LTC 174-2009 Miami-Dade County Dade Boulevard Improvement Project and 23rd Street Bridge Repairs
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
No. Lrc # } %a-zoo9 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti H. Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: June 30, 2009
SUBJECT: Miami-Dade County Dade Boulevard Improvement Project and 23'tl Street Bridge Repairs
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with an update on the Miami-Dade County
(County) Dade Boulevard Rightof-Way (ROW) Improvement Project along Dade Boulevard from Purdy
Avenue to 23"' Street. Phase I, replacement and construction of new sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, and
curbs, began on April 6, 2009 and is estimated to be completed by July 13, 2009. Phase II, the milling
and resurfacing of Dade Boulevard from PurdyAvenue to 23rtl Street, is scheduled to begin on July 13,
2009. and is estimated to be completed by November 13, 2009. After the project is completed, there
will be a three (3) year moratorium on road cuts or excavations, with the exception of emergency utility
work on Dade Boulevard.
The County developed a Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan to mitigate impacts to traffic that includes
temporary one way lane closures. Dade Boulevard will remain open to pedestrian and vehicular traffic
at all times. The County is developing a project fact sheet for the milling and resurfacing work and will
distribute it to impacted residences, businesses, and Miami Beach High School. The County will also
coordinate with the Citys Community Resource Coordinator to ensure the public is kept thoroughly
informed. The Miami Beach Police and Fire Departments and the Special Events Office do not
foresee an issue with the MOT proposed construction work.
County and City staff are also coordinating the County's Dade Boulevard ROW Improvement Project
with the City's Dade Boulevard Bike Path Project. As a result of this coordination, the County will
conduct striping and roadway widening work to accommodate the construction of an eight (8) foot bike
path on the south side of Dade Boulevard.
The County is also managing a related but separate project to repair the 23"' Street Bridge over Collins
Canal. The County will perform restoration and repair work to the 23" Street Bridge to damaged and
spalled areas on the underside of the concrete arch. The project is estimated to begin construction in
November 2009 and will be completed in approximately six months. The County is developing a MOT
plan that will include lane closures on the bridge during construction. At least one lane of traffic in each
direction is anticipated to remain open to vehicular traffic at all times. It is expected that at a minimum,
one sidewalk will remain open for pedestrian crossings at either the north or south side of the bridge at
all times.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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