Project Status
February 2012:
The scheduled activities for the month of February include:
- Driving production piles on the west approach.
- Driving test piles on the east approach.
- Tying reinforcing steel and placing concrete for bridge substructure, footings, columns and caps.
- Continue assembling materials and constructing the temporary work trestle and driving trestle piles on the east approach.
- Mobilize barge and install trestle on west side of channel.
- Removal of existing roadbed, sidewalks, drainage and construction of new roadway on CR 714 West of Mapp Road and along Mapp Road.
- Constructing swales, placing sod, placing embankment, installing drainage structures and pouring concrete for sidewalks and curb & gutter along the west approach.
- Construction of the MSE wall on the west approach to continue.
- Commence phase 1 MOT on east approach and place temporary pavement.
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January 2012:
The scheduled activities for the month of January include:
- Driving production piles on the west approach.
- Tying reinforcing steel and placing concrete for bridge substructure, footings, columns and caps.
- Assembling materials and constructing the temporary work trestle and driving trestle piles on the east approach.
- Pouring seal concrete at pier 13.
- Removal of existing roadbed, sidewalks, drainage and construction of new roadway on CR 714 West of Mapp Road and along Mapp Road.
- Constructing swales, placing sod, placing embankment and installing drainage structures along the west approach.
- Construction of the MSE wall on the west approach to continue.
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December 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of December include:
- Driving production and test piles on the east and west approach.
- Tying reinforcing steel and placing concrete for bridge substructure, footings, columns and caps.
- Assembling materials and constructing the temporary work trestle and driving trestle piles on the east approach.
- Excavate coffercell for pile driving and seal concrete.
- AT&T will continue to relocate overhead and underground lines south of SW 36th Street.
- Constructing swales, building embankment and installing drainage structures along the west approach.
- New traffic pattern in the area approaching the intersection of Mapp Road and SW Martin Highway (CR 714).
- Construction of the MSE wall on the west approach to continue.
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November 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of November include:
- Driving production and test piles.
- Tying reinforcing steel and placing concrete for bridge substructure, footings, columns and CAPS.
- Assembling materials and constructing the temporary work trestle, driving pipe piles and setting beams.
- AT&T will continue to relocate overhead and underground lines south of SW 36th Street between Mapp Road and St. Lucie Shores Drive.
- Constructing swales, excavating subsoil, placing embankment.
- Installing temporary and permanent drainage pipe and structures.
- Temporary pavement will be placed on the south shoulder just west of Mapp Road and traffic on SW Martin Highway (CR 714) from west of the Publix entrance to Mapp Road will be shifted to the south.
- Construction of the MSE wall on the west approach to continue.
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October 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of October include:
- Driving production and test piles.
- Tying reinforcing steel and placing concrete for bridge substructure, footings, columns and CAPS.
- Assembling materials and constructing the temporary work trestle, driving pipe piles and setting beams.
- FPL, Comcast Cable and AT&T will continue to relocate overhead and underground lines south of SW 36th Street between Mapp Road and St. Lucie Shores Drive.
- Constructing swales, excavating subsoil, placing embankment.
- Installing temporary and permanent drainage pipe and structures.
- Temporary pavement will be placed on the south shoulder just west of Mapp Road and traffic on SW Martin Highway (CR 714) from west of the Publix entrance to Mapp Road will be shifted to the south.
- Water main extension work between SW Cornell Avenue and Margolo Lane.
- Construction of the MSE wall on the west approach.
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September 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of September include:
- Driving production and test piles
- Tying reinforcing steel and pouring bridge footers and columns
- Driving pipe piles
- Assembling materials for the temporary work trestle
- AT&T will continue relocating overhead and underground lines south of SW 36th Street between Mapp Road and Margolo Lane
- Constructing swales, excavating subsoil and placing embankment
- Installing temporary and permanent drainage pipe and structures
- Temporary pavement will be placed on the south shoulder just west of Map Road and traffic on SW Martin Highway (CR 714) from west of the Public entrance to Mapp Road will be shifted to the south
- Water main extension work between SW Cornell Avenue and Margolo Lane
- Construction of the MSE wall on the west approach
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August 2, 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of August include: driving production and test piles, casting footings, driving pipe piles and assembling materials for the temporary work trestle. Comcast Cable and AT&T will be relocating overhead lines between Mapp Road and Butler Avenue. Crews will also be constructing swales, excavating subsoil, constructing MSE wall on the West approach and installing temporary and permanent drainage structures. Water main extension work between S.W. Cornell Avenue and Margolo Lane will commence.
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June 29, 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of July include: driving production and test piles, driving pipe pile, excavation of the dry detention ponds on the west end of the project and assembly of materials for the temporary work trestle. On the east end of the project, crews will work on the construction of the temporary haul road. Martin County Utilities will complete water main relocation work on the west end of the project and begin water main extension work between SW Cornell Avenue and Margolo Lane. FPL will be relocating overhead lines south of SW 36th Street between Mapp Road and St. Lucie Shores Drive.
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May 25, 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of June include: clearing and grubbing on the east side of the St. Lucie River, excavation of ponds along SW 36th Street, assembly of materials for the temporary work trestle, pile template installation and driving production and test pile. Pipe pile driving will also continue. Relocation and deactivation of utilities should continue this month with the relocation of overhead lines south of SW 36th Street between Mapp Road and St. Lucie Shores Drive. Construction of a temporary haul road on the east end of project should begin. Martin County Utilities will begin water main relocation work on the west end of project including water main extension work between SW Cornell Avenue and Margolo Lane.
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May 2, 2011:
The scheduled activities for the month of May include: installing trestle, surveying, land clearing, relocating utilities and pile driving activities.
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April 25, 2011:
FDOT has received the final permit from the Coast Guard, allowing for work to begin in the St. Lucie River.
Construction activities continue as crews work to install trestle, survey, clear and grub brush, install silt fence, deliver materials, relocate utilities and work on pile driving activities.
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April 13, 2011:
On Monday, April 18 at 11:30, Martin County is hosting a groundbreaking event for the Indian Street Bridge Project at the Jock Leighton Park located at 3755 SW Mapp Road, Palm City.
Construction activities continue on the Indian Street Bridge Project. Current activities for the project include clearing and grubbing brush, surveying, implementing erosion control measures, relocating utilities, installing silt fence, roadway activities and land-based pile driving activities.
Construction workers and members of the project team have been participating in environmental training to increase awareness of threatened and endangered species in the project area.
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March 14, 2011:
Land acquisition and pre-construction work for roadway and bridge improvements continues. Test pilings have been fabricated. Structural steel, pipe pile and other materials for the temporary work bridge (trestle) have been acquired.
On February 23, 2011, the Contractor Archer Western provided its 31-day Notice to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) indicating that the contractor intended to begin mobilization of equipment on March 21, 2011 and begin construction on March 26, 2011. A public information meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, 2011, from 5pm to 7pm at the Palm City Community Center, 2701 SW Cornell Avenue in Palm City.
FDOT has received the South Florida Water Management District permits and the Army Corps of Engineers permit. As the Coast Guard permit remains outstanding, any construction activity prior to receipt of the Coast Guard permit will be land-based only. Such activities would include erosion control measures, clearing and grubbing, roadway activities and land-based pile driving activities.
On March 8, 2011, Citizens for Smart Growth, Odias Smith and Kathie Smith, Plaintiffs, filed a Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia. On March 9, 2011, the same parties filed a motion to expedite the appeal and to stay any construction activity until the appeal is resolved.
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March 3 , 2011:
The Stuart / Martin County and Palm City Chambers of Commerce will host a Job Fair for prospective workers and potential vendors for the Indian Street Bridge Project on Monday, March 14, 2011 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Martin County Fair Grounds (2616 SE Dixie Highway in Stuart, Fl.)
Vendors, suppliers and service providers will have an opportunity to present information about their goods and services for the project team to use throughout the project.
Applications for employment will also be accepted at 3649 SE St. Lucie Shores Drive, Palm City, FL between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16.
For additional information about the job fair, please contact the Stuart / Martin County Chamber of Commerce at 772-287-1088 or the Palm City Chamber of Commerce at 772-286-8121.
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July 9, 2010:
Land acquisition, design and pre-construction work continues. Citizens for Smart Growth, Kathie Smith & Odias Smith have filed an appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court has not yet acted on the appeal. Citizens for Smart Growth, Kathie Smith & Odias Smith have filed challenges to the SFWMD permit. The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings has scheduled a hearing for the permit protest for Oct. 25, 26 & 27, 2010.
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June 3, 2010:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Indian Street Project Team hosted a Public Information Meeting from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Palm City Community Center. Approximately 200 people attended the event, where they could review renderings of the new bridge, roadway plans, watch a project video, provide feedback to the department and attendees were able to speak one on one with project representatives.
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April 3, 2010:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host a Public Information Meeting for the Indian Street Bridge Project from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Thursday, April 29, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Palm City Community Center, located at 2701 SW Cornell Avenue in Palm City, Florida, 34990.
For more information about this project, or the Public Information Meeting, please contact Beth Zsoka at 772-834-1298 or e-mail her at beth@qcausa.com.
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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:
Barbara Kelleher, FDOT Public Information Office
Toll free at 866-336-8435, ext. 4090
954-777-4061
Barbara.Kelleher@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
