Preliminary Engineering Report First Draft For the Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study Prepared for: MIAMI-DADE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS Prepared by: Parsons Corporation January 2020 DRAFT Preliminary Engineering Report Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project Table of Contents PROJECT SUMMARY ................................................................................ 7 1.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 7 1.2. STUDY AREA .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.3. PURPOSE & NEED ........................................................................................................................... 8 1.4. PROJECT CORRIDOR AND SUB-AREAS ..................................................................................... 10 1.5. PROJECT HISTORY ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.6. COMMITMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 11 1.7. LIST OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................. 12 EXISTING CONDITIONS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS .... 14 2.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 14 2.2. EXISTING ROADWAY AND STRUCTURES INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................ 14 2.2.1. EXISTING ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................. 14 2.2.2. AESTHETICS AND LIGHTING FEATURES ............................................................................... 16 2.2.3. RAILROAD CROSSINGS............................................................................................................ 19 2.3. EXISTING UTILITIES ...................................................................................................................... 20 2.4. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS--EXISTING BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS .......................... 26 2.4.1. BRIDGE NO. 870771 (WB MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY) AND NO. 870772 (EB MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY) ............................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.2. BRIDGE NO. 870077 (WB AND EB MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY OVER EAST CHANNEL) ...... 27 2.5. EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ................................................................................................ 27 2.5.1. OVERVIEW OF EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ANALYSIS................................................ 27 2.5.2. EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ............................................................................................ 41 2.5.3. EXISTING TRANSIT CONDITIONS ............................................................................................ 59 2.6. FUTURE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ................................................................................................... 65 2.7. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ................................................................................. 69 2.7.1. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC .......................................................................................................... 69 2.7.2. CULTURAL ................................................................................................................................. 73 2.7.3. NATURAL ................................................................................................................................... 75 2.7.4. PHYSICAL .................................................................................................................................. 76 DRAFT Preliminary Engineering Report Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project DESIGN CONTROLS & CRITERIA .......................................................... 78 3.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 78 3.2. FEDERAL OR NATIONAL REGULATIONS, CODES, AND STANDARDS ................................... 78 3.3. STATE REGULATIONS, CODES, AND STANDARDS .................................................................. 81 3.4. LOCAL JURISDICTIONAL CODES, REQUIREMENTS, AND ORDINANCES .............................. 81 3.4.1. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND CRITERIA ................................ 81 3.4.2. WATER QUALITY ....................................................................................................................... 81 3.4.3. SEA LEVEL RISE – RESOLUTION R-451-14 AND ORDINANCE 14-79 .................................... 82 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS .................................................................... 83 4.1. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ..................................................................................................... 83 4.1.1. PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES – TIER ONE AND TIER TWO ........................ 83 4.1.2. NO-BUILD ALTERNATIVE .......................................................................................................... 84 4.1.3. AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER (APM) ALTERNATIVE ............................................................ 85 4.1.4. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT)/STREETCAR ................................................................................ 89 4.1.5. MONORAIL ................................................................................................................................. 94 4.1.6. BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) (I-395 & I-195 SUB-ALTERNATIVES) .......................................... 98 4.1.7. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FACILITIES ................................................................... 102 4.2. APPROACH TO ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 104 4.2.1. TRUNK LINE AND EXTENSIONS ............................................................................................ 104 4.2.2. CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................... 105 4.2.3. CONTEXTUAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT ......................... 106 4.3. EVALUATION CATEGORIES & CRITERIA .................................................................................. 108 4.3.1. TRANSIT & MULTIMODAL PERFORMANCE .......................................................................... 109 4.3.2. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS .................................................................................................. 110 4.3.3. COST & FEASIBILITY ............................................................................................................... 111 4.4. EVALUATION METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................. 112 4.4.1. RIDERSHIP FORECASTING .................................................................................................... 112 4.4.2. SERVICE PLAN AND O&M COST ESTIMATING ..................................................................... 113 4.4.3. CAPITAL COST ESTIMATING .................................................................................................. 113 4.4.4. RESILIENCE/SEA LEVEL RISE ............................................................................................... 114 4.5. EVALUATION RESULTS & RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE ................................................... 114 4.5.1. APM CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVE EVALUATION SUMMARY .................................................. 117 4.5.2. LRT/STREETCAR CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVE EVALUATION SUMMARY ............................ 118 DRAFT Preliminary Engineering Report Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project 4.5.3. MONORAIL CORRIDOR EVALUATION SUMMARY ................................................................ 118 4.5.4. BRT CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION SUMMARY ................................................ 119 4.5.5. EVALUATION SUMMARY-KEY DIFFERENTIATORS BETWEEN MODAL ALTERNATIVES .. 119 4.5.6. EVALUATION SUMMARY-KEY FINDINGS .............................................................................. 120 4.6. RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE AND REASONS FOR SELECTION ....................................... 120 PROJECT COORDINATION & PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ..................... 123 5.1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 123 5.2. TIER ONE EVALUATION .............................................................................................................. 124 5.3. TIER TWO EVALUATION ............................................................................................................. 125 5.4. KICK-OFF MEETINGS .................................................................................................................. 125 5.5. PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP .................................................................................................... 126 5.6. ALTERNATIVES WORKSHOPS ................................................................................................... 126 DESIGN FEATURES OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ............... 128 6.1. ENGINEERING DETAILS OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE