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Date: 12/4/2007
Commission Meeting Date: 12/13/2007
Requesting Department: City. Manager's Office
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Type: ® Resolution n Ordinance n Emergency Ordinance l 1 Discussion Item
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Subject: Port of Miami Tunnel and Access improvement Project - Tri-partv Master Agreement
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Master Agreement for the Port of Miami
Tunnel and Access Trriprovement Project among the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT"),
Miami -Dade County ("M JC") and the City of Miami ("City"), which provides for a financial
contribution from the City of S55 Million, consisting of $5 Million contribution in land rights -of -way
and a cash contribution of $50 Million.
Background Information:
The Port of Miami Tunnel Project will improve access to and from the Port of Miami, serving as a
dedicated roadway connector .linking the port with the MacArthur Causeway and 1-395. The Project
will include a bored tunnel from Watson Island to the Port of Miami on Dodge Island. The tunnel
will benefit the City of Miami by improving traffic safety in downtown Miami by removing port -
related traffic, trucks and buses (him the congested downtown street network, and in doing so,
facilitate ongoing and future development plans in and around downtown Miami. The Project will
also improve access to the Port, helping to keep it competetive and ensuring its ability to handle
projected growth in both its cerise and cargo operations.
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