Florida Department of Transportation SR 997 KROME AVENUE

Florida Department of Transportation SR 997 / KROME AVENUE South Miami-Dade Watershed Study Advisory Committee April 27 th, 2006

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Ø 37 miles (US – 1 to US – 27) built in 1962 Ø Functional Classification Ø Land Uses Rural Principal Arterial Agricultural Conservation Lands Protected Lands Ø Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) - 1990 Ø Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) - 2003/2004

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Avenue Action Plan • • R/W Protection Environmental Preservation Access management Intersection Improvements Corridor split into 5 segments • Short-term improvements • Long-term improvements MPO approved 1999

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Avenue Existing Typical Section R/W varies 35’-200’

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Avenue Action Plan Typical Section 74’ Min. R/W required

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Short-Term Improvements/Construction Complete Scope includes: Resurfacing, shoulder widening, Signing & Pavement Markings, Turn Lanes, Drainage, Lighting Bridge Replacement - SW 8 th Street Construction Complete 2004 Resurfacing – 1 mile section North of SW 8 th St. Construction Complete 2004 Intersections - SW 272 nd, 256 th, 192 nd, 168 th & 136 th Streets Construction Complete 2005 (Design-Build)

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Short-Term Improvements/Current Projects Scope includes: Resurfacing, shoulder widening, Signing & Pavement Markings, Turn Lanes, Drainage, Lighting Resurfacing- 296 th Street To 288 th Street Letting April 2006 Intersections – 288 th, 216 th, 200 th, & 184 th Streets Letting April 2006 Intersection - SW 336 th Street Letting May 2005/Const. begin March 2006 Intersection - SW 88 th Street (Kendall Dr. ) Letting June 2006

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Corridor Needs Ø Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) Ø Only north-south artery on the western fringes of Miami-Dade County Ø Physically and functionally deficient Ø safety Ø mobility Ø water quality Ø drainage issues/flooding Ø economic competitiveness Ø preservation of the existing roadway LOS Ø Important route for hurricane evacuation and post-disaster recovery Ø Corridor Capacity

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Corridor Capacity AADT = Average Annual Daily Traffic Action Plan AADT Existing AADT Projected AADT 1996 2020 2004 2020 2030 10, 700 16, 500 20, 500 49, 100 56, 500 Percentage Trucks 17. 5 %

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE SAFETY Corridor consistently exceeds Safety Ratio • Crash History • 1994: • 1995: • 1996: • 1997: • 1998: • 1999: • 2000: • 2001: • 2002: • 2003: • 2004: 170 161 176 182 251 259 326 389 325 341 366 crashes crashes crashes • 60% crashes result in fatalities/injuries • 56 Fatal crashes from (1998 – 2005) • 71 Fatalities (1998 – 2005)

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Long Term Improvements Krome North PD&E Study Krome South PD&E Study Krome Homestead/Florida City PD&E Study

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Homestead/Florida City PD&E Study: From SR 5 (US 1/South Dixie Hwy) to SW 296 th Street • City of Homestead • Florida City • Truck By-pass (Historic Downtown) • Safety • Capacity • Truck Traffic • Bicycle/Pedestrian

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Homestead/Florida City Typical Sections • US 1 – Lucy St. • Provide 90’ Typical Section • 5 Lane section • Bicycle lanes, Sidewalks, Landscape treatments, Lighting • Lucy St. - Flagler St. • Maintain Existing 70’ R/W • 3 Lane section • Bicycle lanes, sidewalks, on-street parallel parking on west side. • Flagler Ave. -NE/NW 4 th St. • Mill and Resurface existing pavement • Replace pavers with other aesthetic treatment • NE/NW 4 th St. to SW 296 th St. /Avocado Dr. • Maintain Existing 80’ Typical Section • 3 Lane section • Bicycle lanes, sidewalks, on-street parallel parking on west side.

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Homestead/Florida City PD&E Study: From SR 5 (US 1/South Dixie Hwy) to 296 th Street Schedule • PD&E Complete - 10/2003 (LDCA) • Design – FY 06 (currently at 30%) • R/W – FY 08 • Construction FY 10/11 (Not Funded)

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome South PD&E Study: From SW 296 th Street to 136 th Street • Safety • Community Involvement • Rural Character • Level of Service • Farmlands • Controversy/consensus building

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome South PD&E Study: From SW 296 th Street to 136 th Street Major Challenge: Typical Section ØMeets FIHS Criteria ØMinimizes ROW impacts ØTransitions to projects on both ends of the corridor

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Avenue South 4 Lane (FIHS) Typical 206’ R/W required Design Speed 65 mph 54’ Median Meets all FIHS Criteria

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Avenue South 4 Lane Mod. Typical 172’ R/W required Design Speed 65 mph 40’ Median Design Variation Required – Border Width

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome South PD&E Study: From SW 296 th Street to 136 th Street Schedule • PD&E anticipated completion - 12/2007 • Design – FY 11 • R/W – FY 12 (Not currently funded) • Construction - FY 13 (Partially funded)

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome North PD&E Study: From SW 136 th Street to US-27/Okeechobee Rd • Safety • Environmental Preservation • CERP Coordination • Rural Character • Level of Service

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome Avenue North Typical Section 178’ R/W required

SR 997 / KROME AVENUE Krome North PD&E Study: From SW 136 th Street to US-27/Okeechobee Rd Schedule • PD&E anticipated completion – 09/2006 • Construction Funded in 3 segments: (Krome N-1) Okeechobee Rd. To SW 8 th St. – FY 08 (Design-Build) (Krome N-2) SW 8 th St. To SW 88 th St. – FY 12 (Krome N-3) SW 88 th St. To SW 136 th St. – FY 16

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