Miami River – Miami Intermodal Center Capacity Improvement (MR-MICCI) Project September 8, 2014

1. Miami River – Miami Intermodal Center Capacity Improvement (MR-MICCI) ProjectSeptember 8, 2014 Presented by:

2. Agenda • Project Information • Existing Conditions • Conceptual Alternatives • Environmental Documents • Agency Coordination/ Public Involvement • Project Schedule • Questions/Discussion 2

3. Project Purpose and Need • Complete missing double-track section of Tri-Rail system (SFRC). • Improve Tri-Rail travel time and schedule adherence. • Improve system connection into the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC). • Address operational bottleneck (Tri-Rail/Amtrak/Freight). • Project is included inMiami-Dade’s Long Range Transportation Plan.

4. Existing Conditions:Corridor • Single-Track Section • Rail corridor right-of-way is ~60 ft. • Hialeah Market Station • Temporary end of Tri-Rail System while new MIC/MIA Station is under construction. • Single platform on the west side. • Adjacent Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station building is NRHP listed. • Miami International Airport Station • Currently under construction at the MIC. • Expected to re-open in late 2014. • Will be end of the Tri-Rail System.

5. Existing Conditions: Miami River Bridge • Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge • Constructed in 1920s. • NRHP eligible historic structure. • Limited Bridge Openings • On-Call bridge tender. • 48 hour notice required. • AirportLink Metrorail Extension • New fixed bridge with 40-foot vertical clearance in close proximity to SFRC. • Navigable Section of Miami River • Extends approximately 1,000 feet upstream of SFRC to the Flood Control Structure.

6. Physical Constraints • Vertical Constraints • SR 112 (Airport Expressway) Overpass to the north • Metrorail AirportLink to the south • At-Grade crossings at North River Drive and South River Drive • Horizontal Constraints • SFRC Right-of-Way (~60 ft.) • SR 112 (Airport Expressway) Piers • Metrorail AirportLink Piers

7. Bridge Standards • AirportLink is the limiting vertical clearance for this portion of the Miami River • 40-foot fixed bridge • Existing horizontal clearance is ~60 feet • Existing vertical clearance is ~6 - 8 feet

8. MDX SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector Master Plan Concept

9. MDX SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector Master Plan Concept ProposedInterconnector AirportLink Glide Path N SFRC Bridge

10. Miami River Bridge Adjacent Property Owners • Eugene Eisenberg TRS • Vacant Marina • SFWMD • Flood Control Structure • MDX • River Properties Inc. • Red Coach Bus • BRACUSA LLC • SuperMix Concrete Batch Plant • MDT • FPT Florida Land LLC • Miami-Dade County GSA 3 2 4 1 7 8 5 7 6

11. Conceptual Alternatives Evaluation • Rail Corridor Options • Two-track • Three-track • Four-track • Operational Analysis determined that 2-Track Alternative will accommodate future demand • Miami River Crossing Options • Rehabilitate/Maintain existing Moveable Bridge • Add New Movable Bridge • Add New Fixed Bridge • Remove Existing Moveable Bridge • Construct New Fixed Bridge • Construct New Movable Bridge

12. Bridge Alternatives:(1) Rehab Existing, New Moveable

13. Bridge Alternatives:(2) Rehab Existing, New Fixed

14. Bridge Alternatives:(3) Remove Existing, New Fixed

15. Bridge Alternatives:(4) Remove Existing, New Moveable

16. Bridge Alternatives

17. Hialeah Market Station – Preferred AlternativeCenter Platform At-Grade Access

18. Environmental Documents • Cultural Resource Assessment Survey (CRAS) • SHPO concurrence: February 24, 2014 • Tribal Letters • Submitted March 5, 2014 • Received request from Muscogee Tribe to be a consulting party • Completed Support Documents • Wetland Evaluation • Contamination Screening Assessment • Noise • Air Quality • Endangered Species Biological Assessment (ESBA)

19. Environmental Documents • National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligible • Section 106 consultation required • Section 4(f) required • Requires demonstration that: • No feasible and prudent alternative exists • All possible planning to minimize harm

20. NEPAEnvironmental Assessment (EA) • FTA Lead Federal Agency • USCG as Co-Lead • Schedule/submittals: • Submit to DRAFT EA FTA – September 2014 • Final Draft EA (to FTA) – December 2014 • FTA Approval of EA for Public Availability – January 2015 • Public Hearing – April 2015 • Section 106 and Section 4(f) – April 2016 • Approval of EA/FONSI – April 2016

21. Agency Coordination • FDOT District Four • FDOT District Six • Federal Transit Administration • Miami-Dade County Regulatory & Economic Resources • Miami-Dade Expressway Authority • Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization • Miami-Dade Transit • Miami River Commission • Miami River Marine Group • South Florida Water Management District • US Army Corps of Engineers • US Coast Guard

22. Coordination Meetings to Date • January 31, 2013 – Agency/Stakeholder Meeting • March 26, 2013 – Miami River Marine Group • August 1, 2013 – USCG and USACE • September 11, 2013 – USACE • October 10, 2013 – SFWMD • October 28, 2013 – MRC (Staff) • November 5, 2013 – FTA • November 6, 2013 – Public Meeting • November 20, 2013 – USACE Meeting (Jacksonville) • December 2, 2013 – MRC • December 4, 2013 – Miami-Dade TARC

23. Coordination Meetings to Date • February 13, 2014 – USCG • February 21, 2014 – MDX • March 26, 2014 – USCG and USACE • April 10, 2014 – FTA • April 16, 2014 – SuperMix Parcel (Property Owner) • April 23, 2014 – Eisenberg Parcel (Property Owner) • May 1, 2014 – SFWMD • May 21, 2014 – Red Coach Parcel (Property Owner) • June 16, 2014 – MDX Follow-up • July 3, 2014 – MRC • July 16, 2014 – MRC UIWG • August 7, 2014 – MRMG Upper River Waterway Task Force

24. USCG and USACE Meetings Recap • USCG asked to be a co-lead review agency on the EA. • NEPA must be complete prior to USCG reviewing bridge permit. • USACE has jurisdiction over Federal Channel. • Section 408 permit required for impact to federal flood program or navigation. • Low level fixed bridge is possibility. • Requires redefining the limits of the Federal Channel • USACE lead for de-authorization • Processed via Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA)

25. Recent Meetings Recap • Met with MRC Staff on July 3rd • Brett Bibeau (Managing Director) and Jim Murley (Chair of Urban Infill Working Group) • Request for better maintenance of Downtown Distributor rail spur • Evaluate opportunity for all bridge alternatives to be aligned on west of existing bridge to avoid ROW acquisition from parcels to east • Consideration of potential for any acquired parcels to be leased or re-purposed for marine-related uses • Met with MRC UIWG on July 16th • Mark Bailey requested presentation to the MRMG in August • Discussion of options of low-level fixed bridge vs. moveable bridge • Met with MRMG on August 7th • FPT concern over property loss – asked to shift alignment of new bridge to west of existing bridge • Concerns raised about traffic congestion and impacts during construction

26. Project Schedule • FTA Approval of EA for Jan. 2015Public Availability • Public Hearing April 2015 • Section 106 and Section 4(f) April 2016 • FTA Approval of EA/FONSI April 2016 • Complete 30% Design End of 2016 26