Miami River – Miami Intermodal Center Capacity Improvement Project Public Hearing May 24, 2016

Presented by: MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 2 Project Purpose & Need . Purpose

o Increase rail capacity within the southernmost 1.25 miles of South Florida Rail Corridor . Need

o Improve System Linkage o Address Existing and Future Transportation Demands & Operational Constraints o Support Economic Development o Improve Modal Interrelationships

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This public hearing is held in accordance with, but not limited to:

• National Environmental Policy Act • Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended • Chapter 23 of United States Code 128 • Executive Order Number 11988, • Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations “Floodplain Management” Parts 1500 through 1508 • Executive Order Number 11990, • Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations “Protection of Wetlands” Part 771 • Executive Order Number 12898, • Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, as “Environmental Justice” amended • US Department of Transportation • Florida Statute 339.155 Act of 1966 • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations, • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, “Wildlife and Fisheries” as amended MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 4 MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 5

Alternatives Analysis Environmental Assessment (EA), Preliminary Engineering 2016

Final Design

PublicInvolvement Construction MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 6 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Environmental Assessment (EA) . Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Lead Federal Agency o US Coast Guard (USCG) as Cooperating Agency . Completed Environmental Reports o Cultural Resource Assessment (CRAS) Report o Wetland Evaluation Report (WER) o Contamination Screening Evaluation Report (CSER) o Noise and Vibration Report o Air Quality Report o Endangered Species Biological Assessment Report (ESBAR)

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Stakeholder Coordination

. Agency/Stakeholder Kick-Off Meeting . Project Alternatives Public Workshop . Miami River Marine Group and Upper River Waterway Taskforce Meetings . Miami River Commission and Urban Infill Working Group Meetings . Property Owner Meetings . County Commissioner Briefing MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 9 Agency Coordination

. Florida Department of Transportation

. Federal Transit Administration (Lead Agency) . Miami-Dade County . Miami-Dade Expressway Authority . Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization . Miami-Dade Transit . South Florida Water Management District . State Historic Preservation Officer . US Army Corps of Engineers

. US Coast Guard (Co-operating Agency)

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 10 Existing Conditions: Corridor

. Single-Track Section

o Rail corridor right-of-way is ~60 ft. . Hialeah Market Station

o Single platform on the west side

o Adjacent Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station building is historic

. Miami Airport Station

o Re-opened April 2015

o End of the Tri-Rail System

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 11 Existing Conditions: Miami River Bridge . Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge o Constructed in 1920s, National Register of Historic Places eligible historic structure. . Limited Bridge Openings o On-call bridge tender. o Bridge not locking properly. o Causes delays and additional costs to address safety concerns. . AirportLink Metrorail Extension o New fixed bridge with 40-foot vertical clearance in close proximity to South Florida Rail Corridor. . Navigable Section of Miami River o Extends approximately 1,000 feet upstream of South Florida Rail Corridor to the Flood Control Structure. MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 12 Operational Requirements

. Future Conditions

o 50 Tri-Rail trains per weekday • Future southwest extensions (Dolphin, Kendall)

o 6 to 8 freight trains per weekday o 4 Amtrak trains per weekday (Fall 2016) • Plus additional trains to and from Hialeah Yard for maintenance, cleaning, and refueling MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 13 Project Description

. Add mainline track(s) to the South Florida Rail Corridor from the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) to north of the Hialeah Market Tri-Rail Station.

o Includes grade-crossing and signal improvements . Two (2) tracks meet current and future capacity demands o A new platform is necessary at the Hialeah Market Station to serve the additional track o A new bridge is necessary to provide two tracks over the Miami River

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 14 Hialeah Market Station – Preferred Alternative: Center Platform with At-Grade Access MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 15 Bridge Alternatives

. No Build Alternative: Rehabilitate existing bridge . Build Alternative 1: Rehabilitate existing bridge, add a new fixed bridge MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 16 Preferred Bridge Alternative . Build Alternative 2: Remove existing bridge, add a new fixed bridge MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 17 Impacts to Natural Environment .Wetlands & Floodplains

o No significant encroachment on the floodplain. o No wetland impacts. .Endangered and threatened species within project area

o High likelihood for West Indian Manatee • US Fish and Wildlife Service Standard Manatee Protection Construction Conditions for In-Water Work will be implemented during construction. • All in-water operations will be shutdown if a manatee(s) comes within 50 feet.

o No habitat in the project area for any other protected species.

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.Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) assessment

o EFH present – sand bottoms and water column o National Marine Fisheries Service Recommendation – Implement Stormwater Management Plan

o Project is not located within nor will have any impacts on Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC). MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 19 Impacts to Physical Environment

.Air Quality o No impacts to air quality anticipated.

.Noise & Vibration o No anticipated impacts to surrounding land uses.

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 20 Impacts to Physical Environment

.Contamination o Contamination Screening Evaluation identified High, Medium, and Low risk sites. o South Florida Rail Corridor (SFRC) is the only Medium or High risk site impacted by project. • Avoidance, minimization, and remediation measures will be employed. o Asbestos and lead based paint evaluation will be performed for the existing bridge. MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 21 Impacts to Physical Environment

.Construction o Construction of new bridge may damage existing bridge. • Techniques will be employed to minimize impacts. o Best Management Practices will be employed to minimize impacts on traffic, air quality, noise, and vibration. • Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) • Watering trucks to minimize dust, • Minimization of unnecessary vehicle and equipment idling, • Covering trucks hauling debris.

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.Social Impacts

o Project is consistent with existing and future land use. o No adverse effect on minority and low-income populations, therefore no disproportionate impacts will occur. • Build Alternatives are expected to provide benefit to the users of the transit system, including minority and low-income populations.

o No expected impacts to visual and aesthetic resources.

Industrial land use along corridor MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 23 Right of Way Impacts

o Right-of-Way acquisition will be conducted consistent with Florida Statute and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act. • Owners of property to be acquired will be paid fair market value

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 24 Navigation Impacts to Adjacent Property Owners

1. Eugene Eisenberg TRS • Vacant Marina 3 2. South Florida Water 2 Management District 4 1 • Flood Control Structure 3. MDX 7 • Vacant Property 5 6 7 4. River Properties Inc. • Red Coach Bus 5. BRACUSA LLC 6 • SuperMix Concrete Batch Plant 6. Miami-Dade Transit 7. FPT Florida Land, LLC Potential Early Right-of- Potential Compensation • Recycling Plant/Scrap Way Acquisition for Loss of River Access Yard MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 25 Historic Resources

• Cultural & Historic Resources

o National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) – listed sites • Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station

o National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) – eligible sites • CSX Railroad

• Miami Central Station Railroad Spur • CSX Railroad Bridge

• Miami River/Miami Canal MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 26 Historic Resources

Miami Central Hialeah Seaboard Station Railroad CSX Railroad Air Line Railway Spur (8DA11868) (8DA10753) Station (8DA103)

1 2 3 5

CSXT Railroad Bridge 4 (8DA5910)

Miami Canal (8DA6525) MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 27 Section 106 Consultation & Section 4(f) Applicability .Section 106 Evaluation and Determination of Effects (DOE) o Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires Federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties. o Evaluating the effects of each alternative on the Historic Resources. o Coordinating with local, State (State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)), and Federal agencies. o Three (3) Cultural Resource Committee meetings held in 2015 • Included: SHPO, Federal Transit Administration, US Coast Guard, City of Miami Historian, and Miami-Dade County Historian.

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 28 Section 106 Consultation & Section 4(f) Applicability .Section 4(f) Applicability o Section 4(f) of the US Department of Transportation Act establishes requirements for consideration of park and recreational lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites in transportation project development. o Show that there is no feasible and prudent alternative that completely avoids the use of Section 4(f) property; and o Demonstrate that the project includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the Section (4)f property resulting from the transportation use.

o The Federal Transit Administration is seeking input from the public on the potential effects to the Section 4(f) resources.

MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 29 Anticipated Effects to Historic Resources  Indicates no adverse effect, ? Indicates potential adverse effect, × Indicates adverse effect

No Build Build Build Alternative Alternative 1 Alternative2 Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station    CSX Railroad    Miami Central Station Railroad Spur    Miami Canal    CSXT Railroad Bridge  ? ×

• Section 4(f) Evaluation will be conducted for the CSX Railroad Bridge. MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 30

Summary of Engineering and Environmental Impacts

Build Alternative 2: Build Alternative 1: Remove Existing No-Build Alternative: Rehabilitate Bridge Evaluation Measure Rehabilitate Existing Existing Bridge, Add Fixed Bridge Bridge and Track Add Fixed Bridge (Preferred Alternative) ENGINEERING No. of Tracks 1 2 Min. Train Design Speed 45 mph 25 mph 40 mph Existing Miami River Bridge Rehab Rehab Remove ENVIRONMENTAL Floodplains None Low Wetlands None Low (0.3 acres) Essential Fish Habitat None Low (sand bottom, no HAPC) Water Quality Low Low Threatened/Endangered Species None Low (West Indian Manatee) Air Quality None Low Hazardous Materials None Low Low Noise and Vibration None None MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 31

Summary of Socio-Cultural and Other Impacts

Build Alternative 2: Build Alternative 1: Remove Existing No-Build Alternative: Rehabilitate Existing Bridge Evaluation Measure Rehabilitate Existing Bridge, Add Fixed Bridge Bridge and Track Add Fixed Bridge (Preferred Alternative) SOCIO-CULTURAL Historical and Archaeological High None Low Resources (Adverse effect) Section 4(f) Resources None None High Parks and Recreation Lands None None Other Sociocultural Impacts None Low OTHER Right-of-Way Impacts None Low Utility Impacts (FPL) None Low 3.4% of navigable length of Miami River Navigation Impacts (Miami River) None affected MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 32

Summary of Financial Impacts

Build Alternative 2: Build Alternative 1: Remove Existing No-Build Alternative: Rehabilitate Existing Bridge Evaluation Measure Rehabilitate Existing Bridge, Add Fixed Bridge Bridge and Track Add Fixed Bridge (Preferred Alternative)

CAPITAL COSTS Total Capital Costs (Current Year) $4,200,000 $46,500,000 $44,200,000 OPERATING COSTS O&M Costs (Life Cycle - 75 $37,500,000 $25,400,000 $300,000 years) MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 33

Summary of Considerations

Build No Build Build Alternative 2 Alternative Alternative 1 (Preferred Alternative) Purpose & Need ×   Design & Safety Requirements ×   Flood Control  ×  Operations × ×  Effects on Historic Resources  ? × Operations & Maintenance $$$$ $$$ $ MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 34 Next Steps

NEPA Process

 Section 106 Determination of Effects (DOE) Fall 2016

 Section 4(f) Statement Winter 2016

 Complete NEPA process Winter 2016

Bridge Permitting & Design  Preliminary Engineering Summer 2016 – Summer 2017

 Right-of-way Acquisition Beginning Summer 2016

 De-Authorization of Navigable Channel (WRDA) TBD

 Final Design & Permit from US Coast Guard TBD MR-MICCI Public Hearing Environmental Assessment 35 Public Comments