479.106, Amended – HB 273

• 23 USC, Section 128

• 23 USC, Section 135

• 42 USC, Chapter 126, Section 12101

• 42 USC, Subchapter V, Sections 2000d-2000d-7

• 42 USC, Title 42, Chapter 55, Section 4321

• Florida Statute 120

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended

• Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended

• Florida Statute 335.18, “Access Management”

• Public Law 91-646 as amended by Public Law 100-17

• Public Law 109-59, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), August 25, 2005

• TEA-21, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, June 9, 1998

• ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, 1991

• Executive Order Number 11988, “Floodplain Management”

• Executive Order Number 11990, “Protection of Wetlands”

• Executive Order Number 12898, “Environmental Justice”

• Executive Order Number 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency”

• Technical Advisory 6640.8A

• U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966

• Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations, “Highways”

• Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, “Protection of Environment”

• Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, “Wildlife and Fisheries”

This Public Hearing is being held in accordance with: