Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #214FY0102

State Road 710

Requester:

William E. Wilkins

Organization:

City of Riviera Beach

Project Title:

State Road 710

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 4:12:41 PM

Sponsors:

M. Mandy Dawson, Ken Pruitt

Statewide Interest:

This promotes intermodal transportation linkages for passengers and freight to and from the Port of Palm Beach, the Palm Beach International Airport and City of Riviera Beach.� The project is expected to provide additional "through-put", increase "maneuverability" and decrease congestion.

Recipient:

City of Riviera Beach

Contact:

William E. Wilkins

600 West Blue Heron Boulevard

Contact Phone:

(561) 845-4010

Riviera Beach 33404

Counties:

Palm Beach

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

The project involves roadway widening (from two-lanes to divided four-lanes) for the purpose of upgrading the main overland route used in transporting cargo/freight to and from the Port of Palm Beach and City of Riviera Beach, thereby providing an additional capacity of 18,200 vehicle trips per day at Level-of-Service (LOS) "D". This additional capacity is expected to "attract" trips from adjacent roadway links since traffic will have an additional alternative in utilizing the network. It is estimated that traffic volume will increase by approximately 20% of the additional capacity provided (or about 3,600 trips/day). It is also estimated that truck traffic will increase by 5% to 10% since this roadway link will become the main route for transporting freight to and from the Port.

Improvements will also include upgrading the drainage system infrastructure in order to correct any drainage problems that could contribute to future pavement problems. The facility will receive a new pavement system in its entirety that will fully comply with all applicable State of Florida design standards to assure long-term performance and service life. The improvements will help guarantee ride quality and safety, particularly for the passage of trucks carrying freight.

The project will also facilitate the segregation of freight and industrial traffic for automobile traffic by containing trucks to the prescribed "port access" roadway. This will help to preserve and enhance the existing transportation infrastructure by relieving truck traffic congestion on neighborhood streets, thereby easing the flow of other vehicular traffic and enhancing quality of life and the environment through the support of "clean air neighborhoods".

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Improvements to the State Road 710 corridor are necessary to assure those road systems keep pace with current and future demand. Since highway connectors to the Port of Palm Beach are presently near capacity, this roadway improvement project is essential.

The Port of Palm Beach currently has 1400 trucks that utilize existing SR 710 daily. The proposed improvements to SR 710 will not only facilitate truck movement, but will attract other large vehicles accessing the Port. This will have a positive impact to these carriers, and is critical to create a "livable community" by reducing truck traffic in other areas of the city.

The proposed improvement to State Road 710 is essential to the redevelopment of the City of Riviera Beach's $1 billion redevelopment plan. When complete, this redevelopment will increase property value from $174 million to $800 million, which will generate tax income to the City. The Port of Palm Beach Cruise Terminal will one day have 1 million annual visitors. Both projects will require thousands of permanent jobs. The project is critical to sustaining long-term cargo/freight shipping operations at the Port of Palm Beach since it will maintain and improve an existing roadway that provides direct access to the Port's main gate. Current expansion efforts at the Port are expected to increase the level of foreign trade from more than $4 billion in fiscal year (FY) 1999 to over $5 billion (or by approximately 25%) in the future. Facility revenue is also expected to grow by a similar percentage.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$5,000,000

Total cost of the project:

$5,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

None

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

This project is priority number 16A on the Palm Beach County MPO list. Project.

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation/Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners

Meeting Date:

12/13/2001