TAMPA BAY NEXT UPDATE FDOT DISTRICT 7 April 10, 2017
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
4/9/2019 TAMPA BAY NEXT UPDATE FDOT DISTRICT 7 April 10, 2017 Howard Frankland Bridge Cost Estimate: $814.4 Million Construction to begin early 2020 • Construction of new bridge Future Design • Final design to provide 4 general purpose lanes in each direction and two express lanes in each direction • Envelope on new bridge is designed to support future light rail • Bike/pedestrian trail will connect Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties 2 1 4/9/2019 Aesthetic Features & Overlook Locations Legend Howard Frankland Bridge bike/ped path construction Overlook locations 3 Creating a Sense of Arrival • Arrival zone helps establish sense of arrival into a special place • Designed to be appreciated at anticipated travel speeds • Increased details calms traffic speeds coming to a decision point • Primary and secondary features complement the project Champs-Ely sees Arrival Sequence to the Place de Concorde & Tuileries Gardens 2 4/9/2019 Arrival Zones Pinellas Primary Aesthetic Features Secondary Aesthetic Features Hillsborough Primary Aesthetic Features Secondary Aesthetic Features 5 Preliminary Proposed Example at Dale Mabry Concepts Concept # 2 – Schooner Rig Sails Design inspiration comes from the historic ‘Windjammer” Concept # 1 - Marconi Sails rig ships common in the 1800’s Design inspiration comes from sailboats racing on the bay “Turning the Mark” 6 3 4/9/2019 Primary Feature Aesthetics • Enhance the driver experience • Enhance bike and pedestrian path users • Serve as welcoming features to Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties Secondary Feature Scenic Overlook Preliminary Proposed Concepts 1. Rigid ‘Sail’ structures 2. ‘Rolling Wave’ shade structure 3. Seating 4. Bike racks Marconi Sails Overlook Schooner Sails Overlook 1 1 2 2 3 3 8 4 4/9/2019 Preliminary Proposed Concepts Marconi Sails Overlook Schooner Sails Overlook 9 Next Steps • Contract awarded in late 2019 • Next phase of outreach engagement will begin in Spring 2020 • Your Voice! Your Vote! Spring/Summer 2020 – Regional engagement – Online voting – Offline voting will be available • Announce winning design concept Summer/Fall 2020 10 5 4/9/2019 Alternatives Public Workshop Preview Hillsborough County MPO Committees April 2019 Tampa Interstate Study (TIS), Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), and Northwest (Veterans) Expressway Design Change Reevaluation 11 12 6 4/9/2019 How did we get here? 1997 & 2000 – 2015 2016 2017 2017 - 2019 May 2019 1999 2015 Tampa Interstate Reevaluate and Tampa Bay TBX Launched Intense Public Public Study (TIS) Final Construct Outer Express (TBX) Reset Tampa Bay Engagement Workshops and EIS (FEIS) Roadways on Master Plan Next and including Draft Records of I-275, I-4, and started Public Documents Decision (RODs) the Selmon Supplemental Workshop Available Connector EIS (SEIS) 13 Study Timeline Where are we going from here? DRAFT documents will be available at the Public Workshop. Documents will remain in DRAFT form and open for public comment until after the Public Hearing. We are here SEIS PublicPublic PreparationPreparation Public PublicPublic Hearing Hearing Began Workshop ofof Documents Documents Workshop January/February January October January/February October OngoingOngoing May 2019 2020 2017 20172017 2020 14 7 4/9/2019 SEIS Update Tampa Interstate Purpose & Need: Study (TIS) • Improve regional connectivity • Provide multimodal corridor Supplemental • Meet future travel demand Environmental • Relieve congestion Impact Statement • Improve safety (SEIS) • Improve accessibility 15 Safety Operational issues and congestion contribute to safety problems. Sections of I-275 are identified as Crash Heat Map severe crash corridors in Hillsborough MPO’s Vision Zero Action Plan. Area of detail I-275 from the Howard Frankland Bridge to N Boulevard, SR60 from I-275 to Types of Crashes the Veterans Expressway, and the Veterans Expressway to Hillsborough Ave 993 Total 1,530 Total (2016 crashes) (2016 crashes) * Includes angle, animal, bicycle, head-on, left turn, pedestrian, rollover, other, unknown 16 8 4/9/2019 SEIS Update What alternatives is FDOT considering ? Tolled Express Lanes A 1996 TIS FEIS B No Long-Term C Further Preferred D Action Alternative (Non-Tolled) Westshore Downtown Tampa 17 No Further Action • “No Further Action” rather than “No Build” because FDOT has already built numerous segments throughout the past 20 years • Represents “No Build” everywhere, except for the Westshore Interchange, where the outer roadways were approved by FHWA in 1999 • Must remain viable throughout the study, but does not meet purpose and need 18 9 4/9/2019 1996 TIS FEIS Long-Term Preferred (Non-Tolled) • Adds 2 non-tolled express lanes in each direction • Does not provide express lane access to Westshore or Downtown Tampa • Provides transit envelope in the median • Does not meet current design GENERAL EXPRESS HOV/ EXPRESS GENERAL standards USE LANE TRANSITWAY LANE USE • Does not meet purpose and need 19 Tolled Express Lanes • Reconstructs I-275/SR 60 • Adds 2 tolled express lanes in each direction • Connects express lanes on Veterans and Howard Frankland • Direct access to TIA • New underpasses at Reo, Occident, and Trask Streets • Express lane access at Reo and Himes Westshore Interchange • Provides transit envelope on I-275 • 15 additional parcels needed • Total Cost: $1.6 Billion 20 10 4/9/2019 Downtown Tampa Interchange Options A and B • Adds 2 tolled express lanes in each direction • Opportunities for public realm improvements at Robles • Reconstructs I-275 and I-4 Park, Downtown Tampa, and Julian B. Lane Park • Largest footprint (190 – 220 parcels) • Accommodates transit envelope in the median • Fixes existing geometric issues (incl. I-275 ramp to I-4) • Construction Cost Estimate: $1.1 – 1.3 Billion • Opportunities to reconstruct underpasses 21 Downtown Tampa Interchange Options C and D • Adds 2 tolled express lanes in each direction • Does not fix existing other geometric issues • Viaduct built alongside the existing interstate • Opportunities to retrofit underpasses • Smallest footprint (64 – 75 parcels) • Fixed-guideway transit would be a challenge • Fixes SB I-275 ramp to I-4 • Construction Cost Estimate: $710 – 740 Million 22 11 4/9/2019 SEIS Update How will we ultimately make a decision? Environment Constructability Follow the Process Engineering and Traffic Public Balance the Issues Comment Balance the Issues *No single factor outweighs all others 23 Documentation Tampa Interstate Study SEIS A project’s environmental impacts, engineering considerations, and public comments aid in the decision-making process. This graphic lists the various documents that FDOT is preparing as a part of this process. Sociocultural Natural and Engineering Public Effects Physical Effects Considerations Outreach SCE Tech Memo (includes Air Quality Tech Memo Preliminary Engineering Public and Agency Environmental Justice and Coordination Plan Economic Considerations) Natural Resources Traffic Tech Memo Evaluation Comments and Coordination Cultural Resources Pond Siting Tech Memo Assessment Survey/Section Noise Tech Memo 106 Case Study Small Group Meeting Contamination Screening Conceptual Relocation Plan Public Workshop/ Hearing 24 12 4/9/2019 General Use Lanes Delay Time Express Lanes (AM and PM) Projected GUL/EL Environmental Matrix Improves System Capacity General Use Lanes Average Travel Speed (AM and Express Lanes PM) Projected GUL/EL Provides Express Bus/BRT Opportunities Maintains Transit Corridor Accommodates Transit Operation Supports Connections to Existing and Planned Services (e.g. streetcar, circulator, multimodal) Improves Existing Connections Neighborhood Connections Provides New Connections Historic Historic Buildings Directly Impacted • Compares quantitative Cultural Resources Archeological Sites* Sites Impacted Section 4(f) Parks and Resources Potentially Directly Impacted criteria for each alternative Recreational Areas by segment Community Resources Directly Number Impacted Wetlands/Seagrasses Acres Floodplains Potential for Encroachment • Will be updated as project Natural Resources Surface Waters Acres Threatened & Probability of Effect Endangered Species (Low/Med/High) progresses Noise Sensitive Sites Number of Sites Rated High or Medium Physical Resources Contamination Sites Risk Number of Parcel Impacted/Already Purchased/Remaining to Purchase R/W Impacts Remaining Business Relocations Remaining Residential Relocations Design Preliminary Estimated Capital Right-of-Way Construction Cost (millions) Construction Engineering and Inspection Total 25 Section 106 Historic Resources Cultural Resource Assessment Survey Update - September 2018 • 954 Historic Resources (491 newly recorded) • 2 archaeological sites • 12 historic districts in the area of potential effect (APE) • CRAS determines presence and eligibility of resources • SHPO and FHWA concurred with the CRAS in early 2019 Section 106 Case Study Report – Not Yet Prepared • Section 106 Case Study Report will document actual effects after preferred alternative is identified • Potential direct impacts to 16 – 32 historic resources (early estimate) • Still evaluating noise and visual effects 26 13 4/9/2019 Potential Section 4(f) Park Impacts Design Options A, B and C may acquire All 4 Design Options will require minor property from Perry Harvey Sr. Park impacts to a portion of Julian B Lane Park 27 Noise/Air Quality Air Quality Tech Memo April 2019 • In Attainment for Ozone – No Emissions Modeling Required • Carbon Monoxide (CO) Screening – All Locations Passed • Mobile Source Air