Project Development

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Project Development

• Chapter 6

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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

• Review existing information
• Collect Data
• Identify or Verify Needs
• Development of Alternatives
• Evaluation Analysis
• Coordination
• Documentation

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Review Programming Summary Report

• Purpose and need statement
• Agency comments, issues, and recommendations
  (degree of effect)
• Acceptability of alternatives
• Permit issues
• Community characteristics
• Dispute resolution issues
• Class of action determination
• Scope of work

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Initiation of PD

• Meet with ETDM Coordinator and CLC
• Assemble Project Team
• Develop Scope of Services
• Develop Work Plan

Section 6.2.2
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Project Management

• Develop Project Team.
• Coordinate with ETDM Coordinator.
• Insure that all tasks are completed.
• Work with CLC for Public Involvement.
• Work with other offices that are involved in the
  implementation of the project.

Section 6.2.3
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Project Completion

• At the end of the Project Development Phase, the
  Department
• will have addressed the ETATs comments,
• received Location and Design Concept Acceptance,
• have an approved environmental document (if
  applicable),
• acquired environmental permits (if applicable)

Section 6.2.4
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Coordination

• The Project Development Phase requires a great
  deal of coordination through out the study.

• ETDM Coordinator
• ETATs
• Local Governments
• FHWA
• Design
• ROW
• Structures
• Drainage
• Construction
• CLC
• The Public
• DIRC
• Etc.

Section 6.3
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Public Involvement

• Continuation of previous sociocultural effects
  evaluation
• Reach the affected community
• Provide forums to verify community
  characteristics
• Provide opportunities to involve the community in
  transportation decision making

Section 6.4
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Preliminary Engineering

• Types of surveying
• Low Altitude Mapping Photography (LAMP)
• Digital Terrain Modeling (DTM)
• Design plan details are project specific
• Design details
• Bridge details
• Context sensitive design issues
• Access management

Section 6.5
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Environmental Permits

• Early determination of whether or not permits
  will be acquired during Project Development.
• Guidance on obtaining permits will be in the FDOT
  Permits Handbook (currently under development).

Section 6.6
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Types of Environmental Documents

• Categorical Exclusion (CE)
• Environmental Assessment (EA)/Finding of No
  Significant Impact (FONSI)
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Record of
  Decision (ROD)
• State Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)

Section 6.7.1
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Categorical Exclusions

• Majority of major capacity projects are processed
  with this class of action
• Focused technical analysis and reports
• Public involvement
• Permits

Section 6.7.1
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EA/EIS

• Procedurally unchanged
• NEPA document must reflect all reasonable
  alternatives
• Similar document processing
• Differences
• Focused technical analysis and reports
• Alternatives are refined based on tiered analyses
• Continuous and coordinated public involvement
• Permits

Section 6.7.1
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SEIR

• Non-federally funded projects
• Procedurally unchanged
• Major transportation projects (e.g.)
• A new expressway
• A new bridge that provides new access to an area
• Differences
• Focused technical analysis and reports
• Continuous and coordinated public involvement
• Permits

Section 6.7.1
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Environmental Technical Studies

• Wetlands Evaluation
• Water Quality Impact Evaluation
• Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
• Cultural resource assessment
• Section 4(f)
• Endangered Species Biological Assessment
• Noise Study Report
• Air Quality Report
• Contamination Screening Evaluation Report
• Conceptual Stage Relocation Plan

Section 6.7.1
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Engineering Technical Studies

• Location Hydraulics Report
• Drainage/Pond Siting Report
• Geotechnical Report
• Typical Section Package
• Bridge Hydraulic Report
• Bridge Development Report
• VE Study
• IMR / IJR

Section 6.7.2
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Project Development Summary Report
Contents

• Preferred Alternative
• Summary of Environmental Impacts
• Summary of Mitigation and Permits
• Summary of Public Involvement
• Commitments and Recommendations

Section 6.8
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Preferred Alternative

• Description of alternatives considered
• Plan view on aerial photography
• Approved typical section package
• Special design elements (such as bridges,
  structures, interchanges, special aesthetic
  treatments)
• Description of all project costs, including
  design, right-of-way, construction, and mitigation

Section 6.8
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Environmental Effects Summary

• Address issues raised during the Planning and
  Programming Screening Analyses
• Include avoidance and minimization measures
• Environmental effects identified by technical
  analyses and reports

Section 6.8
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Mitigation and Permits Summary

• Description of mitigation measures needed
• Special mitigation plans or agreements
• Permits obtained and conditions of permits
• Additional permits needed

Section 6.8
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Public Involvement Summary

• Summary of the community outreach program
• Description of issues raised by the community, as
  well as how the project addressed those issues

Section 6.8
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Commitments and Recommendations

• Recommendations associated with the
  implementation of the selected alternative
• Commitments to the public and resource agencies
• Commitments during the subsequent phases design,
  right-of-way, construction, maintenance

Section 6.8
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Project Development Summary Report
Processing and Distribution

• Signed and sealed by a Florida Registered
  Professional Engineer
• The Project Development Summary Report is the
  basis on which LDCA is issued for CEs
• The Project Development Summary Report is
  completed at the end of NEPA (EA/FEIS) and is
  provided to the ETAT and FDOT Design

Section 6.9
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Reevaluation Process

• Remains the same - documents compliance with
  federal laws and any changes since approval of
  the final environmental document
• Evaluation of major design changes
• Mitigation and commitment compliance status
• Permit status

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Final Outcome

• Location and Design Concept Acceptance
• Approved Environmental Document
• Addressed all ETAT comments
• Environmental Permits

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