LTC 493-2017 Two-Way Conversion of 42nd Street Between Sheridan.r •
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 493-2017 ETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT
Mayor Philip Levine and Members o the City mmission
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager � --
October 16, 2017
TWO-WAY CONVERSION OF 42 STREET BETWEEN SHERIDAN AVENUE AND
PINE TREE DRIVE
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to provide an update on the status of the 42nd
Street traffic flow modification project between Pine Tree Drive and Sheridan Avenue. The
project consists of a reconfiguration of 42�d Street between Sheridan Avenue and Pine Tree
Drive from its current one-way configuration to a two-way configuration to improve circulation at
the Pine Tree Drive/42"d Street intersection and access to the Jewish Community Center. Staff
has been working on this project since late 2015. Over that time, the City completed a traffic
impact study which was approved by Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and
Public Works (DTPW) and endorsed by the City Commission.
Since the completion of the traffic impact study, the Transportation Department has engaged
Stantec Consulting to prepare engineering plans and secure a permit the project. As part of the
scope of work, the City and Stantec developed a strict schedule to ensure that the design was
completed in 90 days. The engineering design was completed within the accelerated schedule
and plans were submitted to DTPW on June 2, 2017. DTPW provided comments on August 14,
2017. The consultant submitted revised plans in less than one week and the City is currently
awaiting comments from the County on the latest submittal. The County has advised that all
plans reviews have been delayed due to Hurricane Irma recovery.
During design development, the City received an additional request to address existing parking
and drainage deficiencies at the northeast corner of 42nd Street and Sheridan Avenue. The
Transportation Department and Public Works Department collaborated to identify funding and
incorporate the drainage and parking improvements in the 42nd Street Reconfiguration Project.
In anticipation of County approval, staff is preparing the bid documents for advertisement. In
addition, staff has met with the Jewish Community Center and provided an update on the
project. Based on this coordination, staff has learned that construction during winter break
would be less impactful to the JCC's ingress/egress. Given the project's proximity to North
Beach Elementary, project construction during the holiday break would also be less impactful to
traffic. Given the required lead time for ordering and delivery of the projecYs traffic signal
control devices, the County's immediate approval is essential to ensure the City can meet the
anticipated construction schedule. Staff will continue to follow-up with County staff to try to
accelerate the review and approval of the roadway design plans.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
JLM/ /JRG/JFD
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