PROJECT INFORMATION MEETING TECHNICAL STUDIES

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PROJECT INFORMATION MEETINGTECHNICAL STUDIES

• March 6, 2006

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AGENDA

• Project Scope
• Key Issues
• Right of Way
• Utilities
• Engineering Issues
• Life Safety
• Environmental Permitting
• Contamination
• Geotechnical

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PROJECT SCOPE

• Widening of the MacArthur Causeway Bridge
• Tunnel Connection Between Watson Island and Dodge
  Island
• Connection to Port of Miami Roadway System

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PROJECT SCOPE
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RIGHT OF WAY
City of Miami
Miami-Dade County
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UTILITIES
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ENGINEERING ISSUES

• Geotechnical conditions
• Shallow cover
• Potential for water inflow
• Deep cut and cover
• Buoyancy
• Material disposal
• Limited construction work area
• Permitting

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LIFE SAFETY

• Jurisdictional Issues
• OM Boundaries
• Incident Response Protocols
• Primary Point of Control
• ITS Security Protocols

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING

• SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO
• DERM
• FDEP
• USACE

Federal Agencies Include Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) U.S.
Fish Wildlife Services (USFWS) NOAAS National
Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) State Agencies
Include Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) South Florida Water Management
District (SFWMD) Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FFWCC) Local Agencies
Include Miami-Dade County Department of
Environmental Resource Management (DERM)
RECEIVE AND INCORPORATE COMMENTS INTO RFP
AWARD CONTRACT
CONCESSIONAIRE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
IDENTIFYING AND SECURING ALL NECESSARY REGULATORY
PERMITS
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Geotechnical BasicsTunnel Boring Locations
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Geotechnical Basics New Tunnel Boring Locations
in Channel
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Geotechnical BasicsMiami Ft. Thompson
LimestonePrimary Geologic Strata
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Geotechnical Basics Photo of Core Recovered in
Channel
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Geotechnical Basics Video Images Down Borehole