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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #863 |
| Pedestrian Overpasses |
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| Requester: |
Miami-Dade County |
Organization: |
Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Pedestrian Overpasses |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 11:47:04 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Based upon traffic conditions along South Dixie Highway / US-1, there is a need to provide safe pedestrian access to Metrorail and its stations which parallel US-1. |
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| Recipient: |
Miami-Dade Transit |
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Contact: |
Harpal Kapoor |
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701 NW First Court, 17th Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 469-5406 |
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Miami 33136 |
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Contact email: |
hkapoor@miamidade.gov |
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| Counties: |
Miami-Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Miami-Dade Transit is undertaking a program to enhance safe pedestrian access to Metrorail station where the elevated guideway parallels one of the busiest roadways in Miami-Dade County-US-1/South Dixie Highway. Four overpasses will be constructed over US-1 at 27th Avenue, University of Miami, South Miami, and Dadeland South Metrorail stations. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The construction of the pedestrian overpasses will enhance passenger safety while encouraging new riders to use the Metrorail system. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,600,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$3,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$450,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Transportation Improvements Program |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Citizen�s Independent Transportation Trust / Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
