Malabar Road (SR 514) PD&EProject Development & Environment Study

Space Coast TPO – Board Meeting May 14, 2015

Project Location Map

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Purpose and Need

• Improve traffic flow and relieve congestion

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Location Existing Traffic (2015)

Future Traffic (2045)

Malabar Road (SR 514) –East of Babcock Street

18,000 Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)

28,000 AADT

Malabar Road (SR 514) –East of Corey Road

15,000 AADT 22,000 AADT

Malabar Road (SR 514) –West of US 1

13,000 AADT 19,000 AADT

Engineering Analysis

• Traffic Projections

• Typical Sections

• Roadway Alternatives

– 4-laning

– Minimize right of way (ROW)

– Intersection improvements

• Access Management

• Traffic Operations/Safety

– Enhanced bike and pedestrian facilities

• Stormwater Management

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Recommended Alternative

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• Selected based on:

– Community and stakeholder input

– Engineering analysis

– Minimization of sensitive environmental

impacts

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Malabar Road Segments

Segment 1- 4 Lane Urban

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Babcock Street to Weber Road

• Four-lane divided urban

• 11’ travel lanes

• 114 feet minimum width

• Best fit to minimize impacts

• 7’ bike lanes

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Segment 2 - Suburban

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Weber Road to east of Corey Road

• Four-lane divided suburban

• 55 mph design speed

• 150 feet minimum width

• 6’ Bicycle lanes

Segment 2 - No Build

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Corey Road to Marie Street

• Partial no build east of Corey Road up to Marie Street

• 10’ multi-use path

• Meets future traffic demand

• Avoids environmental impacts

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Segment 3 – Marie St. to US 1

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Marie Street to US 1

• Three-lane with center turn lane

• 35 mph design speed

• 78’ feet minimum width

• Best fit to minimize impacts

• 7’ Bike lanes and sidewalks

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Environmental Evaluations

• Wildlife – Recent wildlife surveys

• Parks – Section 4(f)

• Cultural and historic resources

• Wetlands and floodplains

• Noise impacts & air quality

• Contamination

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Environmental – Section 4(f)

• Department of Transportation Act of 1966

• Cannot approve the use of land from

publicly owned parks, recreational areas

unless:

– There is no feasible and prudent alternative to

the use of land for the transportation facility.

– The action includes all possible planning to

minimize harm to the property resulting from

the use.

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Environmental

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Section 4(f) Lands

Preliminary Costs

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• Design– Approximately $3.6M

– Funded in fiscal year 2019

• Right-of-Way– Preliminary ROW estimate - $22M

– Currently not funded

• Construction– Preliminary construction cost - $24.5M

– Currently not funded

Safety Improvement Project

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• FDOT Project No. 413761-1-32-01

– Improve intersections of Weber and Corey Road

– Funded for design, right-of-way and construction

– Design scheduled to begin October 2014

– Project will Let for construction June 2019

– FDOT Design Contact Person:Name: Jerald Marks

Tel: 386-943-5161

Email: jerald.marks@dot.state.fl.us

Next Steps

• Public Hearing (Summer of 2015)

• Complete environmental and engineering

reports

• Location Design Concept Approval (LDCA)

from Federal Highway (Fall of 2015)

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Contact Information

Lance Decuir, PE

Atkins

Deputy Project Manager

482 South Keller Road

Orlando, FL 32810

407-806-4482

lance.decuir@atkinsglobal.com

Vic Poteat, PE

Atkins

Project Manager

482 South Keller Road

Orlando, FL 32810

407-806-4129

vic.poteat@atkinsglobal.com

Jazlyn Heywood, PE

Florida Department of Transportation

FDOT Project Manager

719 S Woodland Blvd., MS 501

Deland, FL 32720

386-943-5388

jazlyn.heywood@dot.state.fl.us

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