LTC 205-2018 FDOT Safety Project Along SR112_41st Street BetweenMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 205-2018
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager \l
DATE: April 17, 2018
LETTER TO COMMISSION
SUBJECT: FDOT SAFETY PROJECT ALON 'SR112/41ST STREET BETWEEN ALTON ROAD
AND PINE TREE DRIVE
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to provide information regarding an upcoming
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Project along State Road (SR) 112/41 st Street
between Alton Road and Pine Tree Drive. This project has been programmed as a result of a
safety assessment performed by FDOT in 2015.
The project scope consists of traffic signal improvements along 41st Street at Alton Road, Meridian
Avenue, Chase Avenue, and Prairie Avenue. The traffic signal improvements will consist of
replacing some mast arms and adding amber back -plates to the traffic signal heads to make them
more visible to motorists. In addition, FDOT will be performing minor concrete restoration at these
intersections and relocating a bus stop on the north side of 41st Street adjacent to North Beach
Elementary to a location approximately 90 feet east of its current location. This relocation will
require the removal of approximately four (4) on -street parking spaces adjacent to North Beach
Elementary in order to create a new bus bay and allow transit service, including the City's Trolley,
to pick-up and drop-off passengers off the travel lanes without interrupting traffic flow on 41st
Street, thus reducing the likelihood of sideswipe accidents and rear -end collisions.
The work is scheduled to commence on May 7, 2018 and be completed in September 2018, and
the estimated construction cost is $292,408. To perform this work safely, FDOT may be closing
lanes during the following times:
• 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays and weekends
• 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday through Thursday
• 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., Friday and Saturday
The City will be coordinating closely with the FDOT project management team to ensure lane
closures occur during off-peak periods. In addition, the City's Transportation Department staff will
be monitoring congestion and assessing signal timing changes, Digital Message Signs messaging,
and other traffic management mitigation measures, to help improve traffic flow during construction.
This short-term project is not anticipated to affect the City's efforts currently underway with the 41st
Street Blue Ribbon Committee. City staff will continue to work through the Committee to identify
both short-term and long-term improvements to the 41st Street corridor.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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FACT SHEET
A NEW SAFETY PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN YOUR AREA
State Road (SR) 112/41 Street
FIN#: 434778-1-52-01
Begins: May 2018
OVERVIEW
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is scheduled to begin a safety project the week of May 7, 2018, along SR 112/
41 Street from SR 907/Alton Road to west of Pine Tree Drive in the City of Miami Beach.
WORK TO BE PERFORMED
• Improving traffic signals along 41 Street at the
intersections of Alton Road, Meridian Avenue, Chase
Avenue and Prairie Avenue
• Performing minor concrete restoration work at the
intersections
• Relocating bus bay located at North Beach Elementary
School to a bus bay 90 feet east of its existing location;
repaving the area around the bus bay
PROJECT SCHEDULE
May 2018 — September 2018
AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES
City of Miami Beach
HELPFUL TIPS
• Allow extra time to reach your destination
• Obey all posted signs and speed limits
TIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST
292,408
LANE CLOSURE AND DETOUR INFORMATION
To do this work safely, it will be necessary to close travel lanes
and establish detours at times. Lanes may be closed during non -
peak hours:
• 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays and weekends
• 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday through Thursday
• 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., Friday and Saturday
Please follow pedestrian signage during traffic signal work at
intersections. Lane closure and project information will be
posted weekly on the department's website,
www.fdotmiamidade.com.
ALWAYS PUT SAFETY FIRST
For your safety and the safety of others, please use caution when driving, walking or biking around any construction zone.
Wearing a safety belt is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. The
department takes steps to reduce construction effects, but you might experience the following around the work site.
• Travel lane closures and pedestrian detours
• Increased dust and noise
• Workers and equipment moving around the area
Please note that this schedule could change due to bad weather or other unexpected conditions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Project Manager, Dru Badri P.E.,
(305) 401-1560, or Community Outreach Specialist Melissa J. Rodriguez at
1 (305) 570-8076 or via e-mail at Melissa@hmlpublicoutreach.com.
Please visit our website:
www.fdotmiamidade.com
For real-time traffic information dial 511 or visit:
www.fl511.com
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