AASHTO SUBCOMMITTEE ON DESIGN June 15, 2006 MARK ROBINSON, P.E. DISTRICT 5 INTERSTATE PROGRAM MANAGER FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CENTRAL FLORIDA INTERSTATE 4 FACTS Trucks and Others 12% Tourist 30% Commuters 58% 73 Miles from Polk-Osceola County Line to I-95 in Volusia County 1.5 Million Average Daily Trips
TIME IS MONEY, THE COST OF CONGESTION Traffic Delays Add 55 Hours to Each Traveler s Drive Time Each Year National Average for Cities the Size of Orlando is 37 Additional Hours Our AM and PM Peak Periods Total 7.2 Hours Cost of Congestion in Orlando is $643 Million Per Year Source: Texas Transportation Institute 2005 Urban Mobility Report
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Planning I-4 Multi-Modal Master Plan PD&E Design Current Projects Construction Projects Under Construction Near Future Projects Funding Issues Right-of-Way Advance Acquisition Accelerated Construction Funding
MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY (MIS) I-4 Multi-Modal Master Plan Completed in October 1996 Project Need Three Tier Fatal-Flaw Analysis Recommendations: 6 GUL + 2 HOV Light Rail Transit Interchange Modifications
PROJECT DESIGN & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY (PD&E) Completed in Three Segments from 1999 to 2002 (2 EAs and 1 EIS) Partnered with FHWA 4 Day Partnering Effort Major Issues: Design Criteria Section 106/Section 4(f) Right-of-Way/Relocations Public Acceptance Access Modifications Additional EA FONSI for St. Johns River Bridge Special Use Lanes
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Design Criteria Existing Vertical Profile < 45 mph Previous Improvements Horizontal Stopping Sight Distance Level of Service Design Speed Vertical Clearances Barrier vs Buffer Separation
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Section 106/Section 4(f) Downtown Orlando Historic District Griffin Park Historic District Judge Cheney House College Park Historic District Lake Monroe Outlet Midden
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Right-of-Way/Relocations Limited Right-of-Way Width Adjacent Residential Development Side Street Limited Access Right-of-Way at Interchanges Business Damages Pond Siting
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Public Acceptance Beltway Toll Removal HOV Lanes Noise (Existing and future) Urban Design and Aesthetics Coordination with Municipalities Political Influences
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Access Modifications Systems Access Modifications Report 2 New General Use Interchanges SUL Access to GUL - 15 SUL Access to Cross Streets - 10 Interchange Configuration and Modifications
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Additional EA FONSI for St. Johns River Bridge Interim Improvement Separated from EIS EA/FONSI Completed in 2000 Project Let Design/Build Opened 2004 MOA for Lake Monroe Outlet Midden Coordination with Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED Special Use Lanes Initial 34 HOV Envelope Flexibility for Number of Lanes Demand Management Barrier Separated for Enforcement Toll Potential
I-4 OF THE FUTURE
I-4 OF THE FUTURE
VOLUSIA COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS
INTERSTATE 4 AND SR 50 Enhanced 511 Travel Information (Implemented November 2005) Special Use Lanes Rail Interchange Improvements
CURRENT & FUTURE I-4 IMPROVEMENTS 7 Current Design Projects
CURRENT & FUTURE I-4 IMPROVEMENTS 7 Current Design Projects 7 Current Construction Projects
CURRENT & FUTURE I-4 IMPROVEMENTS 7 Current Design Projects 7 Current Construction Projects 3 Future Construction Projects
I-4 ULTIMATE IMPROVEMENTS Orange & Seminole County Design Projects
INTERSTATE 4 AND US 192
INTERSTATE 4 AND JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY
INTERSTATE 4 AND JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY
I-4/SR 408 IMPROVEMENTS Division St. Gore St.
VIEW FROM SUNTRUST BUILDING
I-4/MAITLAND BLVD. INTERCHANGE
I-4/SR 44 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS
INNOVATIVE DESIGN CONCEPTS Innovation Stormwater Management and Stormwater Technical Working Group MOA Addendum SUL Envelope Design Variations Urban Design Process
EXFILTRATION FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT An Alternate to Stormwater Ponds Acquisitions of Whole Parcels Minimizes Right of Way Needs Creates Opportunity for Landscape Buffer
LANDSCAPE BUFFER OPPORTUNITY
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ADDITIONAL MITIGATION Additional 12 Historic Structures Impacted Addition Acreage at Griffin Park Negotiated Addendum Three Homes Being Nominated to National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Documentation for NRHP Designation of a New District
SUL ENVELOPE PD&E Concept Design Concept
DESIGN VARIATIONS Variations to FDOT Plans Preparation Manual Criteria Border Width Maximum Profile Grade Length of Full Super-Elevation Crest Vertical Curve Length Sag Vertical Curve Length Horizontal Curve Length Crest 'K' Value Sag 'K' Value Vertical Clearance Horizontal Clearance to Bridge Abutment/Retaining Wall Horizontal Clearance to Signs Bridge Shoulder Width
URBAN DESIGN PROCESS Cities and Counties Represented Working in Partnership with FDOT Coordinating a Consistent Look Along the Corridor Higher Level of Aesthetics at Section 106 Sites for Mitigation
I-4 AESTHETICS Enhanced Treatments Levels Decorative Columns Special Lighting Color Coordinated
NOISE WALLS TREATMENTS
MAITLAND SINKHOLE REMEDIATION Pressure Grouting And Embankment Surcharge Separate Contract In Advance Of The Ultimate I-4 Construction
INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES GRAVES AVENUE BRIDGE
GRAVES AVE. OVER I-4 JUNE 11, 2006 GRAVES AVENUE BRIDGE
THE TRADITIONAL METHOD Close Bridge Demo Bridge Build Substructure Build Roadway Build Superstructure Open to Traffic
EXCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TECHIQUE Begin Superstructure Close Bridge Demo Bridge Build Substructure Build Roadway Open to Traffic
MOTIVATION New Technology Self Propelled Modular Transporters Reduced Construction Time Reduced Impacts to the Public Improved Safety
CHALLENGES This Is The Way We ve Always Done It Adding New Methods To An Existing Contract Justification Of Added Costs Finding The Funding Contractors Concerns
AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD SPANS
48 HOURS LATER
TIME SAVINGS DURING DEMOLITION 12 Anticipated Nights Of Work For Demo 2 Actual Nights Of Work 6 Anticipated Rolling Roadblocks For Beam Picks 3 Actual Rolling Roadblocks Savings: ODLEO Hours, MOT Setups, Switching Manpower From Day To Night, Transporting Old Beams
COMMUTER RAIL ALONG I-4 CORRIDOR Potential Multi-Modal Option During I-4 Construction 61-mile Route Along Existing CSX Railroad Tracks, from DeLand to South of Kissimmee Estimated Cost for Project: $400 Million Phase 1: Saxon Blvd. to Orlando s Amtrak Station (Nine stations) Operational in 2009 (Pending final approvals) Estimated Cost for Phase 1: $155 Million Phase 2: Orlando to Poinciana Blvd. Operational in 2010/2011 (Pending final approvals)
FUNDING ISSUES PAST & FUTURE Options Pursued Mobility 20/20 Initiative Turnpike Partnership to Accelerate Ultimate Construction and Create Tolled Express Lanes New Funding Growth Management Dollars Which Allowed the Acceleration of Right-of-Way Acquisition ($300 Million) Future Funding of 20 Mile, $2.25 Billion Mega-Project Construction Planned as a Design Build Option Potential Design/Build/Finance FHWA Participation FDOT Financial Planning Office Exploring Additional Funding Options
THANK YOU MARK ROBINSON, P.E. DISTRICT 5 INTERSTATE PROGRAM MANAGER 1-800-780-7102 www.dot.state.fl.us mark.robinson@dot.state.fl.us TRANS4MATION PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE 1-888-454-4884 www.trans4mation.org