PROJECT OVERVIEW...Welding American Engineering Denny's & Development Corp. Angels Research Mix Use...
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PROJECT OVERVIEWProject Overview
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Okeechobee Road is regionally significant arterial that begins at NW 36 Street just north of the Miami International Airport and traverses the entire state
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UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT CONTEXT NW 116th Way / Hialeah Gardens Blvd is a critical regional link Access to: I-75 HEFT SR 826/Palmetto
Expressway SR 924/Gratigny
Parkway Future MDX SR 924
Extension
I-75AccessMDX SR 924
Gratigny /SR-826
HEFTAccess
ProjectLocation
SR 82
6/Palm
etto
HEFT
EXISTING CONDITIONS
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Frontage Road
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NW 11
8Way
NW 11
7Way
Okeechobee Road
NW South River Drive
Okeechobee Road is a divided urban principal arterial City of Hialeah Gardens to the north Town of Medley to the south Two bridges over C-6 Canal (Miami Canal) connecting Town of Medley
to Okeechobee Road (NW 121 Way and NW 116 Way) NW 116 Way minor arterial carrying more than 28,000 vehicles per day
as compared to 30,000 vehicles per day on Okeechobee Road
BurgerKing
RushTruckCenter
Polimix QuiznosSubs
EliteCarrierService
BB&TBank
AljomaLumber
FX GasStation
ProgressoPlaza
7-ElevenMercantile
Bank
TrucksUnlimited
AlexTruck
Welding
Denny'sAmerican Engineering& Development Corp.
AngelsResearch
Mix UseBuilding
All TruckSalesSunoco
PremiumTech
Hialeah GardensHigh School
TacoBell
EtherealGarden II
PumpStation
PumpStation
City GasSubstation
NW 11
6W
ay
A
A
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Existing Typical Section “A-A”
EXISTING TYPICAL Okeechobee Road has three lanes in each direction Two-lane frontage road on north side Miami Canal to the south separating Okeechobee Road from NW South River
Drive NW South River Drive is the most important corridor in the Town of Medley
FDOT R/W
EXISTING CONFIGURATION
Main goal is to improve traffic operations and safety Existing Traffic Operations deficiencies
1. Close proximity of three signalized intersections
2. Insufficient capacity3. Substandard turning radii at canal
crossing/15% truck traffic
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Existing Safety Issues/Concerns4. Hialeah Gardens Drive (NW 116 Way),
high crash location 125 crashes (2007-2012)
5. High percentage (40%) rear end6. 23 fatalities (2007-2011)
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468’
MAJOR DEFICIENCIES
Okeechobee Road
NWSRD
NW 11
6 Way
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Roadway Design Concrete pavement on Okeechobee Road mainline
Continuous bicycle and pedestrian facilities
Reduced delays
Reconstruction along NW South River Drive to tie back to the existing and to tie into the future Town of Medley
project
Structure Design Four new bridges
Two bridge replacements at NW 121 Way and NW 116 Way
Retaining walls
Miscellaneous structures
Traffic Control Plan – to minimize delays during construction
New drainage system
New lighting system
Subaqueous utility canal crossings and a new Town of Medley pump station
Signing and Pavement Markings
Signalization – 10 locations
Landscape Opportunity Plan
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) – Arterial Dynamic signs, CCTV Cameras, travel time monitoring system, all connected to District 6 Sunguide
Public Involvement – Level 4 Community Awareness Plan
UNDERSTANDING OF SCOPE OF SERVICESDESIGN SCOPE OF SERVICES
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONGRADE SEPARATION OKEECHOBEE
BB A
A
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Typical Section “A-A” (Okeechobee Road east of NW 116 Way)
Typical Section “B-B” (NW 116 Way north of Okeechobee Road)
PROPOSED SOLUTIONTYPICAL SECTIONS
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LEGEND:
• 5 new signals
• 5 existing signals
to be replaced
PROPOSED SOLUTIONNEW SIGNALIZATION
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
1. Okeechobee Road southbound to NW 116 Way & Hialeah Gardens Boulevard: Existing: Left or right turn at NW 116 Way
Proposed: Use slip ramp to access frontage road and make a left or right turn at NW 116 Way
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
2. Okeechobee Road northbound to NW 116 Way & Hialeah Gardens Boulevard: Existing: Left or right turn at NW 116 Way
Proposed: o Use slip ramp to access frontage road and make a left or right turn at NW 116 Wayo Make a right turn at elevated intersection
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
3. NW 116 Way northbound to Okeechobee Road: Existing: Left or right turn at Okeechobee Road
Proposed: Left or right turn on frontage road and use slip ramps
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
4. Hialeah Gardens Boulevard southbound to Okeechobee Road: Existing: Left or right turn at Okeechobee Road
Proposed:o Left or right turn on frontage road and use slip rampo Make a left turn at elevated intersection
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
5. NW 122 Street to Okeechobee Road Existing: Use Hialeah Gardens Boulevard to access Okeechobee Road
Proposed:o No change for southbound Okeechobee Roado Northbound Okeechobee Road will have a direct access
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
6. NW South River Drive to Okeechobee Road Existing: Left or right turn over bridge and then second left or right to access Okeechobee Road
Proposed: o No Change at NW 121 Wayo Changes at NW 116 Way as previously stated
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
7. Frontage Road: Existing: No divided median
Proposed: Divided median from NW 98 Avenue to NW just east of NW 114 Street
Divided Median
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
8. Hialeah Gardens Boulevard: Existing: Two at-grade lanes in each direction
Proposed: o Three lanes in the northbound direction (one elevated,
two at grade)o Two to Five lanes in southbound direction (two
elevated, three at grade)
Two at-grade lanes
Three lanes NBTwo-five
lanes SB
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Network Performance Summary – 2040 AM Peak
Parameter PD&E No-Build Design % Improvement
Over No-Build% Improvement
Over PD&E
Total Delay Time (Vehicles/Hour) 1370 211 201 85% 5%Average Delay Time (Vehicles/Seconds) 542 68 65 88% 4%
Latent Delay Time (Vehicles/Hour) 555 6 1 100% 83%
Network Performance Summary – 2040 PM Peak
Parameter PD&E No-Build Design % Improvement
Over No-Build% Improvement
Over PD&E
Total Delay Time (Vehicles/Hour) 1393 189 152 89% 20%
Average Delay Time (Vehicles/Seconds) 516 64 51 90% 20%
Latent Delay Time (Vehicles/Hour) 323 1 1 100% 0%
PROPOSED SOLUTIONTRAFFIC SUMMARY
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONACCESS CHANGES
Bicycle Access Existing: no bicycle facilities Proposed:
o Designated bicycle lanes on the frontage roado Undesignated bicycle lanes on Okeechobee Road
Pedestrian Access Existing: Sidewalk gaps/disconnections throughout Proposed:
o Continuous sidewalk along the north side of the frontage roado Continuous sidewalk along the east side of NW 116 Way/ Hialeah Gardens Boulevardo Continuous pedestrian facilities across the C-6 Canal
Transit Access: No changes to transit access other than improvements due to bicycle and pedestrian access
