NE 203 rd Street & NE 215 th Street Intersection Improvements between US 1 & West Dixie Highway Florida Department of TRANSPORTATION Upcoming Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study 1

Project Location Purpose & Need Transportation Project Development Process Schedule Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) Alternatives Screened FDOT Contact Information Presentation Outline 2

Transportation Project Development Process 3

Florida Department of Transportation Project Location Intersection of NE 203 rd Street/Ives Dairy Road and SR 5/US 1/Biscayne Boulevard Intersection of NE 215 th Street/County Line Road and Dixie Highway In the City of Aventura in Miami- Dade County, unincorporated Miami- Dade County and City of Hallandale in Broward County, Florida. 4

Study Purpose and Need Improve traffic operations Enhance safety conditions  By eliminating vehicle conflicts with existing freight and future passenger trains at the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway line crossings Florida Department of Transportation 5

Proposed Schedule PD&E STUDY DESIGN CONSTRUCTION ETDM PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS 6

Efficient Transportation Decision Making Florida Department of Transportation The Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) is Florida's process for reviewing projects for consideration of potential environmental effects during the Planning Study Phase The process promotes interagency coordination and feedback from stakeholders ETDM process incorporates environmental considerations into transportation planning 7

ETDM Interagency Coordination Florida Department of Transportation Start Date July 12, 2013 End Date August 26, 2013 City of Hallandale Beach provided comments on August 21,

Project Screening Package Florida Department of Transportation 1.Transmittal Letter 2.FDOT letter to Florida State Clearing House 3.Purpose and Need Statement, Project Description 4.Preliminary Environmental Discussion (including all 21 environmental components for each alternatives) 5.Project Location Maps 6.Application for federal Assistance SF Transmittal List 9

Summary of Screening Alternatives Florida Department of Transportation ETDM Alternatives DescriptionIntersection Alternative 1All Alternatives on NE 203 rd Intersection (Alternatives 1-5) 203 rd Alternative 2Alternatives A, B and C (Grade Separation) on NE 215 th Street 215 th Alternative 3Alternative D (Connection to US 1) on NE 215 th Street 215 th 10

Florida Department of Transportation Alternatives Screened Five (5) alternatives were screened for consideration to improve the intersection. All will maintain existing traffic movements NE 203 rd Street/Ives Dairy Road and SR 5/US 1 11

Florida Department of Transportation Alternatives Screened Four proposed (4) alternatives were screened that will provide grade separation NE 215 th Street/County Line Road and Dixie Highway 12

Florida Department of Transportation Results of Screenings Alternative 1 (NE 203rd St. Alternatives 1-5) Alternative 2 (NE 215th St. Alternatives A-C) Alternative 3 (NE 215th St. Alternative D) IssueDegrees of Effect Social and Economic 3 - Enhanced 2 - Enhanced 6 - Moderate5 - Moderate6 - Moderate 1 - Minimal2 - Minimal 1 - Substantial (Potential Relocation Cultural 3 - Minimal1 - Minimal3 - Minimal 2 - Moderate3 - Moderate1 - Moderate Natural 8 - Minimal9 - Minimal 2 - Moderate Physical 2 - Moderate2 - Minimal 1 - Substantial (Contamination) 1 - Moderate Project Effects Overview 13

Florida Department of Transportation Project Information Project Contact Dat Huynh, P.E. Project Development Engineer Florida Department of Transportation, District 6 ph: (305) Involved Agencies 14

Florida Department of Transportation QUESTIONS 15