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OVERVIEW:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Six, is conducting a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for the I-95/SR 9 Corridor from south of SR 860/Miami Gardens Drive to north of the Broward County Line. The project is located in North Miami Beach and unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.

STATUS:
During the PD&E phase, the preliminary engineering and documentation required for funding is completed. This includes the review and analysis of potential impacts from the proposed project on the social, economic, natural, physical, and cultural resources in the surrounding environment. Public involvement is an extremely important part of a PD&E Study, to inform citizens about the project and provide interested persons an opportunity to be involved in the development of the project.

GOALS:
The purpose of this project is to address the deficient operational capacity and relieve existing/future congestion along the I-95/SR 9 corridor. Other goals of the project are to

  • Preserve the operational integrity and regional functionality of I-95 /SR 9 (and, therefore, the regional transportation network) by complementing similar corridor improvements throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties
  • Enhance emergency evacuation and response times. Overall, the project will offer enhanced mobility options for motorists and transit users as it will provide additional capacity along the I-95/SR 9 corridor throughout northern Miami-Dade County.

Proposed improvements for the corridor include minimum 11-foot wide travel lanes, 10-foot wide express lane inside shoulders, and 4-foot wide buffers with express lane markers between the express lanes and general purpose lanes; 12-foot lanes are generally provided in segments that include more extensive reconstruction/widening, and 11-foot lanes will be utilized in areas where modifications are less extensive or needed to match the existing, programmed or planned improvements.

SCHEDULE:
This PD&E Study started in May 2021 and is expected to be completed by mid-2023. After the completion of the PD&E phase, the preferred alternative will move to the final design phase, which at this time is scheduled to be completed by late 2025. Construction is estimated to take approximately 36 months.

FUNDING:
State and federal funding has been allocated by the FDOT for future phases of the project, including final Design. Preliminary construction costs will be developed during the PD&E phase.

PUBLIC INFORMATION:

Recent Meetings:

FDOT held an Alternatives Workshop both in-person and virtually at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

The workshop consisted of a formal presentation followed by an open discussion. Questions will be responded to as time permited, in the order received. If your question is not responded to during the workshop, a response was provided in writing. Persons wishing to submit statements, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the meeting or by sending them to the Community Outreach Specialist. All statements postmarked on or before June 17, 2022, will become part of the meeting record.

Previous Meetings:

  • Two Kick-off Meetings were held both in person and virtually on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at the Trinity Church.
    • Elected Officials/Agencies meeting was held from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    • Public Meeting was held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Project Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting #1 on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Trinity Church.
  • PAG Meeting #2 on Wednesday, June 1 at Northeast Dade - Aventura Branch Library

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022, and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and FDOT.

FDOT encourages public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who need special assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or who need translation services (free of charge) should contact Nicholas Danu, P.E. at (305) 470-5219 or in writing to FDOT, 1000 NW 111 Avenue, Miami, FL 33172 or by email at: Nicholas.Danu@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the Meeting. 

Project At-A-Glance
 
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Start Date
June 2021

Est. Completion date
December 2025

Lengths and Limits
South of SR 860/Miami Gardens Drive to North of the Broward County Line

FDOT Project Manager
Auraliz Benitez, P.E.


Consultant Project Manager
Jenn L. King, P.E.

AECOM


Community Outreach Specialist
Monica Diaz

Infinite Source Communications Group

O: 305-573-0089

monica@iscprgroup.com