Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2101FY0001 Port Tunnel Phase I/On-Port Roadway System
Requester:		Diana Ragbeer			Organization:		Miami-Dade County Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami-Dade
Project Title:		Port Tunnel Phase I/On-Port Roadway System			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 4:46:48 PM
Sponsors:		Manuel Prieguez
Statewide Interest:		The Port of Miami generates in excess of $8 billion in economic impact and creates 45,000 jobs.
Recipient:		Miami-Dade County Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami-Dade			Contact:		Diana Ragbeer
		111 N.W. 1 Street, Suite# 2910			Contact Phone:		(305) 375-1256
		Miami 33128
Counties:		Dade
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This project comprises the reconfiguration of the primary on-Port roadway network to separate the Port's growing cargo and cruise activities and provide for safer, more efficient vehicular movements. It also includes construction of a cargo security gate. The project paves the way for the development of the Port tunnel, which will provide a direct connection between the Port and the Interstate, an essential, but missing, link in the Port's intermodal transportation system. The Port tunnel is included in FDOT's work program (FM2511561) and is supported by the Miami Dade Expressway Authority, local and regional business, and the community interests. Because the tunnel is a long-term project, the Port wishes to be proactive in accelerating these on-Port improvements both to alleviate existing conditions and to prepare for movement through the tunnel.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Creation of approximately 35,000 jobs, from $350 to $460 million in incremental tax revenues annually based on Portwide activity, trucks will be able to make 30% more trips if they could move accross the Port more efficiently.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,987,500
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1821E
Specific Appropriation Title:			Intermodal/Rail Development/Grants
Amount to be reduced:			$1,987,500
Fund Source:			Trust Fund
Total cost of the project:			$12,400,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$662,500
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$7,312,500
	Purpose for future year funding:					YesNon-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						No
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:		FDOT's work program (FM2511561); Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Improvement
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Miami Dade Board of County Commissioners 12/19/00 and Miami Dade County Legislative Delegation 1/17/
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01