The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, will conduct a Public Workshop for the proposed interstate improvements to I-75 (SR 93) in Miami-Dade County, Florida Project Limits: From State Road 826 (SR-826)/Palmetto Expressway to ...

Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, announces a Public Workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE and TIME: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (open house format).

PLACE: Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club, Grand Slam Ballroom, 6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, will conduct a Public Workshop for the proposed interstate improvements to I-75 (SR 93) in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Project Limits: From State Road 826 (SR-826)/Palmetto Expressway to North of N.W. 170th Street in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Financial Project Number: 420669-1-22-01; Efficient Transportation Decision-Making Number: 6111. This public workshop is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The proposed roadway improvements consist of:

I-75 – Between SR 826 and NW 170th Street

• Add one tolled express lane in each direction in the center of the corridor (median).
• Provide a set of access points to enter and exit the express lanes system. Access points along I-75, within the reevaluation limits, will be constructed at the following locations:

Northbound exit just south of NW 170th Street

Southbound entrance just south of NW 170th Street

Northbound exit just north of NW 154th Street

Southbound entrance just south of NW 154th Street

• The I-75 express lanes system will continue north of NW 170th Street beyond the Miami-Dade/Broward County Line. As part of the District Four I-75 express lanes project, the express lanes system north of NW 170th Street will have a seamless connection to the planned express lanes system that will continue to I-595 in Broward County.
• Maintain the existing number of general purpose lanes.
• Noise barrier walls parallel to I-75, within FDOT right away, and adjacent to some properties as identified by the environmental studies.
• Landscaping enhancements at several locations within the FDOT right of way.

SR 826 – Between North of NW 103rd Street and South of NW 154th Street

• Replace the proposed HOV lane, now operating as a general use lane, with a tolled express lane.
• Add one tolled express lane south of I-75 for a total of two express lanes in each direction in the center of the corridor (median). As part of the SR 826 North/South PD&E Study, the two express lanes south of NW 103rd Street will connect to the planned express lanes system that will continue to south of SR 836. As part of the SR 826 East/West PD&E Study, the single express lane north of NW 154th Street will connect to the planned express lanes system that will continue to the Golden Glades Interchange.

• I-75/SR 826 Interchange – Two proposed SR 826 express lanes in the northbound direction, one express lane transitions westward becoming the I-75 westbound/northbound express lanes and the second express lane continues north on SR 826. In the southbound direction, one express lane will come from SR 826 north of the Interchange and the second one from the I-75 eastbound/southbound express lane system becoming two southbound express lanes along SR 826.
• SR 826/NW 103rd Street – Reconstruct the southbound off-ramp from one to two lanes.

Department representatives will be on hand during the workshop hours to discuss the project and to answer questions. Residents are encouraged to come in and review this transportation improvement proposal. This letter is being sent to all property owners within at least 300 feet on either side of the proposed alignment.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop or persons who require translation services (free of charge) is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop by contacting: Mr. Nicholas Danu, P.E., at [phone], in writing at 1000 NW 111th Ave., Room 6111-A, Miami, FL 33172 or by e-mail at [e-mail] at least seven days prior to the meeting.

If you have questions about the project or scheduled Public Workshop, contact Ms. Judy Solaun-Gonzalez, P.E. directly at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail].