Florida Department of TRANSPORTATION Upcoming Project Development Environment

Florida Department of TRANSPORTATION Upcoming Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study NE 203 rd Street & NE 215 th Street Intersection Improvements between US 1 & West Dixie Highway 1

Presentation Outline • Project Location • Purpose & Need • Transportation Project Development Process • Schedule • Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) • Alternatives Screened • FDOT Contact Information 2

Transportation Project Development Process 3

Project Location • Intersection of NE 203 rd Street/Ives Dairy Road and SR 5/US 1/Biscayne Boulevard • Intersection of NE 215 th Street/County Line Road and Dixie Highway • In the City of Aventura in Miami-Dade County, unincorporated Miami-Dade County and City of Hallandale in Broward County, Florida Department of Transportation 4

Study Purpose and Need • Improve traffic operations • Enhance safety conditions § By eliminating vehicle conflicts with existing freight and future passenger trains at the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway line crossings Florida Department of Transportation 5

Proposed Schedule 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ETDM PD&E STUDY DESIGN CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS Florida Department of Transportation 6

Efficient Transportation Decision • Making The Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) is Florida's process for reviewing projects for consideration of potential environmental effects during the Planning Study Phase • The process promotes interagency coordination and feedback from stakeholders • ETDM process incorporates environmental considerations into transportation planning Florida Department of Transportation 7

ETDM Interagency Coordination • Start Date July 12, 2013 • End Date August 26, 2013 • City of Hallandale Beach provided comments on August 21, 2013 Florida Department of Transportation 8

Project Screening Package 1. Transmittal Letter 2. FDOT letter to Florida State Clearing House 3. Purpose and Need Statement, Project Description 4. Preliminary Environmental Discussion (including all 21 environmental components for each alternatives) 5. Project Location Maps 6. Application for federal Assistance SF-424 7. Transmittal List Florida Department of Transportation 9

Summary of Screening Alternatives ETDM Alternatives Description Intersection Alternative 1 All Alternatives on NE 203 rd Intersection (Alternatives 1 -5) 203 rd Alternative 2 Alternatives A, B and C (Grade Separation) on NE 215 th Street 215 th Alternative 3 Alternative D (Connection to US 1) on NE 215 th Street 215 th Florida Department of Transportation 10

Alternatives Screened NE 203 rd Street/Ives Dairy Road and SR 5/US 1 • Five (5) alternatives were screened for consideration to improve the intersection. All will maintain existing traffic movements 1 2 4 Florida Department of Transportation 3 5 11

Alternatives Screened NE 215 th Street/County Line Road and Dixie • Four proposed (4) alternatives were screened that will Highway provide grade separation A B C D D - Direct connection to SR 5/US 1 Florida Department of Transportation 12

Results of Screenings Project Effects Overview Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 (NE 203 rd St. Alternatives 1 (NE 215 th St. Alternatives A(NE 215 th St. Alternative D) -5) C) Issue Degrees of Effect Social and Economic Cultural Natural Physical 3 - Enhanced 2 - Enhanced 6 - Moderate 5 - Moderate 6 - Moderate 1 - Minimal 2 - Minimal 1 - Substantial (Potential Relocation 3 - Minimal 1 - Minimal 3 - Minimal 2 - Moderate 3 - Moderate 1 - Moderate 8 - Minimal 9 - Minimal 2 - Moderate 2 - Minimal 1 - Substantial (Contamination) 1 - Moderate Florida Department of Transportation 13

Project Information Project Contact Dat Huynh, P. E. Project Development Engineer Florida Department of Transportation, District 6 ph: (305) 470 -5217 email: dat. huynh@dot. state. fl. us Involved Agencies Florida Department of Transportation 14

QUESTIONS Florida Department of Transportation 15