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TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS Office of the Director Overtown Transit Village 701 N.W. 1st Court • 15th Floor miamidade.gov Miami, Florida 33136 Tel: 786-469-5675 Fax: 786-469-5587 November 23, 2020 Mr. Mert Oygut Via email: [email protected] Island Gardens Marina 888 MacArthur Causeway Miami, Fl 33132 Subject: Navigation Impacts to Island Gardens Marina Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project – Bay Crossing CIP 153 Beach Corridor Phase III (SMART Plan) Miami-Dade County, Florida Dear Mr. Oygut: The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) is in the process of acquiring environmental permits for the Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project – Bay Crossing. The project is part of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan and proposes premium rapid transit service from Miami to Miami Beach. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the proposed project and initiate discussion regarding impacts to the Island Gardens Marina during construction. The project consists of a separate, elevated transit guideway bridge approximately 10 to 15 feet south of the existing MacArthur Causeway west bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. At the west bridge, 14 guideway bridge columns that align with the existing MacArthur Causeway bridge columns are proposed. Also, the fenders on the navigation channel will be extended southward to pass under the transit guideway bridge. There will be no impacts to the present available air draft as the clear vertical clearance from mean high water (MHW) to the bottom of the proposed bridge will meet US Coast Guard bridge criteria and, at a minimum, match the vertical clearances of the existing structure. Therefore, permanent adverse impacts to navigation are not anticipated. Plans for the area adjacent to the Island Gardens Marina are enclosed with this letter. As mentioned, the alignment runs parallel to the MacArthur Causeway west bridge north of the finger pier dedicated to small vessels and the north dock of the marina dedicated to larger vessels. Once constructed, the guideway will not impact the use of these docks or navigation to and from these areas. However, there will be impacts during construction. The north finger pier and the adjoining north end of the marginal dock will need to be removed to facilitate construction. A trestle bridge is proposed to be constructed south of the guideway to enable construction in this shallow, confined area and barges will need to access this trestle bridge. In addition, the berths on the north side of the north dock will need to be vacated during construction because they will not be accessible and the cranes using the trestle bridge may project over these berths. No other impacts to the north dock dedicated to larger vessels are anticipated. DTPW proposes to reconstruct the finger pier and northern portion of the marginal dock following construction in the same footprint and dimensions as the current condition. We also understand that there will be a need to compensate Island Gardens Marina for the loss of revenue from berths on the north side of the north dock during construction. We would like to present the project to you at your earliest convenience to obtain your comments and input regarding potential impacts during construction. We request that you review the attached plans and contact us to initiate this discussion. I can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (786) 469-5245. We are looking forward to meeting with you and hearing your comments about the project. Sincerely, Jie Bian, Ph.D., Chief, Planning and System Development Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works Enclosure C. Elia Nunez, P.E., Assistant Director, DTPW Angel Chavarria and Odalys Delgado, Parsons Gayle Stone and Nadia Locke, E Sciences, Incorporated Alfredo Sanchez, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS Office of the Director Overtown Transit Village 701 N.W. 1st Court • 15th Floor miamidade.gov Miami, Florida 33136 Tel: 786-469-5675 Fax: 786-469-5587 November 23, 2020 Mr. Victor M. Diaz, Jy, Esq Via email: [email protected] Miami Beach Marina 300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Subject: Navigation Impacts to Miami Beach Marina Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project – Bay Crossing CIP 153 Beach Corridor Phase III (SMART Plan) Miami-Dade County, Florida Dear Mr. Diaz: The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) is in the process of acquiring environmental permits for the Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project – Bay Crossing. The project is part of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan and proposes premium rapid transit service from Miami to Miami Beach. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the proposed project and initiate discussion regarding impacts to the Miami Beach Marina during construction. The project consists of a separate, elevated transit guideway bridge approximately 25 feet south of the existing MacArthur Causeway east bridge over the Meloy Channel. At the east bridge, 16 guideway bridge columns that align with every other column on the existing MacArthur Causeway bridge are proposed. Also, the fenders on the navigation channel will be extended southward to pass under the transit guideway bridge. There will be no impacts to the present available air draft as the clear vertical clearance from mean high water (MHW) to the bottom of the proposed bridge will meet US Coast Guard bridge criteria and, at a minimum, match the vertical clearances of the existing structure. Therefore, permanent adverse impacts to navigation are not anticipated. Plans for the area adjacent to the Miami Beach Marina are enclosed with this letter. As mentioned, the alignment runs parallel to the MacArthur Causeway east bridge north of the present north dock and jet ski pad of Miami Beach Marina. Once constructed, the guideway will not impact the use of the north dock and jet ski pad or navigation to and from these areas. However, there will be impacts to these berths during construction. A trestle bridge is proposed to be constructed south of the guideway to facilitate construction in this shallow, confined area and barges will need to access this trestle bridge. Additionally, the cranes required for construction may project over the berths on the north side of the north pier. For several reasons, this would require these berths to be vacated during construction. We understand there will be a need to compensate the Miami Beach Marina for the loss of revenue from these berths during construction. We would like to present the project to you at your earliest convenience to obtain your comments and input regarding potential impacts during construction. We request that you review the attached plans and contact us initiate this discussion. I can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (786) 469-5245. We are looking forward to meeting with you and hearing your comments about the project. Sincerely, Jie Bian, Ph.D., Chief, Planning and System Development Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works Enclosure C. Elia Nunez, P.E., Assistant Director, DTPW Angel Chavarria and Odalys Delgado, Parsons Gayle Stone and Nadia Locke, E Sciences, Incorporated Alfredo Sanchez, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. From: Sarah Walcott To: Gayle Stone Cc: Nadia Locke Subject: RE: Beach Corridor - certified letters Date: Monday, November 23, 2020 3:50:53 PM Please find the tracking numbers below for your reference: Mr. Victor M. Diaz, Jy, Esq Miami Beach Marina 300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tracking# 7018 0360 0000 1009 6496 Juan Kuryla PPM – Port Director and CEO PortMiami 1015 N. America Way, 2nd Floor Miami, FL 33132 Tracking# 7018 0360 0000 1009 6472 Mr. Mert Oygut Island Gardens Marina 888 MacArthur Causeway Miami, FL 33132 Tracking# 7018 0360 0000 1009 6502 Mr. Jim Harhart – Chairman Biscayne Bay Pilots 2911 Port Blvd Miami, FL 33132 Tracking# 7018 0360 0000 1009 6489 Thank you! Sarah Walcott Administrative Assistant II 34 East Pine Street, Orlando, FL 32801 MAP 407/481-9006 Telephone 407/481-9627 Fax [email protected] http://www.esciencesinc.com Orlando - Fort Lauderdale - Miami – DeLand - Clearwater _____________________________________________ From: Gayle Stone <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 11:50 AM To: Melanie Aldridge <[email protected]>; Sarah Walcott <[email protected]> Cc: Nadia Locke <[email protected]> Subject: Beach Corridor - certified letters Hi Sarah or Mel, Could you please send out the four letters found at the link below certified mail? Three of the letters also have plans that should be printed on 11 x 17 and included with the letter. 1. The plans labeled “Plans for Island Gardens Deep Harbour Marina” should go with the letter to Island Gardens Marina. 2. The plans labeled Plans for Miami Beach Marina” should go with the letter to Miami Beach Marina. 3. The Construction Staging Drawings should go with the letter to the Biscayne Bay Pilots. There is no attachment for the letter to PortMiami as we are requesting a meeting. Please send me the certified mail slip when you receive it. I will be sending the letters and plans via email today. << OLE Object: Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) >> https://esciencesin- my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/gstone_esciencesinc_com/EsWZea0Nq8BIsIVQ- vUwVhABY6VQ4vckWGUl2ZfacPzwDg?e=B1x0ey Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Gayle L. 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