Interstate 195 Corridor Planning Study From NW 12TH Avenue to SR 907/Alton Road Miami-Dade County, Florida | FPID No.: 440228-1-22-01 PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT PURPOSE & NEED In September 2017, the Florida Department of The primary purpose of this project is to analyze the Transportation (FDOT) initiated the Interstate 195 existing conditions and deficiencies of the Corridor Planning Study from NW 12th Avenue to SR interchange, as well as identify needs based on 907/Alton Road. This Planning Study is being future travel demand. The study will also identify conducted to evaluate the existing interchange and multiple alternatives to develop improvements for corridor deficiencies in order to identify improvements the mainline and system-to-system connections. The that will accommodate the future needs of all study will also evaluate the feasibility of providing a transport modes. connection from the City of Miami to the City of Miami Beach for bike/pedestrian users. Interstate 195 (I-195) is a limited access facility in Miami-Dade County providing a direct connection Significant congestion is a critical issue during peak between Miami International Airport (via State Road periods at the ramp exits. Several challenges have 112), Interstate 95, and the City of Miami Beach. This been identified in surrounding areas including facility also provides access to rapidly growing areas pedestrian concerns, access management and of Wynwood, Midtown Miami, and the Miami Design safety, transit facilities and reliability, adequate District. It also serves as a major access thoroughfare parking conditions, high off-peak vehicular speeds, providing connections to densely populated City of and the need for improved access to residential Miami Beach and SR 5/US 1/Biscayne Boulevard areas. In addition, there are several planned high- corridor. The interchange traverses two municipalities: rise residential and mixed-use developments along City of Miami and City of Miami Beach and provides SR 5/US 1/Biscayne Boulevard. These proposed access to several neighborhoods including Buena mixed-use developments will increase the traffic Vista, Wynwood, Morningside, Little Haiti, and demand and further exacerbate the existing Allapattah. congestion and safety concerns along the project corridor. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT CONTACTS The goal of our public involvement program for this planning study is to inform and engage interested stakeholders, residents and Shereen Yee Fong business owners along the corridor. Our public involvement began Project Manager Florida Department of Transportation, in the spring of 2018 District Six and will continue 1000 NW 111th Avenue, Room 6111A throughout the study. Miami, Florida 33172 (305) 470-5393 A Project Advisory [email protected] Team (PAT) was Jose Muñoz, PE established to advise Consultant Project Manager the Department and BCC Engineering, Inc. build consensus for 6401 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 200 the future operations Miami, Florida 33173 of the corridor. PAT members represent municipalities, local (305) 670-2350 [email protected] agencies, transportation authorities, and quasi-governmental organizations including Wynwood Business Improvement District Lorin Brissett, PE (BID), Midtown Community Development Agency (CRA), and Consultant Deputy Project Midtown Miami Community Development District (CDD). Manager BCC Engineering, Inc. Through the Project Advisory Team meetings and community 6401 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 200 outreach, FDOT will ensure that all stakeholders have a sound Miami, Florida 33173 understanding of the project scope, potential impacts are clearly (305) 670-2350 communicated, and the recommended improvements are [email protected] consistent with the general consensus of the stakeholders. Charesse Chester Public Involvement Specialist Transportation Process Creativision MEDIA, Inc. PROJECT SCHEDULE 633 NE 167 Street, Suite 600 Miami, Florida 33162 The planning study began in 1 Planning (305) 944-7564 September 2017 and is anticipated Project [email protected] to be completed by August 2019. 2 Development & Environment This project is in the planning phase of the transportation development Final Design & ent 3 m Engineering e process. During this phase, existing v GET INVOLVED! ol and expected future transportation Inv We are available for small group Right-of-Way 4 Acquisition lic issues will be identified and b meetings with your neighborhood recommendations developed to Pu or special interest group. Please address these issues and move the 5 Construction see our contact information project into the next phase of the above to view the different ways transportation process. Maintenance you may contact the project 6 team. .