BEACH CORRIDOR CAUSEWAY EXTENSION RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT FALL 2021 FACT SHEET

PROJECT OVERVIEW & BACKGROUNDwww.miamidade.gov/transit 311 or 305.468.5900 TTY/Florida Relay: 711 The Beach Corridor Causeway Extension (Trunkline) project is the east-west segment of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan’s Beach Corridor that connects Downtown Miami and the City of Miami Beach across Biscayne Bay. As early as 1988, numerous studies have identified the MacArthur Causeway as the optimal route for a mass transit solution between Downtown Miami and Miami Beach. Both areas are international tourist destinations that have experienced rapid residential growth which is predicted to increase 75% by 2035. A premium rapid transit service will help sustain this significant population increase by reducing the use of private vehicles, enhancing connections with existing transit systems, and promoting pedestrian and bicycle-friendly solutions along the corridor. The most recent study of the Beach Corridor evaluated various transit modes for the Trunkline including automated people mover, heavy rail, light rail, and at-grade Bus Rapid Transit. In January 2020, Elevated Rubber Tire was selected as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) by the Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). PROJECT STATUS In October 2020, Miami-Dade County approved an Interim Agreement (IA) with MBM Partners, LLC to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a monorail transit system along the Beach Corridor Trunkline. The IA phase of this public-private partnership, which is anticipated to last approximately 18 months, consists of pre-development work such as utility, environmental, and geotechnical surveys, permit coordination, financing, and conceptual design. A Project Agreement (PA) will be developed to construct and build the proposed monorail service along the MacArthur Causeway from Downtown Miami/Overtown at the Herald Plaza to the City of Miami Beach at Washington Avenue and 5th Street.

@GoMiamiDade www.miamismartplan.org #MiamiSMARTPlan PROJECT LIMITS • Daily Service 5 a.m. – 12 a.m. Along the MacArthur Causeway from • Five-Minute Headways Downtown Miami/Overtown at the Herald • Six-Minute Travel Time Plaza to the City of Miami Beach at Washington • Capacity of 2,200 - 3,600 Avenue and 5th Street. Passengers

www.miamidade.gov/transit 311 or 305.468.5900 TTY/Florida Relay: 711

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Project County Public Design and RFP Approval Interim Begin Outreach Construction Advertised of Interim Agreement Operations Winter Phase Fall 2019 Agreement Phase 2021 2026 2021 Spring 2022 - Phase 2021 Fall 2025

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