1. IT’S MORE THAN JUST A ROAD
Brian Blanchard, P.E.
State Roadway Design Engineer
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Good morning my name is Gerry O’Reilly, I’m the Director of Planning and Production in District IV, Ft Lauderdale, Florida Department of Transportation – I’m glad to be here. It’s a long way! I’m not in familiar territory! My presentation this morning will focus on the the good that we do - . The presentation is entitled “It’s more than just a road” – Because in FDOT it is – When we do a project we want everybody to be proud of it –
Today I will highlight the philosophy that we like to use when developing a project in FDOT. I will highlight four main areas:
What our Department needs to be aware of or how we need to adjust our attitude
Things we have to do for a successful project
Areas Our partners/customer must be aware of
And then when a project is complete what basic qualities should it meet
Then I would like to go thru a case study of a project that was developed using the process and finish off with pictures from what we believe to be projects that show …it’s more than just a road
How many planners? Any engineers? Everything I discuss is how D-4 operates…we are decentralized.
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2. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO BE PROACTIVE IDENTIFY AFFECTED PARTIES EARLY ON
COMMUNICATE AND EXPLAIN CONSTRAINTS AT THE OUTSET
DESIGN, EVALUATE, REFINE
BALANCE ALL OF THE USES OF THE ROADWAY
WORKING TOGETHER MAY TAKE LONGER, BUT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO
We must see problems as challenges and as opportunities for innovation and collaboration with affected parties
We must go out and “find” the interested parties and bring them into the project development process as early as possible. That way you develop your project with everybody's ideas on the table
Make sure we explain our constraints early in the process
You may not get it right the first time – but we need to learn from our mistakes
Remember that there may be several uses for a roadway – pedestrians, bicyclists, buss’ etc. don’t just accommodate cars – you must think beyond the pavement
AND the results are worth it. It is a lot easier, and less stressful, to work together then to define, design and then defend your approach – we must be willing to compromise on certain issues
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3. CASE STUDY – A1A CITY OF HOLLYWOOD BROWARD COUNTY, FL
This project is located on A1A in the City of Hollywood. It started like as a resurfacing project. The pavement was in poor condition and needed to be rehabilitated. The project was approx 2 ½ miles long
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4. RESURFACING, RESTORATION, REHABILITATION
FDOT INITIAL SCOPE OF WORK
PAVEMENT IN POOR CONDITION
NO BIKE LANE
5 LANE SECTION
SIGHT DISTANCE PROBLEMS AT SIDE STREETS
This was our initial scope of work:
No median – safety issues
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5. COMMUNITY AWARENESS MEETINGS
CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS
COMMUNITY AWARENESS MEETINGS
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TRAVEL & TOURISM COMMITTEE
CITIZEN’S TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
We had several meetings with city staff, the city commission, local groups and general members of the public
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6. PROJECT SCOPE MEDIAN BICYCLE LANE ONE WAY STREET PLAN BULB OUTS
DEFINE PARKING LIMITS
SHORTEN CROSSING DISTANCE
AREA FOR LANDSCAPING
DECORATIVE LIGHTING
BRICK PAVER CROSSWALKS
LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM
We developed a scope which reflected the needs of the FDOT and the desires of the City of Hollywood. Some of the desires of the city actually helped the FDOT implement some changes that met our desire to improve the safety of the section
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8. ONE-WAY SIDESTREETS
NARROW STREETS
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9. ONE-WAY SIDESTREETS
SIGHT-LINES
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10. ONE-WAY STREET PLAN 35 SIDESTREETS - 25 ONE-WAY
NEW TRAFFIC FLOW PATTERN
ONE-WAY STREETS = MEDIANS
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11. ONE-WAY STREET PILOT PROGRAM
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12. PILOT PROGRAM COMMUNICATION
“DEAR NEIGHBOR” LETTERS
Sight distance
Poor turning radii
Narrow streets
Pilot:-are the streets safer, acceptable
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21. STATE ROAD A1A FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH
SIDEWALK
GRAVITY RETAINING WALL
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
BEACH EROSION CONTROL WALL
BICYCLE LANES
SIGNALIZED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
ADDITION OF SMALL PARK AREA
SEA OAT PLANTINGS
“BULB OUTS” AT PARKING
CONVERT ANGLE PARKING TO PARALLEL PARKING
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24. LAKE AND LUCERNE
Typically the roadway was a three lane one way pair in the before condition. This was a case where our analysis indicated that four lanes was adequate for current and projected traffic. We a trial by striping the roadway for 4 lanes and trying it.
This allowed the sidewalk to be enlarged
There was a major emphasis on redevelopment of the downtown corridor
Downtown businesses have redeveloped their storefronts and the City has efforts in place to upgrade signing for businesses and special events
Adjacent projects on Dixie and Federal Highway have similar features so that a community identity and aesthetic approach is realized
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25. LAKE AND LUCERNE
Typically the roadway was a three lane one way pair in the before condition. This was a case where our analysis indicated that four lanes was adequate for current and projected traffic. We a trial by striping the roadway for 4 lanes and trying it.
This allowed the sidewalk to be enlarged
There was a major emphasis on redevelopment of the downtown corridor
Downtown businesses have redeveloped their storefronts and the City has efforts in place to upgrade signing for businesses and special events
Adjacent projects on Dixie and Federal Highway have similar features so that a community identity and aesthetic approach is realized
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26. ATLANTIC AVENUE
The original typical was a four lane undivided facility with on-street parking
We converted it to 2 lanes, two way for a six block area with diverter roads one block north and south for thru traffic. The remainder of the corridor was left as four lanes
Allowed the extra area to be used for wide sidewalks and landscaping
all led to renovation of storefronts, 100% occupancy of buildings, new developments, sidewalk café’s
Heavy use of brick pavers, decorative lighting, and interface with adjacent properties and parks
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27. ATLANTIC AVENUE
The original typical was a four lane undivided facility with on-street parking
We converted it to 2 lanes, two way for a six block area with diverter roads one block north and south for thru traffic. The remainder of the corridor was left as four lanes
Allowed the extra area to be used for wide sidewalks and landscaping
all led to renovation of storefronts, 100% occupancy of buildings, new developments, sidewalk café’s
Heavy use of brick pavers, decorative lighting, and interface with adjacent properties and parks
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28. ATLANTIC AVENUE
The original typical was a four lane undivided facility with on-street parking
We converted it to 2 lanes, two way for a six block area with diverter roads one block north and south for thru traffic. The remainder of the corridor was left as four lanes
Allowed the extra area to be used for wide sidewalks and landscaping
all led to renovation of storefronts, 100% occupancy of buildings, new developments, sidewalk café’s
Heavy use of brick pavers, decorative lighting, and interface with adjacent properties and parks
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29. ATLANTIC AVENUE
The original typical was a four lane undivided facility with on-street parking
We converted it to 2 lanes, two way for a six block area with diverter roads one block north and south for thru traffic. The remainder of the corridor was left as four lanes
Allowed the extra area to be used for wide sidewalks and landscaping
all led to renovation of storefronts, 100% occupancy of buildings, new developments, sidewalk café’s
Heavy use of brick pavers, decorative lighting, and interface with adjacent properties and parks
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30. MERRILL BARBER BRIDGE
Old low level bascule bridge that served the barrier island located in Indian River County.
Replaced with a high level bridge 65’ clearance on a new alignment
Environmental issues – large mitigation site
We added a fishing pier to our plans which was Located under the bridge and ran from pier to pier
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31. MERRILL BARBER BRIDGE
The fishing pier is popular with the locals. We were able to incorporate benches into the pier
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32. MERRILL BARBER BRIDGE
We also illuminated the bridge and the fishing pier. It is a large structure and dominates the skyline.
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33. ROOSEVELT BRIDGE
This is another large bridge which replaced a low level bascule bridge. The structure is located in Stuart in Martin County.
Again we added a fishing pier to the structure. It tied in with a city built boardwalk.
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34. ROOSEVELT BRIDGE We also illuminated the bridge and the fishing pier
The fishing piers are very popular at night time
And to prove the fishing piers are worth while!!
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36. QUESTIONS? Brian Blanchard, P.E. (850) 414-4377
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