LTC 139-2006 63rd St Flyover Bridge
lD MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 139-2006
LETTER TO COMMISSION
DATE:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager) ~ 7)
May 19, 2006
63rd Street Bridge Rehabilitationllndian Creek Reconstruction/Flyover
Demolition.
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
This Letter to the Commission is to provide you with an update on the 63rd Street Bridge
Rehabilitation/Indian Creek Reconstruction/ Flyover Demolition Project (the Project).
After meetings with Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) officials and the
Governor by Mayor Dermer, Commissioner Steinberg and myself, we have been just
informed that the Project will start on May 31,2006. As direct result of the City's
outreach, FOOT has agreed that even though a further delay in the Project has not been
approved, no Maintenance of Traffic (permanent lane closures) will occur until the City
completes the removal of bulb outs, landscaping, fire hydrants and streetlights on the
east side of Collins Avenue from 63rd Street to 71st Street. FOOT has agreed that the
City can remove these bulb outs in order to provide a third northbound lane on Collins
Avenue to minimize the impact on northbound traffic caused by the elimination of
northbound lanes on Indian Creek Drive during the first five months of the project. The
removal of the bulb outs is planned to start this weekend and is expected to be
completed on or about June 4, 2006.
In addition, FOOT, after meetings with the Mayor and City Manager, has agreed to the
following additional mitigation measures that are being implemented or considered on
the City of Miami Beach Project and the Biscayne Boulevard Project:
1. Not to start construction of the Biscayne Boulevard 6th to 78th Street section until
the Indian Creek Reconstruction reestablishes the southbound travel lanes.
2. Assure that two Miami Beach entry points on Biscayne Boulevard are fully
operational to facilitate east/west traffic, before the start of the Flyover Project.
Bisca~ne Boulevard at 36th Street leads into Julia Tuttle and Biscayne Boulevard
at 79t Street leads into the 79th Street Bridge. Intersection work on Biscayne
Boulevard at NW 36 Street has been accelerated to accomplish this.
3. Accelerate the construction completion of the 3th to 6th Street section of
Biscayne Boulevard through contractor incentives.
4. Add an additional southbound lane on Indian Creek Phase I Maintenance of
Traffic.
5. Accelerate the completion of the Miami Beach project through further contractor
incentives.
6. Provide a northbound lane on Indian Creek Drive as early as possible.
7. Add a second lane over the bridge in Phase II resulting in three travel lanes over
the bridge.
8. Delay the start up of the Miami Beach project if necessary to complete the
removal of all the bulb outs on Collins Avenue from 63rd to 71st Street to create
another northbound lane. The City is still discussing with FOOT the possibility of
reimbursement for this work.
9. Restore at FOOT cost the demolished bulb outs along Collins Avenue after the
63rd Street Bridge Project is completed.
10. Enter in a "Hire-back" contract with the City to provide at FOOT cost, enhanced
public safety and enhanced traffic management as needed for the duration of the
project.
We will provide a more fully detailed LTC in the next week.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any other concerns or questions.
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