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August 2013

US 1 Express Lanes

Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study

Alternatives Public Workshop

Today’s Agenda

Project Background and Overview

Tier 1 Alternatives Development

Tier 2 Decision-Making & Alternatives

Next Steps

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Project Background & Overview

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Project Background

Project Background

• Eight Metrorail corridors

• US 1 – South Corridor

Project Background

• Enhanced BRT

• Enhanced fare collection

system; transit signal

priority; real-time passenger

information

• Grade separated

intersections

• Feeder buses

• Increased parking

• Branded, low-floor buses

Project Background

• Advance study of managed lanes

• Identify funding/analyze cost

feasibility

• Assess revenue potential

• Determine ability to preserve

Metrorail option

• Assess impacts and benefits

US 1 PD&E Study

Develop a managed lane facility within the 20-mile South Miami-Dade Busway corridor

Evaluate engineering and cost feasibility

Assess benefits and impacts to the community

Make recommendation to the MPO

Study Principles

Design mixed-traffic express lanes within the Busway ROW

Create an additional travel “option” for all travelers

Enhance transit on the Busway

Preserve potential for a future Metrorail extension

Maintain existing: Bike path

Toll-free transit service

Toll-free US 1 facility

Two Tier Approach

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Universe of

Possibilities

Study

Alternatives

• Build alternatives iteratively

• Test demand and revenue

potential

• Develop cost estimates

• Determine potential

demand over entire length

• Establish major facility

features

• Identify concepts with most

potential

• Refine alternatives

• Determine traffic &

revenue

• Conduct conceptual

engineering

• Determine impacts

Tier 1 Findings

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Major Feature

Tier 1 Analysis

Express Lanes Transit

Length Approximately 12 miles from SR 826 to SW

232nd St Approximately 20 miles from Dadeland

South to SW 344th St

SW 95th

Street/Palmetto

Expressway

SW 232nd Street

Tier 1 Findings

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Major Feature

Tier 1 Analysis

Express Lanes Transit

Number of Lanes

At least 2 lanes in peak period peak direction

At least 1 lane in off-peak period off-peak direction

At least I lane in each direction

Tier 1 Findings

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Major Feature

Tier 1 Analysis

Express Lanes Transit

Speed (Grade Separations)

45 mph Grade separate express lanes at all 22 cross

streets

Express and limited stop buses utilize express lane grade separations

Tier 1 Findings

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Major Feature

Tier 1 Analysis

Express Lanes Transit

Access Points 5 to 7 locations for mixed traffic

Maintain existing for transit and emergency vehicles

Tier 1 Findings

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Major Feature

Tier 1 Analysis

Express Lanes Transit

Toll Rate Narrowed down the

range for autos $0.10 to 0.80/mile

Toll-free travel for all transit buses

• Toll rate set to manage demand (+1,350 vehicles per hour per lane)

• Traffic to operate at +45 mph throughout the day

• Toll collection using SunPass

• Transit and emergency vehicles operate at no charge

• Trucks prohibited

• Revenue used to cover cost of construction, operation, and

maintenance of facility

Tier 1 Findings

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Major Feature

Tier 1 Analysis

Express Lanes Transit

Length Approximately 12 miles from SR 826

to SW 232nd St Approximately 20 miles from

Dadeland South to SW 344th St

Number of Lanes

At least 2 lanes in peak period peak direction

At least 1 lane in off-peak period off-peak direction

At least I lane in each direction

Speed (Grade Separations)

45 mph Grade separate express lanes at all 22

cross streets

Express and limited stop buses utilize express lane grade separations

Access Points 5 to 7 locations for mixed traffic

Maintain existing for transit and emergency vehicles

Toll Rate Narrowed down the

range for autos $0.10 to 0.80/mile

Toll-free travel for all transit buses

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Tier 2 Alternatives

Typical Sections

Legend

One-way lane

Reversible lane

* All sections fit between the existing right-of-way

Intersection Configuration

Access Configuration

Turnpike Interchange

Full Interchange Partial No Interchange

Decisions on Key Elements

Typical Sections Intersections

Mixed-Traffic Access

No Turnpike Interchange

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

Alternative 3

All Alternatives

Variably-priced tolls

Overpasses over all intersecting streets

No trucks

Toll-free transit operation

Enhanced transit service

No Build

(to be implemented by others)

Minor widening, congestion management, and safety projects

Widening and construction of managed lanes on the HEFT

Busway ADA/Pedestrian improvements

Additional Park-and-ride lots

Limited improvements to bus service

Evaluation Matrix

Exhibits

Project location map

Build alternatives

Typical overpass

Transit operating plan

Evaluation matrix

Schedule/Next Steps

Opportunities for input

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Next Steps

Next Steps

Develop conceptual plans

Estimate costs

Evaluate traffic and transit benefits and impacts

Evaluate environmental impacts

Refine revenue estimate

Conduct financial analysis

Project Schedule

Project Initiation

Environmental

& Engineering

Data Collection

Public

Kickoff

Meeting

Corridor Context

Planning

Workshop

Tier 2

Alternatives

Workshop

Public

Hearing

Final

Environmental

& Engineering

Documents

Location

& Design Concept

Acceptance

May 2011

Winter 2012/13

May 2012

Summer 2013

Winter 20 14/ 15

Summer

2015

Tier 1

Concepts

Workshop

7 1 2 4 8 5 6 3

Summer 2014

Sep 2011

Formal Opportunities for Public Input

Opportunities for Public

Input Quarterly Project Steering Committee

Quarterly Citizens Advisory Committee Meetings

One-on-One Meetings

Public Hearing (Summer 2014)

Project Web Site (www.mdxway.com)

Project Email US1Express@mdxway.com Telephone: Ms. Tere Garcia MDX Public Information Officer (786) 277-9292

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