Project Status

February 9, 2010:

The Florida Department of Transportation has authorized Archer-Western Contractors, Ltd., the Design-Build contractor, to commence on-site construction activities. These activities must be preceded by a 31 day notice and cannot proceed without all necessary permit approvals.

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January 27, 2010:

GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS

This activity is necessary to provide soil information for use in the design process. Borings in the water will be accomplished by using a small float-mounted drill, while land-based borings will be done by using a portable drilling rig. These short duration activities will take place intermittently over the next several months.

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December 4, 2009:

The Design-Build team will begin field activities necessary for the completion of the design and permitting for the project.

These activities include:

Surveying- A small crew of surveyors will be gathering data for finalizing drainage and roadway work, using small hand tools for light clearing and surveying equipment. There will be several months of this activity taking place off and on as needed.

Utility Locations- This is a surveying function to provide precise location of existing utilities so that the designer can determine if conflicts exist with the proposed design, and if relocations are necessary. The equipment used would be hand and powered soil augering, and some pavement coring, using a truck and coring devices, along with ground penetrating radar. This function can be accomplished in several weeks

Pavement Coring- This function is necessary to determine the composition of the existing pavement makeup at the ends of the project (Mapp Rd. intersection and SR 76 intersections) A small truck with a coring device will be used on pavement only. This activity will take a day or two.

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September 20, 2009:

On Thursday, September 17, 2009, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Four, executed a contract with Archer Western Contractors for the Indian Street Bridge project. The contract for the Consulting Construction Engineering and Inspection team (CCEI), CardnoTBE, has also been executed. The Indian Street Bridge project has been advanced due to the availability of federal stimulus funding.

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September 14, 2009:

NOTICE OF PROJECT STATUS CHANGE: On August 13, 2009, the Federal Highway Administration filed a Notice in the U.S. District Court regarding the award of a design build contract to Archer Western Contractors for the Indian Street Bridge. The Notice advised that a Notice to Proceed will be issuie to the contractor within 30 calendar days after execution of the Contrcat and not sooner thatn 30 days after the filing of the Notice filed in Court. The Indian Street Bridge project has been advanced due to the availability of federal stimulus funding. There has been no decision from the Court regarding the pending legal challenges.

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August 4, 2009:

SFWMD, RS&H, ACOE, and Manny Vera, & Associates crews will be on site starting Thursday (8/6/09) to flag & survey the wetland jurisdictional boundaries. This effort should only take a couple of days to complete.

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April 1st, 2009:

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recommended Indian Street Bridge for funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  Click on the following link for details FDOT Potential Projects.  The OTHER LINKS sections contains links to national and Florida ARRA websites.

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Indian Street Bridge Bulletin Issue 8 – October 2008 - Available in PDF

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Indian Street Bridge Geotechnical Schedule for Field Operations (September 16, 2008)

Geotechnical crews will be in the field to perform soil boring/drilling activities beginning Friday September 19th.  The field work will take approximately 3 weeks to complete and includes the following:

1. Soil borings will be taken in the FDOT/Marin County owned properties along SW 36th Street between Mapp Road and St. Lucie Shores Drive.  The purpose of the borings is to test the soil conditions for the future dry swales that will run parallel to the roadway.

2. Soil borings will be taken along St. Lucie Shores Blvd. between SW All American Blvd. and SW 35th Street.  The purpose of the borings is to test the soil conditions for the realignment of St. Lucie Shores Drive under the new proposed bridge.

3. Soil borings will be taken in the vacant parcel in the southeast corner of Kanner Highway and Indian Street.  The parcel wraps around the east and south side of the gas station.  The purpose of the borings is to test the soil condition and percolation rates for a proposed drainage pond.

4. Soil borings will be taken at the location of the existing culvert under Kanner Highway approximately 800 feet south of the Indian Street intersection.  The purpose of the borings is to test the soil strength for possible replacement or widening of the existing culvert.

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Contact Information

To schedule a meeting with your organization or homeowners association, or if you have general project questions, please contact:

Betsy Jeffers, Project Manager                                                 
3400 W. Commercial Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-777-4061
Betsy.Jeffers@dot.state.fl.us

For questions specifically regarding property acquisition, please contact:

Van Neilly, R/W Project Manager
3400 W. Commercial Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-777-4287
Van.Neilly@dot.state.fl.us