Agenda 06/14/2016 Item #16A22 6/14/2016 16.A.22.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to provide after-the-fact approval for the 2016 TIGER VIII Discretionary Grant
application, sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, for the Golden Gate
Estates Mobility Catalyst Project,in the amount of$19,710,000.
OBJECTIVE: To receive after-the-fact approval from the Board of County Commissioners (Board) to
submit a TIGER 2016 grant application to the United States Department of Transportation for the Collier
Boulevard Corridor Strengthening Project.
CONSIDERATIONS: On February 23`d the Growth Management Department was informed that the
Notice of Funding Availability was announced in the Federal Register for the TIGER 2016 discretionary
grant program. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (FY 2016
Appropriations Act)appropriated$500 million to be awarded by the Department of Transportation(DOT)
for National Infrastructure Investments projects with a significant impact on the nation, region or
metropolitan area.
The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project is part of the county bridge program that was
developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle miles traveled, improve the transportation network in the rural area
and drastically reduce response times for life saving services. This project will construct transportation
infrastructure improvements along 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE.
The requested TIGER funds will be used to design and construct two new bridges that will provide
critical linkages in the roadway network in the area, reduce travel time by shortening trip lengths and
improving safety and security in the area. In addition, this project will improve emergency response
times. The growth in this area has led to congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in
response time for emergency calls. These directly impact citizen's health, safety and welfare. The ability
for emergency services to respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well connected, well designed
transportation network,and the County's application for TIGER grant funds further that directive.
The goals of TIGER are to increase connectivity to employment, education, services and other
opportunities for underserved areas. This project exceeds the goals of TIGER by also enhancing
multimodal facilities and connecting residents to major commercial, residential, educational and
recreational facilities in both the county and the region.
The grant does not require a match; however because of the County's commitment to the project, the
County will put forward a 20%match. Collier County is offering$3,942,000 towards a match if awarded
and a grant amount of$15,768,000 for total project cost of$19,710,000.
All applicants are required to submit an application by April 29, 2016 and selected projects will be
announced by the end of this calendar year. Federal obligation of the awarded funds must be no later than
September 30,2019.
Transportation planning staff began the preliminary work to develop and submit projects for the grant
after the notice of funding was announced. Based on the large amount of work necessary to complete the
TIGER grant application, a consultant was hired to complete the submittal. The final application was
received from the consultant the week of the application due date. This Board meeting is the first
opportunity for approval of the application.
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The Collier County CMA #5330 authorizes the County Manager to approve the submittal of grant
applications with subsequent Board of County Commissioners action at the next available Board meeting
to ratify the approval as"after-the-fact."
FISCAL IMPACT: Should Collier County receive funding from USDOT for the proposed project,
funding would be awarded in the amount of$15,768,000. The local match would be $3,942,000. Match
funds are anticipated to be provided by a combination of gas taxes and by a general fund transfer. The
Board will have the opportunity to accept or reject the funds if the grant application is approved.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: These transportation infrastructure improvements are
consistent with the Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Board will have the opportunity to accept or reject the funds
if the grant is approved. Accordingly, this Office has no issue with respect to the legality of this
request, which is appropriate for Board action and requires a majority vote for Board action. —
JAB
RECOMMENDATION: To provide an after-the-fact approval of a grant application submitted by staff
for the 2016 TIGER VIII Discretionary Planning Grant Application, sponsored by the United States
Department of Transportation.
Prepared By: Lorraine Lantz, Project Manager, Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees and Program
Management Division, Growth Management Department
Attachments:
1) CM Memo
2) Grant Application Backup Information due to the size of the document it is accessible at:
http://apps3.colliergov.net/agenda/ftp/2016BCCMeetings/AgendaJun 1416/GrowthMgmt/16A23-
APP2016-TIGERVIIIGoldenGateBridges.pdf
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.16.A.16.A.22.
Item Summary: Recommendation to provide after-the-fact approval for the 2016 TIGER
VIII Discretionary Grant application, sponsored by the United States Department of
Transportation,for the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project, in the amount of
$19,710,000.
Meeting Date: 6/14/2016
Prepared By
Name: LantzLorraine
Title:Project Manager,Transportation Planning
5/10/2016 10:36:18 AM
Submitted by
Title:Project Manager,Transportation Planning
Name: LantzLorraine
5/10/2016 10:36:20 AM
Approved By
Name: TallonOfelia
Title:Manager-Compensation,Human Resources
Date: 5/10/2016 12:13:25 PM
Name: Tara Castillo
Title:Management/Budget Analyst, Capital Construction&Maintenance Budget/Fiscal
Date: 5/10/2016 1:02:13 PM
Name: ScottTrinity
Title:Manager-Planning,Transportation Planning
Date: 5/10/2016 1:49:14 PM
Name: ShueGene
Title:Division Director-Operations Support,Growth Management Department
Date: 5/12/2016 4:22:22 PM
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Name: PuigJudy
Title: Operations Analyst,Operations&Regulatory Management
Date: 5/13/2016 3:34:03 PM
Name: PattersonAmy
Title:Division Director-IF,CPP&PM,Capital Project Planning,Impact Fees and Program
Management
Date: 5/16/2016 2:10:31 PM
Name:KearnsAllison
Title:Manager-Financial&Operational Sprt,Capital Construction&Maintenance Budget/Fiscal
Date: 5/16/2016 8:22:14 PM
Name: Joshua Thomas
Title: Grants Support Specialist,Grants Management Office
Date: 5/17/2016 10:37:50 AM
Name:BelpedioJennifer
Title:Assistant County Attorney,CAO General Services
Date: 5/17/2016 11:02:50 AM
Name: MarcellaJeanne
Title: Executive Secretary,Transportation Administration
Date: 5/17/2016 3:00:35 PM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 5/17/2016 4:06:36 PM
Name: StanleyTherese
Title:Manager-Grants Compliance,Grants Management Office
Date: 5/27/2016 3:46:04 PM
Name: UsherSusan
Title:Management/Budget Analyst, Senior,Office of Management&Budget
Date: 6/6/2016 11:20:52 AM
Name: CasalanguidaNick
Title: Deputy County Manager,County Managers Office
Date: 6/6/2016 12:17:39 PM
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Grant Application Reviewed and Approved by County
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After-the-Fact Approval by the BCC is required at the
BCC meeting
TO: Leo Ochs,County Manager
CC: Trinity Scott,Transportation Planning Manager
FROM:Joshua Thomas,Grants Support Specialist..
RE: County Manager review and approval of a 2016 TIGER VIII Discretionary Grant application
sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation for the Golden Gate Estates Mobility
Catalyst Project in the amount of$19,710,000
April 25,2016
The Collier County Transportation Planning Division is applying for TIGER VIII grant funding for the
Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project. This project is part of the county bridge program that was
developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle miles traveled,improve the transportation network in the rural area
and drastically reduce response times for life saving services. The project will construct transportation
infrastructure improvements along 16«Street NE and 47`1'Avenue NE.The requested TIGER funds in the
amount of$15,768,000 will be used to design and construct two new bridges that will provide critical
linkages in the roadway network in the area reduce travel by shortening trip lengths and improve safety
and security in the area,as well as improve emergency response times.
There are no match requirements for this grant;however,because of the County's commitment to the
project,the County will put forward a 20%match in the amount of$3,942,000. Matching funds are •
available from a combination of funds in Gas Tax Fund 313 and the General Fund.
The application is due April 29,2016. Your approval authorizes OMB to submit the grant application in
www.grants.gov followed by after the fact approval by the Board of County Commissioners at the June •
14,2016 BCC meeting. Once you have reviewed the application,please sign in the box above and in the
areas marked throughout the application and call me for pickup at 239-252-8989.
Thank you,and please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request.
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TIGER 2016 Project Information - Please complete all fields.
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Field Name Response Instructions
Project Name Golden Gate Estaes Mobility
Catalyst Project
Enter a concise descriptive title for the project. This will need to be the same
title used in the Grants.gov SF-424 submission, as well as the application
narrative.
Project Description
The project will complete the
design and construction
components for two new
bridges and associated roadway
improvements (paved shoulders,
sidewalks) on 16th Street NE and
47th Avenue NE in Golden Gate
Estates a rural community in
Describe the project in plain English terms that would be generally understood
by the public, using no more than 100 words. For example, “The project will
replace the existing bridge over the W river on Interstate-X between the cities
of Y and Z” or “the TIGER Grant will fund construction activities for streetcar
service from location X to location Y.” Please do not describe the project’s
benefits, background, or alignment with the selection criteria in this description
field.
Urban/Rural Rural
Identify whether the project is located in a rural or Urbanized Area (UA), using
the drop-down menu, according to the 2010 Census Urban Area designation.
Updated lists of UAs are available on the Census Bureau website at
http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/UAUC_RefMap/ua/. Urban
Clusters (UCs) are rural areas for the purposes of the TIGER Discretionary Grants
program. For more information on urban and rural designations, refer to
Section C.3.ii of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the TIGER Discretionary
Grants program.
Urbanized Area N/A
If you have identified the project as located in a 2010 Census designated
Urbanized Area, please provide the name of the Urbanized Area. If you have
identified the project as located in a rural area, please type "N/A."
Project Type Road - New Capacity
Identify the “Primary” and "Secondary" project type combination that most
closely aligns with your project from the choices in the drop-down menu. See
the "Project Types" tab in this file for further information and project type
definitions. If the drop-down does not appear, please type in your "Primary"
project type.
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Primary Project Location Zip Code 34120 Identify the 5-digit zip code of the project location. If the project is located in
multiple zip codes, please identify the most centrally located zip code.
Project Previously Submitted?Yes - Once Identify whether the project was submitted in a prior TIGER round, and if so,
whether it was submitted more than once, using the drop-down menu.
Prior TIGER Funds Awarded to
Project?No
Identify whether the project has previously received TIGER funding, and if so,
whether that funding was through a planning or capital grant, using the drop-
down menu.
TIGER Request $15,768,000
Enter the total amount of funds requested for this project from TIGER in this
application. [Maximum entry $100,000,000, minimum urban entry $5,000,000,
minimum rural entry $1,000,000]
Total Project Cost $19,710,000 Enter the total cost of the project.
Total Federal Funding $15,768,000
Enter the amount of funds committed to the project from ALL federal sources
including the proposed TIGER amount. [Minimum urban entry $5,000,000;
minimum rural entry $1,000,000]
Total Non-Federal Funding $3,942,000 Enter the amount of funds committed to the project from non-federal sources.
Tribal Government?No Select “Yes” from the drop-down menu if the applicant is a federally recognized
tribal government.
Tribal Benefits?N/A
If the applicant is not a federally recognized tribal government, is the project
located on tribal land? And if not, does it have direct tribal benefits? Answer
using the drop-down menu.
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NSFHP/FASTLANE Application?No
Select "Yes" from the drop-down menu if this project is also being submitted to
the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (also known as
FASTLANE).
Golden Gate Estates
Mobility Catalyst Project
Location:Collier County, Florida25th Congressional District
Applicant:Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Type of Applicant:Local (County) Government
TIGER Funding
Requested:$15,768,000
Local Matching
Funds:
Total Project Cost:
$3,942,000
$19,710,000
Office of the County Manager
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 202 . Naples Florida 34112-5746 . (239) 252-8383 . FM: (239) 2524010
April26,2016
The Honorable Anthony Foxx, Secretary
Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
RE: Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am pleased to submit this grant application for $15.768 million from the Fiscal Year 2016 TIGER Grant
Program in the rural set-aside to fund all design and construction related activities related to the Golden
Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project in Collier County, Florida. The requested TIGER funds will be
used to design and construct two new bridges that will provide critical linkages in the roadway network in
the area, reduce travel by shortening trip lengths, and improving safety and security in the area.
The funding package for this $19.71 million pmject that, when completed, will improve the response time
offirst responders, improve mobility, and reduce travel and related emissions in a rural area of Collier
County that desperately needs the investment in its transportation system. Collier County is still
recovering from the effects ofthe recession, during which 2l,700jobs were lost from our area between
2006 and 2010 and foreclosures peaked to 797 a month during the height ofthe recession. The area of
Golden Gate Estates, a large rural single family working community, felt the worst of the impacts.
No project is more central to our infrastructure recapitalization strategy for the Golden Gate Estates area
than this project. Once completed, the project will improve the connection ofexisting neighborhoods to
centers ofemployment, education and public services, and reduce the response time ofemergency
responders.
This letter serves to certi$, that, in fulfillment ofthe application requirement, should the TIGER VIII
Grant be awarded to the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project, Collier County Board of County
Commissioners will provide a local match in the amount of $3,942,000. Thank you for the opportunity
to apply for TIGER funding. lfyou have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
3Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
Table of Content
I. Project Description......................................................................................................5
Overview...........................................................................................5
Ladders of Opportunity..................................................................................9
Selection Criteria............................................................................................9
II. Project Location........................................................................................................17
III. Project Parties............................................................................................................18
IV. Grant Funds and Sources/Uses of Project Funds....................................................21
Project Components....................................................................................21
V. Results of Benefit-Cost Analysis................................................................................23
VI. Project Readiness......................................................................................................29
VII. Federal Wage Rate Certification............................................................................31
Applicant: Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Lorraine Lantz, Project Manager
Collier County Capital Project, Plannng, Impact Fees
& Program Management
2800 North Horseshoe Drive
Naples, Florida 34104
239.252.5779
4Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
List of Figures
FIGURE 1: Collier County, Florida.....................................................................................6
FIGURE 2: Twelve Future Bridge Locations ....................................................................7
FIGURE 3: Urban/Rural Boundary & Study Area...........................................................10
FIGURE 4: Distance Barriers to Major Medical Facilities..............................................14
FIGURE 5: Project Location...............................................................................................17
FIGURE 6: Project Timeline................................................................................................30
List of Tables
TABLE 1: TIGER Grant Project Components..................................................................5
TABLE 2: Diversity within the Golden Gate Estates Study Area................................18
Table 3: Economic Effects of Construction on Collier County, Florida.................24
TABLE 4: 16th Street NE Bridge & Roadway Improvements......................................26
TABLE 5: 47th Avenue NE Bridge & Roadway Improvements..................................27
TABLE 6: Both Bridge & Roadway Improvements......................................................28
Appendices
Appendix A: East of 951 Horizon Study for Bridges
Appendix B: Letters of Support
Appendix C: Benefit Cost Analysis Support Documentation
Appendix D: Type 2 Categorical Exclusion Determination
5Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
I. Project Description
OVERVIEW
Project Sponsor:Collier County Board of
County Commissioners
Type: Local (County)
Government
TIGER Category: Rural
Requested TIGER Funds:$15.768 million
Non-federal Matching
Funds:
$3.942 million (20%)
Total Project Cost:$19.71 million
Collier County is seeking TIGER Grant funding for
a rural project in the amount of $15.768 million to
complete the design and construction components of the
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE bridges in Golden
Gate Estates. The bridge improvement on 16th Street NE
will create a new north-south corridor while the bridge
improvement on 47th Avenue NE will establish a new
corridor to facilitate improved east-west travel. Eight
additional bridges, planned for the future, are identified
Table 1: Tiger Grant Project Components
Bridge Location Bridge
Length
Roadway
Length
Existing
Easement
Bridge Cost
(including
Approach)
Roadway
Cost
Total
Estimated
PE CST/CEI Total
16th Street NE 142 ft 3.212.mi 100 ft $1,500,000 $5,100,000 $6,600,000 $990,000 $7,920,000 $8,910,000
47th Avenue NE 176 ft 3,022 mi 60 ft $3,200,000 $4,800,000 $8,000,000 $1,200,000 $9,600,000 $10,800,000
Total Project Cost $19,710,000
Total County Match (20%)$3,942,000
Total TIGER request (80%)$15,768,000
Total Project Cost $19,710,000
as unfunded needs in the Collier MPO 2040 Long Range
Transportation Plan.
These funds will be combined with $3.942 million in
local cash match that will be committed for this project.
Although it is understood that no local match is required
in order to receive a TIGER Grant in a rural area, these
bridge improvements are of such critical importance to
the residents and life/safety providers in Golden Gate
Estates, Collier County is committed to funding a local
matching contribution to support this project. The total
cost of the project is estimated to be $19.71 million, 80%
of which will be TIGER-funded with the remaining 20%
contributed by local matching funds. No State matching
funds are being included in this project. While the grant
application project includes both bridges and associated
roadway improvements, each bridge has independent
utility and therefore can be decoupled; Collier County
would certainly accept a grant award for one-half of the
grant request in order to complete a single bridge project.
The TIGER Planning Grant application includes the
design/construction phase-related components detailed
in Table 1.
6Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project will
greatly increase the safety of residents and visitors of
Collier County. This project is essential to eliminating
the frequent traffic delays and accidents, and the existing
barriers that sever the community from life-saving
emergency services. The project also enhances the
movement of people and goods by increasing capacity
and efficiency of the transportation network and
eliminating delays.
Collier County anchors Florida’s Southwest Gulf Coast,
directly across the state from Broward County and Fort
Lauderdale (Figure 1). In addition to being home to
the Big Cypress National Preserve and the Everglades
National Park, Collier County also lays claim to having
one of the largest platted subdivisions in the Country,
Golden Gate Estates (GGE). Established in the mid-
60s, the development once covered 153 square miles
(97,920 acres), an area crisscrossed with over 750 miles
of roads and over 100 miles of canals. Thirteen square
miles of the original development are included in the
Coastal Urban Area, and the most sensitive, sparsely
developed areas south of I-75 (59 square miles) were
purchased by the State of Florida as conservation lands.
The remaining 81 square miles (51,840 acres) north of
I-75 and east of the Naples Urban Area, according to
the 2010 US Census, was home to 30,002 permanent
residents and 10,855 single family homes situated on
1.25 to 5 acre tracts.
When the once convenient access for area residents to
the coastal urban area via Alligator Alley was severed by
conversion of “The Alley” to I-75, the primary means of
east-west access into and out of the rural portion of the
area became Golden Gate Boulevard. This 11-mile long
roadway is intersected by only two continuous north-
south collectors, Everglades Boulevard and Desoto
Boulevard. Golden Gate Boulevard serves as the single-
most important east-west collector in “The Estates.”
The remaining part of the road network that exists
today consists of hundreds of north-south and east-west
local roadways, most of which dead end at canals that
crisscross through the Estates.
These local roads would have provided an efficient
grid network had most of them not been truncated at
one of the many canals originally dug to drain the area
and provide fill for roadway construction. This lack
of interconnectivity created by dead end roads and
bifurcating canals creates extended trip lengths in order
to reach one of the north-south or east-west arterials/
collectors serving the area. Additionally, the absence
of essential services, employment opportunities,
shopping, and business centers within the area
means that the residents of Golden Gate Estates
must travel substantial distances to reach urban
facilities.
As the Rural Estates area (including the 4 square mile
Rural Settlement Area surrounded by Golden Gate
Estates) continues to build out to an ultimate population
of 81,517 (29,217 homes), the major collectors and
arterials serving the area will continue to see higher
levels of congestion resulting in extended peak periods,
increased travel times, with the corresponding increased
16th Street NE - truncated at canal(photo courtesy of Stantec)
Figure 1: Collier County, Florida
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delay resulting in increased fuel consumption coupled
with increased emissions. While a new east-west
corridor (Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension) off Golden
Gate Boulevard is being planned for the future to help
relieve the congestion on “The Boulevard”, that facility
is only partially funded in the Collier Metropolitan
Planning Organization’s Long-Range Transportation
Plan. In order to address the current and near-term
needs along Golden Gate Boulevard east of Wilson
Boulevard, Collier County is taking steps to add
additional capacity and multi-modal enhancements
to the existing corridor by directing current available
funding to Phase I of the Golden Gate Boulevard
Expansion Project.
While adding additional east-west capacity to the
network will help to temporarily relieve the growing
level of congestion, it does nothing to reduce the
trip lengths of residents traveling to work, school,
shopping, and personal business opportunities outside
the Golden Gate Estates community. In August 2008,
Collier County conducted the East of 951 Horizon
Study for Bridges (Appendix A) in order to evaluate
missing bridge connections based on system-wide
infrastructure needs which considered transportation
circulation, access management, schools, parks, law
enforcement, emergency services, fire, libraries,
storm water management, and public utilities. The
study’s stakeholders identified 12 preferred canal-
crossing locations and ranked the bridges based on
criteria related to mobility, service efficiency, and
emergency response (Figure 2). The new bridges would
be strategically located throughout the Golden Gate
Estates area in order to reduce trip lengths and travel
demand on already-congested collector roadways and
to provide the greatest opportunity to reduce response
time for our life/safety first responders.
Service efficiency, connectivity, and opportunity were
discussed with stakeholder groups that included the
school district, parks department, public utilities
agency, and South Florida Water Management District
Big Cypress Basin. The stakeholders recognized that
adding more bridges to the Estates will provide greater
opportunities for more efficient delivery of public
services to the area. Public utility providers saw the
opportunity to construct water distribution facilities
that distribute potable water and raw water to and from
facilities and homes they service using the new bridges
to span the canals along the chosen service corridors.
Today, access to public facilities such as parks and
libraries is severely hampered by a lack of connectivity
that precludes safely walking and biking to these
neighborhood facilities. Motorists are forced to travel
miles out of their way in order to reach what would
otherwise be considered a neighborhood destination.
With the new bridges in place, access to essential
services is improved resulting in a safer walking
environment, and shorter trip lengths thus
reducing congestion and vehicle emissions.
School District officials acknowledged that more bridges
would also allow for more flexible and efficient school
bus routes resulting in increased school zoning flexibility
Figure 2: Twelve Future BridgeLocations
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and bus transportation efficiency. Currently, students
living in some areas of Golden Gate Estates that
could otherwise walk or bike to school must be
driven several miles out of their way to reach a
school because of a canal. Ultimately this translates
into cost savings by reducing personal vehicle and bus
route mileage and potentially allowing for improved
pedestrian access to schools.
During the 2008 study, the Surface Transportation
Efficiency Analysis Model, STEAM 2.0, developed by
FHWA was used to estimate user benefits, costs, and
externalities of transportation projects, based on trip
tables and networks from travel demand models. User
benefits were calculated based on a reduction of VMT’s
and congestion levels (delays) experienced by travelers
at the link level. In addition, estimates of emissions,
energy consumption, and noise were based on FHWA
supplied values. The improvement case (with bridges)
reduced values for the user trips, cold start emission cost
and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as anticipated. The
in-vehicle travel time delay study produced a reduction
of time traveled in the improvement case in relationship
to the base case (no bridges). The reductions result in a
decrease of hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide
(CO) emissions. The project analysis displayed a
significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in the
form of BTU energy consumption and carbon dioxide
level reductions. The declines from the base case values
directly translate to user benefit savings. Two of the new
bridges identified in the Study are the subject of this
application.
The proposed locations of the new bridges are based
on rankings provided by the following emergency
response groups: North Collier Fire Control and Rescue
District (NCFCRD) (formerly the Big Corkscrew Island
Fire District), The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District
(formerly the Golden Gate Fire District), Collier County
Emergency Medical Services, Florida Forest Service,
and Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The consensus was
“decreasing emergency response times is simply
a matter of life and death”. The medical standard
for response time is eight minutes; a response threshold
required in cases of cardiac arrest to avoid brain
injury or death. For certain areas within Golden Gate
Estates, the anticipated response time is greater than
8 minutes due to limited access and traffic circulation
constraints, principally traffic congestion and a lack of
interconnectivity. The additional bridges will help
reduce those response times by as much as 3.5
minutes.
According to the National Fire Protection Association,
in 2014 there were 1,298,000 fires reported in the
United States. These fires caused 3,275 civilian
deaths, 15,775 civilian injuries, and $11.6 billion in
property damage. A residential fire is reported every
86 seconds. When fighting a fire, every second counts
in trying to contain or extinguish a blaze. Therefore,
the access route as well as the distance between a blaze
and emergency responders is extremely important.
A community’s Public Protection Classification
(PPC) rating is a key factor that affects the cost of
homeowners insurance and the cost of operating fire
departments. By adding the proposed bridges, the
response time will reduce by as much as 3.5 minutes
and mileage to certain areas of the GGE would
decrease. Based on these reductions, it is anticipated
the Insurance Service Organization’s (ISO) PPC Rating
may also decrease which would mean homeowners
could see a reduction in their homeowners insurance.
The bridges also provide secondary and alternative
direction evacuation routes in response or anticipation
of an event such as hurricane or wildfire.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Department reports
there were a total of 33,276 calls for service (reactive
and proactive) in 2015 within the Catalyst Project
study area shown in Figure 1, including 30,819
Brush Fire (photo courtesy of NCFCRD)
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law enforcement calls and 2,457 related to fire and
medical emergencies. Today, first responders must
travel along narrow 2-lane congested roadways
frequently inundated with stormwater during
southwest Florida’s rainy season that can quickly
make these roads impassable, sometimes leaving
emergency vehicles with no way in or out.
This TIGER Grant application is in support of the
necessary construction activities for new bridges and
associated roadway improvements at 16th Street NE,
creating a new north-south major collector, and at 47th
Avenue NE, creating a new east-west major collector.
The bridges will improve mobility, reduce travel time and
trip length, improve emergency response times, improve
stormwater management, and reduce delays along
existing facilities. Collier County’s life/safety service
providers depend upon a transportation system that
is capable of allowing emergency vehicles to efficiently
respond to emergency calls. Our Sheriff, the North
Collier Fire Control and Rescue District, The Greater
Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier County Emergency
Medical Services, and the Florida Forest Service support
this very important initiative and have acknowledged the
public benefits that will be derived from this project.
Ladders of Oppportunity
The TIGER Discretionary Grant program is intended to
support projects that “…leverage resources, encourage
partnership, catalyze investment and growth, fill a critical
void in the transportation system or provide a substantial
benefit to the nation, region or metropolitan area in
which the project is located.” The Golden Gate Estate
Mobility Catalyst project certainly fulfills that objective.
The Golden Gate Estate Mobility Catalyst project is
the next step in Collier County’s initiative to make
transformative surface transportation investments in
Golden Gate Estates that dramatically improve the status
quo by providing significant improvements to existing
conditions. The new bridges and associated roadway
enhancements are long-lasting investments that will
link neighborhoods together, improve safety by reducing
travel time and distance for the area’s life/safety first
responders, enhance the quality of life by improving
access to jobs and public facilities e.g., schools and, parks
and libraries, contribute to environmental sustainability
by reducing VMT and associated emissions, and improve
the state of good repair of the project’s roadways.
Located in one of the few areas in the County where
low- and moderate-income families can find affordable
housing and realize the dream of home ownership, the
Golden Gate Estate Mobility Catalyst is clearly a project
that promotes Ladders of Opportunity by improving
access to a reliable, safe, and affordable transportation
system in the disconnected neighborhoods in this
rural Collier County community. These long-term
capital investments will begin to remove the physical
barriers the canals long ago created, thereby increasing
connectivity to employment, education, services and
other opportunities, and by contributing to community
development and neighborhood revitalization by linking
disconnected neighborhoods, particularly for low
income groups, and minority persons and populations.
2015 school enrollment records within the study area
reflect a diverse population where 58% of the students
are minorities, and where 51% of the 5,951 students
are considered “economically needy” and eligible for
the Free Lunch Program, with another 8% eligible for
reduced cost lunches.
Selection Criteria
State of Good Repair
To say that the roadway, bridge, and drainage
infrastructure in Golden Gate Estates is “aging” is an
understatement. Built in the 1960s, many of the local
roadways were unpaved limerock roads, created by using
the fill from excavating a strategically located canal
network that served to not only provide material for the
roadways, but also to alter forever the hydrology of the
area. While originally contemplated as a refined
and improved grid network of interconnected
arterials and collectors, today, many of the roads
and bridges remain just as they were when first
built. Other roads have been modestly resurfaced to
supplement the development of home sites on what are
typically 1-mile long dead end local roads.
Over time, the construction of a few north-south and
east-west “boulevards” has helped to connect the grid
of dead end local roads that stretches for miles. As
population has increased over time, so has the traffic
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Figure 3: Urban/Rural Boundary & Study Area
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that converges each day on to the limited number of
major collectors/arterials serving the area, resulting
in longer trips on increasingly congested facilities that
wastes fuel and increases emissions, and increased travel
time for fire, ambulance, and law enforcement personnel
who serve and protect the area’s residents.
Envisioned by the original developer as major roadways,
they were constructed as modestly designed 2-lane roads
within wider rights-of-way, with drainage swales to
channel stormwater to the awaiting canal infrastructure.
The condition of the pavement and roadside drainage
features are a major encumbrance to the health, safety,
and welfare of the community. Included within the
limited minor arterial/major collector network
are low-level bridges that, should one be put out
of commission for any reason, would require
residents to the east to travel as much as 12-15
extra miles out of their normal travel pattern to
reach any destination outside of the Estates.
If left unimproved, the poor condition of the assets will
threaten the operational integrity of the transportation
network, and stifle the accessibility and mobility of the
residents. By building these bridges, the County will:
• complete the current ineffectual road network
• improve the safety and state of repair of the
current infrastructure
• improve access to public facilities, e.g., schools,
parks and libraries
• reduce response time for life/safety personnel
Building these bridges will not only save travel
time and fuel, but also save lives.
The County has put a mechanism in place for
systematically improving and maintaining the local
roads. However, the need to expand the capacity of
the major collectors and build new bridges to expand
the interconnected network to handle the growing
population and resulting travel demand pits these
major roadways against other County roadway capacity
projects in both the rural and urban areas. Competing
projects often serve vastly larger population and
business concentrations, many with higher traffic
volumes and greater levels of congestion, resulting in the
establishment of priorities that tend to favor more dense
and concentrated areas.
That being said, Collier County is committed to
rehabilitating and repairing the aging infrastructure in
the rural Golden Gate Estates in an effort to maintain
the transportation facilities in a state of good repair and
address current and projected vulnerabilities. As part
of the bridge projects, upgraded roadway cross sections
are proposed to handle the additional traffic anticipated
while at the same time improving the safety profile of
these roadways for cyclists and pedestrians.
Economic Competitiveness
Rural Golden Gate Estates has long been regarded as the
place where working families could buy an affordable
home. Before the burst of the housing bubble,
it was one of the only places where affordable
single family housing within close proximity (10
miles) of the eastern edge of the coastal urban
area boundary could be found. It is also the area
where working families frequently are able to achieve the
dream of home ownership.
Not surprisingly, it was also one of the areas hardest
hit when the economy tumbled. Recession-based
unemployment struck at the heart of the once
burgeoning population in rural Golden Gate Estates.
Golden Gate Blvd. & 16th Street NE intersection(photo courtesy of Stantec)
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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, between
2006 and 2011 in Collier County, 62% of the tourist
and construction industry employees lost their jobs,
and many eventually lost their homes to foreclosure.
Although no specific job loss/unemployment data is
available for the Golden Gate Estates area, because the
area is predominately single family working households,
the impact of the recession was felt hardest in this area
when the County as a whole lost 21,700 jobs between
2006 and 2010.
The project will have a net positive impact on the long-
term efficiency of the transportation system and the cost-
competitiveness of the area. The two bridge projects,
with the addition of bicycle and pedestrian facilities
on the approach roads, will improve accessibility and
mobility options, and overall system performance in
the heart of The Estates. In 2015, the project study area
is home to 35,804 residents (approximately 12,832
households) using the local and collector roadways every
day to get to work, school, shopping, medical needs and
personal business opportunities. At build-out, this study
area will be home to 81,517 residents (29,217 housing
units).
Project Study Area
Timeframe Residents Households
2015 35,804 12,832
At build-out 81,517 29,217
Economic competitiveness is demonstrated by the
project’s contribution to increasing the efficiency of
the transportation system through the increase in
system interconnectivity by improving access to the
arterial network so as to reduce vehicle miles traveled
(VMT) with associated reductions in travel costs, fuel
consumption, and emissions.
Quality of Life
When speaking with residents that have chosen to live in
the rural Estates, beyond the competitive cost of housing,
the discussion frequently extends to the quality of life
in The Estates. On the dead end local streets, residents
share their acreage with native wildlife, like Florida black
bear, Florida panther, deer, several different species
of woodpeckers, gray and Big Cypress fox squirrels,
raccoons, and rabbits. The quiet rural lifestyle is
cherished by those who choose to live in this rural area
often only a few miles from urban services.
However, for working families that choose to live in the
rural Estates and have to commute to the urban area,
their rural solitude is punctuated by daily peak hour
roadway congestion that contributes to traffic jams at
intersections that frequently cause bumper-to-bumper
traffic to extend for several miles. For many, there is
only one way in and one way out, leaving them with no
reasonable alternative route to get to work, school, or
shopping. Expanding the capacity of existing routes and
adding mobility options are the only solutions available
absent creating any new routes or interconnections.
To that end, the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Project begins to provide that interconnectivity needed
by area residents and emergency responders.
Improving the “quality of travel” will improve the quality
of life of the area’s residents. Providing additional
roadway interconnections reduces trip lengths, travel
times, travel delays, fuel consumption and emissions.
Safety improvements include replacing the sub-standard
aging roadways with the new roadway surfaces and
bridge structures, sidewalks and paved shoulders.
Adding mobility options is achieved through the network
interconnections and the integration of bicycle and
pedestrian infrastructure into the projects. Adding
bicycle and pedestrian features to the bridge/roadway
improvements create multi-modal opportunities,
facilitating safe and convenient travel along these new
collectors to the arterial system. These new collectors will
also provide pedestrians and cyclists safe and convenient
access to existing fixed route transit service that is highly
dependent upon the quality of interconnections with the
pedestrian and bicycle network.
The project is intended to establish the design
parameters and infrastructure components that will
enhance the quality of life for residents in the area
by reducing congestion and offering affordable and
convenient mobility choices that will reduce vehicle
miles traveled, travel time delays, fuel consumption
(and the dependence on foreign oil) and emissions. The
project will also enhance economic opportunities for area
residents by supporting mode choice and by providing
improved access to fixed-route public transportation.
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Environmental Sustainability
Rural Golden Gate Estates was severely impacted
decades ago when the local and collector roadway
network was constructed in large part from the fill dirt
removed during the construction of the drainage canal
network that changed the hydrology of the area and
permitted development in areas that likely would not
have been sustainable. Although designed as a classic
grid network, the lack of strategically located bridges
across the canals to interconnect the streets forces
extraneous travel that eventually overloads the major
collector roadways. In an effort to make the best of the
legacy that is Golden Gate Estates, Collier County has
over time, taken bold steps to minimize further impacts
and to enhance the sustainability of what remains.
Special planning programs are now in place, e.g., the
Golden Gate Estates Master Plan, which serves to map
out a framework for the future of The Estates. While
many of the planning exercises of the past are now in
place, some planning initiatives are still underway, one
looking at stormwater management/restoration, and
another looking at the potential for density relocation to
help improve the sustainability of the area.
Collier County understands that all transportation
improvements in Golden Gate Estates must be sensitive
to the environment and the community as a whole.
To date, significant public involvement/participation
has limited the expansion of the existing major east-
west corridor to four lanes (as opposed to an ultimate
6-lane configuration), while ensuring that bicycle and
pedestrian modes were adequately accommodated. This
resulted in less right-of-way taking and less disruption
to the natural environment adjacent to the right-of-way.
Adding sidewalks and paved shoulders to area roadways
removed a significant barrier to the safe, convenient
and efficient access of non-motorized travel options.
The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
improvements proposed on 16th Street NE and 47th
Avenue NE continue with this trend. Building bridges
to improve the roadway network will create less
environmental impact than building new roads.
Once completed, the resulting bridge and associated
roadways improvements will reduce vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) through new opportunities for travel
path choices, and reduce fuel consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions by reducing congestion and
delay.
Safety
The safety of people living, working and visiting the
area is of the utmost importance. “Safety – To achieve
a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious
injuries on all public roads” is the first of the national
goal areas first established in MAP-21. Today, in the
shadow of FAST ACT, what could be more important?
Each infrastructure component is intended to enhance
the safety of the area’s users by becoming a catalyst to
move traffic safer and more efficiently. In addition, the
bridges will improve emergency response times
thereby saving lives and property. The project
includes the addition of paved shoulders and sidewalks
as well as the new surface treatment that will replace the
aging surface of the rural 2-lane roadways.
“Vehicle in canal” incidents are all too common in this
area where hundreds of dead end streets often appear to
motorist, especially at night, as continuing, when in fact,
they are severed by 100 foot wide canals. Such crashes
have been recorded on both 16th Street NE and 47th
Avenue NE as motorists ended up in the canal mistaking
the dead end road for a through road.
Whether it is law enforcement, fire department,
ambulance service, or forestry service, first responders
Car in dry canal bed(photo courtesy of NCFCRD)
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know the perils of the lack of interconnectivity and
traffic congestion, especially on 2-lane rural roadways.
Within the study area in 2015, there were 33,276 calls
for service, including 30,819 law enforcement and
2,457 fire and medical emergencies. In Golden Gate
Estates, the congested travel time of emergency vehicles
is the primary determinant of an agency’s response
time. The project, once constructed, adds additional
interconnecting roadway corridors to the network, thus
providing alternate and/or shorter travel routes and
reducing travel time on congested facilities. Reducing
the travel delays experienced every day by emergency
responders as they try to negotiate these congested and
disconnected roadways translates into lives and property
saved.
Although there are life/safety stations located within
Golden Gate Estates, because of the disconnected grid
network, travel along the few major collectors is always
necessary to reach an emergency destination. Collier
County’s adopted plan to construct up to 12 new bridges
connecting local streets (two of which are the subject of
this application) will substantially improve connectivity
in the area and shorten travel distances (and time) for
many trips, and reducing travel time to an emergency
will save lives and property.
For emergency medical service, responding to
emergency calls is often only one-half the journey. After
stabilizing a medical emergency, a journey to one of the
area’s regional medical centers (or to an awaiting med-
flight transport location) requires emergency medical
service personnel to traverse the frequently congested
“boulevards”. Travel distance from the outer reaches of
the Golden Gate Estates area can exceed twenty miles,
and at congested speeds it can take over 40 minutes to
reach a major medical facility (Figure 4). The additional
options offered by the interconnected streets created
through this project will improve the travel of emergency
vehicles to points outside the Golden Gate Estates area.
Forest fires are a regular occurrence in Golden Gate
Estates and the neighboring rural areas. Due to the
heavily wooded nature of the area, single family homes
are at risk from fires that have the potential to burn
thousands of acres before they can be brought under
control by firefighters. Due to limited access throughout
the area, residents can be easily trapped when cut off
from escape by road closures that are needed when fires
are advancing too quickly, and due to frequent high
winds are capable of “jumping” the narrow roadways.
During 2015 Forestry Service personnel responded to 50
wildfires in Collier County that consumed 1,516.1 acres.
Working to contain the fires is a collaborative effort of
the Florida Forest Service and the local fire and rescue
districts, access and response time is critical in order to
engage and contain/control a burgeoning fire as quickly
as possible. Mobility and access will be improved by
the construction of the bridge projects, enhancing the
ability of fire department and forestry responders to act
quickly to help save lives and property, and affording
residents additional opportunities to escape/evacuate in
an emergency.
14th Avenue NE House Fire(photo courtesy of NCRCRD)
Figure 4: Distance Barriers to Major Medical Facilities
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Innovation
Collier County intends to use a “design/build” approach
for both bridges within this project. This approach,
which has been successfully used by the County,
reduces procurement time and by overlapping the
engineering and construction phases to the maximum
extent possible, allows for a streamlined, expedited
project delivery process, thereby getting these much
needed improvements “on the ground” sooner than the
conventional “design then construct” process.
Partnership
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners
is applying for the TIGER Grant to support all of the
design and construction phase activities related to the
Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project – road
and bridge improvements on 16th Street NE and 47th
Avenue NE. Supporters of the project include the Collier
Metropolitan Planning Organization, Southwest Florida
Regional Planning Council, Collier County School
District, Collier Area Transit, Florida Division of Forest
Service, Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association,
Naples Pathway Coalition, North Collier Fire Control
and Rescue District (NCFR), Greater Naples Fire
Rescue District, Collier County Emergency Management
Services and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Letters
of support are included Appendix B.
At the beginning, and throughout the entire project,
the County will establish and maintain a collaborative
approach that will include the participation of those
public and private partners that have a vested interest
in seeing the project through to a successful completion.
Only through a rigorous process can we be assured
that in the end, the capital project will be worthy of
advancement and funding.
Achieving Long-Term Benefits
The Congestion Management Plans envisioned by the
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act,
encourages MPOs in Transportation Management Areas
to develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled
(VMT) during peak commuting hours. Strategies to
reduce VMT take the form of improving mode choice
opportunities, reducing trip frequency, and reducing
trip length. Enhancing connectivity is a key element in all
three strategies and is a major component of this project.
The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
will improve interconnectivity, multi-modal mobility,
pedestrian and bicycle safety, economic opportunity,
and begin to restore the physical integrity of the
transportation network in rural Golden Gate Estates.
By putting forth this TIGER Grant, Collier County has
embarked on a plan to make systematic investments
in the transportation modal systems that serve the
vast community. The goal of this project is to improve
the efficiency of the roadway system by improving
connectivity. In addition to the construction of bridges
to improve local road interconnectivity and mobility,
short- and long-range improvements are planned to
both the roadway and transit networks to better serve
the community. Improvements include the Golden
Gate Boulevard Enhancement Project Phase I, and
the extension of fixed route transit service to areas not
currently served.
Reducing travel demand along the major collector and
arterial corridors is a central component to the success
of the project as operational conditions have reached a
critical level. As mentioned previously, the rural Golden
Gate Estates area was one of the hardest hit areas in the
County during the recession, and is only now witnessing
a recovery in housing occupancy and the resulting traffic
that comes with it. Recent historical traffic volume
trends indicate a continued growth of volumes on area
roadways.
The challenge facing the County is monumental given
the area encompassing the rural Estates. Many of the
improvements needed are not eligible for any
other type of non-local funding, and without
the support from programs like TIGER, would
simply not reach a high enough priority given
the limited local funding available. Collier County
is committed to improving the mobility within this area
by making strategic investments in the transportation
systems. This project is another step towards breaking
down barriers that constrain access to employment,
offer enhanced mobility options through route and mode
choice, and strengthen the community by promoting the
continued recovery of the affordable housing market.
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From this.......
......to this.
(photos and rendering courtesy of Stantec)
The Golden Gate Mobility Catalyst Project will improve connectivity and reduce travel demand on congested
roadways. This will then stimulate and improve access to goods and services, and add a much needed inducement
to continue the recovery of an area that has been plagued by foreclosures and whose residents have been some
of the hardest hit by the recession of recent years. The future capital project that is the subject of this TIGER
Grant application, once constructed, will better connect people to jobs by removing the barriers to accessing the
transportation system.
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II. Project Location
Located in rural Collier County, Florida, the two bridge/
road components of the Golden Gate Estates Mobility
Catalyst Project are strategically located within the 81
square mile area of Golden Gate Estates, as shown on
Figure 3.
Together with a third bridge on 8th Street NE funded
separately by the Florida Department of Transportation,
the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
initiates the plan to construct the critical improvements
needed to complete the interconnected grid network the
Golden Gate Estates residents and service providers so
desperately need.
The bridge improvement on 16th Street NE creates
a new north-south corridor while the bridge
improvement on 47th Avenue NE establishes a new
corridor to facilitate improved east-west travel. As
mentioned previously, eight additional bridges,
planned for the future, are identified as unfunded
needs in the Collier MPO 2040 Long Range
Transportation Plan.
Figure 5: Project location exhibit from PD&E document
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III. Project Parties
APPLICANT:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners, consisting of five
elected officials that serve as the chief legislative body of
Collier County, is responsible for providing services to
protect the health, safety, welfare and quality of life of
the citizens of Collier County.
CO-APPLICANTS & PARTNERS:
None
SUPPORTERS:
Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization
The Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) is a federally mandated transportation policy-
making organization made up of representatives from
local governing bodies and public transportation
authorities, established to ensure that existing and
future expenditures for transportation projects and
programs are based on a continuing, cooperative, and
comprehensive (“3-C”) planning process. The Collier
MPO is committed to providing a transportation
planning process to assure that highway facilities,
mass transit, bicycle/pedestrian, and other intermodal
facilities are properly planned, located, and developed
in relation to the overall development of the
community. The bridges that are the subject of this
application are included in the MPO’s priorities and
2040 Long Range Transportation Plan.
Collier County School District
The School District of Collier County has 48 traditional
schools and serves a total student population of
46,633. There are 29 elementary schools, 10 middle
schools, 8 high schools, and a PreK-thru-12 school
(Everglades City School), 12 Alternative School
Programs, 5 charter schools and two career/technical
centers and adult education programs.
Within the Golden Gate Estates study area shown in
Figure 1, the 5,951 students are representative of the
diverse nature of our student population.
Table 2
Diversity within the Golden Gate Estates Study Area
Hispanic 47%Creole 2% 51% of the student population are
considered “Economically Needy”
making them eligible for the Free
Lunch Program
White 42%Indian 1%
Black 5%Asian 1%An additional 8% eligible for Reduced
Costs LunchesMixed3%Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0%
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Florida Forest Service
The Florida Forest Service (FFS) consists of more than
1,250 dedicated employees with the mission to protect
and manage the forest resources of Florida, ensuring
that they are available for future generations. Wildfire
prevention and suppression are key components in
efforts to protect homeowners from the threat of damage
in a natural, fire-dependent environment.
The Florida Forest Service’s forestry programs are
implemented by its Field Operations staff within 15 field
units across the state. Field personnel and equipment
provide a more responsive and comprehensive approach
to land management and wildfire control statewide.
The Service employs 17 full time staff in Collier County.
During 2015 the Service responded to 50 wildfires in
Collier County that consumed 1,516.1 acres.
Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association
The GGEACA is the largest and most active Civic
Association in eastern Collier County with a
membership dedicated to improving and protecting
our neighborhoods and community. The Association is
dedicated to information and education, and fostering
better communication between citizens and our local
government.
Naples Pathway Coalition
Naples Pathways Coalition is a non-profit advocacy
group working to fully integrate and interconnect a
transportation network of sidewalks, bike lanes, and
multi-use pathways to be used by cyclists, pedestrians,
and other non-motorized users throughout Collier
County Florida. The NPC has been able to work in
harmony with the city and county governments to help
design and create many of the bikeways, sidewalks, and
pathways that are a part of the network today.
The North Collier Fire Control and Rescue
District (NCFCRD)
The District was formed on January 1, 2015, by
the merger of two existing special independent fire
districts – the North Naples Fire Control and Rescue
District and the Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control
and Rescue District. NCFR includes two service
delivery areas: the North Naples Service Delivery Area
and the Big Corkscrew Island Service Delivery Area,
both encompassing their original boundaries, but
enhanced with additional firefighting and life safety
capabilities from the neighboring service delivery area.
The District’s staffing level includes 190 firefighters, 8
sworn Chief Officers, 24 administration staff and 8 fire
commissioners.
Greater Naples Fire District (GNFD)
On November 4th the GNFD was formed by a special act
of the Florida Legislature and a vote of the residents of
East Naples and Golden Gate. Greater Naples responds
to emergency incidents from 11 fire rescue facilities
that house 144 firefighters/EMTs and paramedics. Fire
fighters responded to 17,806 emergency incidents in
2015 including a wide variety of emergency and non-
emergency situations such as; structure fires, wild
land fires, motor vehicle accidents, vehicle extrication,
emergency medical responses, water rescue, hazardous
material, technical rescue and Urban Search and Rescue
incidents.
Brush Fire (photo Courtesy of FFS)
14th Avenue NE Brush Fire(photo Courtesy of NCRCRD)
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Collier County Sheriff’s Department
The Collier County Sheriff’s Department has
approximately 1,200 employees. Collier County is
broken down into six Patrol Districts: North Naples,
Golden Gate, East Naples, Golden Gate Estates,
Immokalee, and Everglades. The men and women
of the Collier County Sheriff’s Department carry out
Sheriff Kevin Rambosk’s law enforcement philosophy of
Community-Safety-Service 24 hours a day, seven days a
week.
Collier County Emergency Medical Services
The Collier County Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Department responds to more than 38,000 911 calls
annually. Currently, Collier EMS runs 24 stations
with 25 full time ground transport ambulances as well
as a MedFlight helicopter available for emergency
response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The department
strategically places ambulances throughout the 2,025
square miles of Collier County for quick response
capability.
Collier Area Transit (Alternative Transportation
Modes Department)
The Public Transit and Neighborhood Enhancement
(PTNE) Department oversees the public transit system,
Collier Area Transit (CAT), and the Transportation
Disadvantaged System (TD) para-transit service. CAT
provides fixed-route transit service seven days a week to
Immokalee, Marco Island, Golden Gate, and the Naples
area. CAT’s ridership has continued to increase with
more than one million passenger boardings since its
inception in February 2001.
(photo courtesy of Collier MPO)
(photo courtesy of Stantec)
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Project Components
Project Planning & Development
Project development and environmental assessments
(including early discussions with permitting agencies),
agency coordination and public involvement activities,
schematic design, preliminary design development,
access management evaluations, right-of-way
assessment, stormwater management options, etc., have
already been completed.
It was during this phase of work that alternatives/
enhancements were developed, different ideas and
concepts evaluated, and the proposed improvements
thoroughly vetted through the public engagement
process.
Public Engagement Process
Collier County has a strong history of
engaging the public during planning
exercises and design projects. Most
recently, during a County-wide Master
Mobility Plan Study, the public was given
unprecedented access to the staff and the
consultant team, engaging in a continuous
and cooperative dialog that helped shape
the plan, and in the process helped to
form a new trust between the government
and the people it serves.
The Golden Gate Estates area takes
active public involvement very seriously.
Whether it is fighting for its share of
roadway improvements, or weighing in on proposed
school rezoning, or promoting discussions with civic
and political leaders on topics of keen local interest, the
area’s civic property owners associations are standing by
to help engage the public in sometimes lively debate on
topics of interest.
Working through Florida Department of Transportation,
a Project Development and Environmental Study
(PD&E) was completed which included a public
involvement process to engage the neighbors living
along the corridors approaching the new bridge
locations. Roadway enhancements were added to the
projects during these deliberations to ensure adequate
safety of area residents. Additional public involvement
activities customarily associated with design and
IV. Grant Funds and Sources/Uses of Project Funds
Public Hearing Handout
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construction are included in the project scope and will
be carried out pursuant to a public involvement plan to
be prepared by the design/build team.
Right-of-Way Identification
During the PD&E process “footprint” concepts were
developed and evaluated, and a set of right-of way
schematics were developed that identified any right-of-
way needed to complete each project. Collier County
has committed to acquire any needed right-of-way
in advance of obligating TIGER Grant funds for this
project, and associated costs for such right-of-way are
not included in this application.
Engineering Design & Construction/CEI Phase
Services
The bridge projects are intended to be design/build
projects. Collier County has had recent success with
using such innovative ideas as design/build phases to
streamline the project delivery process.
Previously Committed Investments
PD&E services are complete and any needed right-of-
way will be acquired in advance of obligating TIGER
Grant funds.
Pending or Past Federal Funding Requests
The two bridge improvements included in this TIGER
Grant Application were previously included in a 2010
TIGER Grant Application for the entire Golden Gate
Estates 12-Bridge Program. Federal funds were used
by FDOT in the performance of the PD&E services
on this project. Right-of-way acquisition will be
done by Collier County using local funds in order to
expedite the project delivery process. Neither the
previously expended federal funds (or associated
state funds) nor are the local funds, to be used for
right-of-way acquisition, being used as part of the
local match. Collier County is committed to improving
transportation access and interconnectivity for the
area’s life/safety first responders, other public service
providers, and for the residents of GGE area that have
been historically underserved. Recognizing that the
Collier MPO’s Highway Needs Assessment forecasts
a $2.36 billion (present day costs) need plagued by a
shortfall of over $1.7 billion, the County will continue
to seek out funding opportunities in order to achieve
the public health, safety and welfare objectives of the
Bridge Program.
Proposed Investments
The project, taken in its entirety, is intended
to serve as a catalyst in support of the
development of a network of interconnected
roadways that will reduce travel times (and
especially emergency response times) and
shorten trip lengths. During the planning/study
phase of the project, alternative bridge locations were
considered and evaluated through technical analysis,
supported by a rigorous public engagement process.
Over time, Collier County is committed to pursue the
completion of the remaining unfunded bridge projects.
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Background
The TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery) Program is intended to create
the resource and partnerships necessary to create a
transformative environment aided by this discretionary
grant program. The following summarizes the
calculations found in the accompanying MS-Excel™
workbook in terms of methods and outcomes, all of
which adhere to the provisions contained in the TIGER
2016 BCA Guidance, Notice of Funding Opportunity of
2.26.2016 (NOFA), and external resources.1
The BCA directly supports several of the application
primary criteria listed in the NOFA, specifically those
described in the following paragraphs. All assessments
shown in this summary are in undiscounted, 2016
dollars unless stated otherwise. The benefit and cost
streams ran 25 years, from 2020 (the first full year of
operation) to 2045. Additional, residual benefits from
the proposed project will still continue to accrue but
were not estimated, making the following descriptions
a conservative estimate of the total lifetime project
benefits. The term of these residual benefits for the two
bridge structures can easily exceed another 25 years
beyond the 2045 lifetime estimate described in this
summary and analysis. As encouraged by FHWA, the
overall connectivity project is broken out into three
components representing those elements of the overall
V. Results of Benefit-Cost Analysis
project that have independent utility (two) as well as
the overall project. The benefits summarized below are
always for the full project; the individual components
and their respective benefits and costs are identified in
additional detail at the end of this summary.
Safety.
The Florida Department of Transportation has initiated
campaigns for seat belt awareness and older driver
education in Collier County (and a number of other
counties in Florida).2 Safety is a major part of the
culture in Florida, where historically high pedestrian
crash rates have particularly challenged the State and
local jurisdictions to make important investments
in safety infrastructure. The Collier County Project
would increase pedestrian safety by adding sidewalks
to six miles of roadway. Vehicle mileage is reduced as
well, commensurately reducing the exposure of the
pedestrians and motorists alike to crashes through
reduced VMT. A crash reduction factor of 20% was
applied for this project based on available FHWA
literature on the effects of guardrail, geometrical,
signage, marking and other improvements.3 This
assumption produces a benefit value of over $9.3 million
(undiscounted $2016) for the estimated life of the
Project stemming from over 13 fewer crashes over the
life of the project (including eight fewer injury crashes).
1 Quah, Euston and Toh, Raymond, Cost-Benefit Analysis: Cases and Materials, New York, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2012; and Campbell, Harry and Brown, Richard, Benefit-Cost Analysis: Financial and Economic Appraisal Using Spreadsheets, Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press, 2003.2 Florida Department of Transportation, Fiscal Year 2015 Highway Safety Plan Annual Report, December 31, 2015: www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/3-Grants/Annual%20Reports/Florida%202015%20Annual%20Report%20Final%20-%20v2.pdf
3 Full citations for all data sources are listed in the accompanying spreadsheet calculations page.
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Economic Competitiveness
The two bridges provide critical links for people and
goods to move across and through the canal-crossed
environment of Naples. The travel time savings from
these projects is significant, and represents the single-
largest source of benefits: $85.7 million (undiscounted
$2016).
State of Good Repair.
The 2016 TIGER BCA Guidance (and other supporting
resources shown on the FHWA Internet site) encourages
full cost accounting, including maintenance as well
as capital construction costs. The combined capital
construction costs for the bridges and over six
miles of roadway reconstruction represent a capital
investment of $19.7 million and ongoing maintenance
costs (annualized) totaling more than $12.6 million
(undiscounted $2016). Figures obtained from Collier
County experience for bridge maintenance, and Florida-
based figures for per-mile expenditures on roadway
maintenance, were used to estimate and forecast the
annualized figures for maintenance.
Quality of Life.
The Collier County Connectivity Project will provide
the safety and mobility benefits described previously as
well as create pollution reduction benefits discussed in
the next section. The project will generate an estimated
$3.7 million of economic benefit to adjacent property
owners by creating a safer, more aesthetically pleasing
and functional walking and biking environment. These
benefits translate directly to both the resale value of the
home and homeowner specifically, and to the overall
economy of the study region. These benefits will not
occur immediately after construction, but are anticipated
to be fully realized by year 10 of the operational life of
the project.
The analysis for this project also involved considering
the jobs and wages impact to Collier County from the
construction. RIMSII data was purchased from the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to represent the
impact to jobs and wages in the Collier County area
(note: some work for the construction and design work
will occur outside of Collier County, but likely remain
almost entirely within the State of Florida).4 The
following table indicates the results of this analysis.
Bridge 16th Street Cost ($2016)Total Output ($2016)Earnings ($2016)Employment (Jobs)
Construction +CEI $7,920,000 $12,714,356 $3,531,164 124
PE $990,000 $1,692,449 $582,019 18
Total $8,910,000 $14,406,805 $4,113,183 142
Bridge 47th Avenue Cost ($2016)Total Output ($2016)Earnings ($2016)Employment (Jobs)
Construction +CEI $9,600,000 $15,411,341 $4,280,198 151
PE $1,200,000 $2,051,453 $705,478 22
Total $10,800,000 $17,462,794 $4,985,676 172
Full Project Costs Cost ($2016)Total Output ($2016)Earnings ($2016)Employment (Jobs)
Construction +CEI $17,520,000 $28,125,697 $7,811,362 275
PE $2,190,000 $3,743,901 $1,287,497 40
Total $19,71,000 $31,869,598 $9,098,859 315
Note that these impacts are not included in the BCA figure,5 but are shown here to represent the magnitude of the
qualitative boost to the still-flagging manufacturing/construction sectors of the local economy. Nearly 315 jobs and $31
million of total economic output result from these projects.
Table 3: Economic Effects of Project’s Construction on Collier County, Florida
4 Refer to: BEA, US Department of Commerce, RIMSII User’s Guide: www.bea.gov/regional/pdf/rims/rimsii_user_guide.pdf. 5 The benefits not considered in the BCA include ongoing realization of increased tax revenues to Naples and Collier County after the project(s) are completed and reassessment of properties; the jobs and wages benefits described herein; and residual benefits after the 2045 time horizon (especially for the bridge structures).
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Environmental Sustainability.
A MIT study reported in 2013 that mobile source
pollutants are the direct cause of an estimated 53,000
premature deaths across the U.S. each year. No other
source of pollution is more responsible for human
mortality to the degree that pollutants from cars and
trucks. The estimated and forecasted benefits from all
pollutant reductions are equivalent to nearly $2.7 million
over the life of this project.
Summary of Benefits.
Beyond the traditional benefit-cost ratio, the assessment
team also prepared estimated values for a modified
internal rate of return (MIRR, assumed to be calculated
6 Fabio Caiazzo, Akshay Ashok, Ian A. Waitz, Steve H.L. Yim, and Steven R.H. Barrett , “Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. Part I: Quantifying the impact of major sectors in 2005,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2013, accessed 4.2016: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231013004548.
at a 75% public reinvestment rate) and payback period
to realize the moment when revenues exceed costs. The
BCA for this project is estimated to be 2.7 at the 3%
discount rate (1.5 for the 7% rate). A MIRR of 58% and a
payback period of just over 12 years for the 3% discount
rate were also calculated.
The three tables on the following pages illustrate the
benefit and cost streams, and performance metrics for
the full project as well as separate assessments for the
16th Street and 47th Avenue components. Note that the
two sub-components are not completely additive to the
full project, and were therefore analyzed separately from
the full project benefit-cost analysis.
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Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs
Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs2
3%7%
2016 - 2019 0 0 0 0 $0 ($8,910,000) ($8,910,000)($8,910,000) ($8,910,000)
2020 1 696,106 $1,124,351 $95,966 $29,292 ($255,629)$993,979 $964,160 $924,401
2021 2 731,271 $1,181,149 $100,813 $30,772 ($255,629)$1,057,105 $994,630 $914,290
2022 3 768,212 $1,240,816 $105,906 $32,760 ($255,629)$1,123,853 $1,025,710 $903,979
2023 4 807,019 $1,303,497 $111,256 $35,326 ($255,629)$1,194,450 $1,057,438 $893,511
2024 5 847,787 $1,369,345 $116,876 $37,589 ($255,629)$1,268,182 $1,089,031 $882,259
2025 6 890,613 $1,438,519 $122,780 $39,991 ($255,629)$1,345,662 $1,120,899 $870,630
2026 7 935,604 $1,511,187 $128,983 $42,540 ($255,629)$1,427,081 $1,153,057 $858,676
2027 8 982,867 $1,587,527 $135,499 $45,244 ($255,629)$1,512,640 $1,185,522 $846,446
2028 9 1,032,518 $1,667,723 $142,343 $48,112 ($255,629)$1,602,550 $1,218,308 $833,985
2029 10 1,084,677 $1,751,970 $149,534 $50,543 $2,118,802 ($255,629)$3,815,220 $2,813,435 $1,846,499
2030 11 1,139,471 $1,840,473 $157,088 $53,739 ($255,629)$1,795,671 $1,284,446 $808,238
2031 12 1,197,032 $1,933,447 $165,023 $57,806 ($255,629)$1,900,647 $1,318,750 $795,604
2032 13 1,257,502 $2,031,117 $173,360 $61,436 ($255,629)$2,010,284 $1,352,976 $782,593
2033 14 1,321,026 $2,133,721 $182,117 $65,286 ($255,629)$2,125,496 $1,387,601 $769,523
2034 15 1,387,759 $2,241,509 $191,317 $69,367 ($255,629)$2,246,565 $1,422,640 $756,420
2035 16 1,457,864 $2,354,741 $200,982 $73,695 ($255,629)$2,373,789 $1,458,109 $743,309
2036 17 1,531,510 $2,473,694 $211,135 $78,282 ($255,629)$2,507,482 $1,494,023 $730,210
2037 18 1,608,876 $2,598,656 $221,800 $83,145 ($255,629)$2,647,973 $1,530,399 $717,144
2038 19 1,690,150 $2,729,930 $233,005 $88,300 ($255,629)$2,795,606 $1,567,252 $704,129
2039 20 1,775,530 $2,867,836 $244,775 $94,766 ($255,629)$2,951,748 $1,605,144 $691,414
2040 21 1,865,223 $3,012,708 $257,141 $100,606 ($255,629)$3,114,826 $1,643,010 $678,540
2041 22 1,959,447 $3,164,899 $270,130 $106,795 ($255,629)$3,286,195 $1,681,402 $665,761
2042 23 2,058,431 $3,324,778 $283,776 $112,190 ($255,629)$3,465,115 $1,719,759 $652,868
2043 24 2,162,415 $3,492,733 $298,112 $119,078 ($255,629)$3,654,294 $1,759,240 $640,316
2044 25 2,271,652 $3,669,173 $313,171 $126,377 ($255,629)$3,853,091 $1,799,296 $627,889
2045 26 2,386,407 $3,854,525 $328,991 $134,108 ($255,629)$4,061,996 $1,839,944 $615,597
$51,221,502 $28,576,181 $12,244,231
4.2 2.4
63%62%
8.3 9.5
16th Street NE Bridge & Roadway Improvements
Travel Time
Benefits ($2016)
Pollution
Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Construction +
Maintenance
Costs ($2016)
Undiscounted Net
Benefits ($2016)
Total Benefit-Cost ($2016)
Crash Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Property Value
Increase Benefits
($2016)
Benefit/Cost Ratio
MIRR (@75% reinvestment)
Payback Period (years)
Years
Operational
Year
Drivers
Affected
Annually
Table 4: 16th Street NE Bridge & Roadway Improvements
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Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs
Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs2
3%7%
2016 - 2019 0 0 0 0 $0 ($10,800,000) ($10,800,000)($10,800,000) ($10,800,000)
2020 1 121,910 $196,909 $43,266 $5,130 ($240,277)$5,028 $4,877 $4,676
2021 2 135,998 $219,664 $48,266 $5,723 ($240,277)$33,376 $31,404 $28,867
2022 3 151,715 $245,049 $53,844 $6,470 ($240,277)$65,086 $59,402 $52,352
2023 4 169,247 $273,368 $60,066 $7,409 ($240,277)$100,566 $89,030 $75,228
2024 5 188,806 $304,959 $67,008 $8,371 ($240,277)$140,061 $120,275 $97,439
2025 6 210,624 $340,201 $74,751 $9,458 ($240,277)$184,133 $153,377 $119,132
2026 7 234,965 $379,515 $83,390 $10,683 ($240,277)$233,311 $188,511 $140,384
2027 8 262,118 $423,373 $93,027 $12,066 ($240,277)$288,188 $225,866 $161,265
2028 9 292,409 $472,299 $103,777 $13,625 ($240,277)$349,424 $265,643 $181,844
2029 10 326,200 $526,879 $115,770 $15,200 $1,644,815 ($240,277)$2,062,386 $1,520,853 $998,158
2030 11 363,897 $587,766 $129,148 $17,162 ($240,277)$493,799 $353,215 $222,261
2031 12 405,950 $655,690 $144,073 $19,604 ($240,277)$579,089 $401,797 $242,405
2032 13 452,862 $731,463 $160,722 $22,125 ($240,277)$674,033 $453,643 $262,397
2033 14 505,196 $815,992 $179,296 $24,967 ($240,277)$779,978 $509,198 $282,386
2034 15 563,578 $910,291 $200,016 $28,171 ($240,277)$898,200 $568,786 $302,425
2035 16 628,706 $1,015,486 $223,130 $31,781 ($240,277)$1,030,120 $632,755 $322,563
2036 17 701,361 $1,132,838 $248,916 $35,850 ($240,277)$1,177,326 $701,482 $342,852
2037 18 782,412 $1,263,752 $277,681 $40,434 ($240,277)$1,341,590 $775,374 $363,340
2038 19 872,829 $1,409,794 $309,770 $45,600 ($240,277)$1,524,887 $854,871 $384,073
2039 20 973,695 $1,572,713 $345,568 $51,969 ($240,277)$1,729,973 $940,750 $405,227
2040 21 1,086,218 $1,754,459 $385,503 $58,588 ($240,277)$1,958,274 $1,032,951 $426,595
2041 22 1,211,744 $1,957,209 $430,053 $66,043 ($240,277)$2,213,028 $1,132,309 $448,344
2042 23 1,351,776 $2,183,389 $479,750 $73,675 ($240,277)$2,496,538 $1,239,048 $470,377
2043 24 1,507,991 $2,435,707 $535,192 $83,041 ($240,277)$2,813,662 $1,354,546 $493,018
2044 25 1,682,258 $2,717,183 $597,040 $93,587 ($240,277)$3,167,533 $1,479,158 $516,172
2045 26 1,876,664 $3,031,187 $666,035 $105,462 ($240,277)$3,562,408 $1,613,648 $539,884
$19,101,999 $5,902,768 -$2,916,335
1.5 0.7
44%42%
21.8 -
47th Avenue NE Bridge & Roadway Improvements
Undiscounted Net
Benefits ($2016)
Total Benefit-Cost ($2016)
Benefit/Cost Ratio
MIRR (@75% reinvestment)
Payback Period (years)
Years
Operational
Year
Drivers
Affected
Annually
Travel Time
Benefits ($2016)
Pollution
Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Construction +
Maintenance
Costs ($2016)
Crash Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Property Value
Increase Benefits
($2016)
Table 5: 47th Avenue NE Bridge & Roadway Improvements
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Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs
Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs2
3%7%
2016 - 2019 0 0 0 0 $0 ($19,710,000) ($19,710,000)($19,710,000) ($19,710,000)
2020 1 818,016 $1,321,260 $144,111 $34,422 ($485,906)$1,013,886 $983,470 $942,914
2021 2 872,219 $1,408,808 $153,660 $36,703 ($485,906)$1,113,264 $1,047,471 $962,862
2022 3 930,013 $1,502,157 $163,841 $39,660 ($485,906)$1,219,753 $1,113,235 $981,117
2023 4 991,637 $1,601,692 $174,698 $43,408 ($485,906)$1,333,892 $1,180,885 $997,820
2024 5 1,057,344 $1,707,822 $186,273 $46,881 ($485,906)$1,455,071 $1,249,519 $1,012,276
2025 6 1,127,405 $1,820,984 $198,616 $50,624 ($485,906)$1,584,319 $1,319,693 $1,025,039
2026 7 1,202,108 $1,941,645 $211,777 $54,657 ($485,906)$1,722,173 $1,391,486 $1,036,233
2027 8 1,281,761 $2,070,301 $225,809 $59,003 ($485,906)$1,869,207 $1,464,978 $1,045,974
2028 9 1,366,692 $2,207,481 $240,772 $63,684 ($485,906)$2,026,031 $1,540,252 $1,054,369
2029 10 1,457,251 $2,353,752 $256,726 $67,904 $3,763,617 ($485,906)$5,956,092 $4,392,166 $2,882,643
2030 11 1,553,810 $2,509,714 $273,736 $73,280 ($485,906)$2,370,825 $1,695,855 $1,067,117
2031 12 1,656,768 $2,676,011 $291,875 $80,007 ($485,906)$2,561,987 $1,777,615 $1,072,438
2032 13 1,766,547 $2,853,327 $311,215 $86,306 ($485,906)$2,764,942 $1,860,881 $1,076,377
2033 14 1,883,601 $3,042,392 $331,836 $93,088 ($485,906)$2,981,410 $1,946,373 $1,079,402
2034 15 2,008,410 $3,243,984 $353,824 $100,391 ($485,906)$3,212,293 $2,034,188 $1,081,582
2035 16 2,141,490 $3,458,935 $377,269 $108,252 ($485,906)$3,458,550 $2,124,427 $1,082,982
2036 17 2,283,388 $3,688,128 $402,267 $116,714 ($485,906)$3,721,203 $2,217,190 $1,083,661
2037 18 2,434,688 $3,932,508 $428,922 $125,823 ($485,906)$4,001,346 $2,312,583 $1,083,675
2038 19 2,596,013 $4,193,080 $457,343 $135,626 ($485,906)$4,300,143 $2,410,715 $1,083,076
2039 20 2,768,028 $4,470,919 $487,647 $147,739 ($485,906)$4,620,399 $2,512,547 $1,082,277
2040 21 2,951,441 $4,767,168 $519,959 $159,195 ($485,906)$4,960,415 $2,616,522 $1,080,588
2041 22 3,147,007 $5,083,046 $554,412 $171,520 ($485,906)$5,323,072 $2,723,582 $1,078,418
2042 23 3,355,532 $5,419,855 $591,148 $182,885 ($485,906)$5,707,982 $2,832,908 $1,075,450
2043 24 3,577,873 $5,778,981 $630,318 $197,024 ($485,906)$6,120,417 $2,946,474 $1,072,437
2044 25 3,814,948 $6,161,903 $672,084 $212,233 ($485,906)$6,560,314 $3,063,501 $1,069,051
2045 26 4,067,731 $6,570,199 $716,617 $228,593 ($485,906)$7,029,502 $3,184,122 $1,065,323
$69,278,490 $34,232,638 $9,465,101
2.7 1.5
58%58%
12.3 17.2
Both Bridges & Roadway Improvements
Undiscounted Net
Benefits ($2016)
Total Benefit-Cost ($2016)
Benefit/Cost Ratio
MIRR (@75% reinvestment)
Payback Period (years)
Years
Operational
Year
Drivers
Affected
Annually
Travel Time
Benefits ($2016)
Pollution
Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Construction +
Maintenance
Costs ($2016)
Crash Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Property Value
Increase Benefits
($2016)
Table 6: Both Bridge & Roadway Improvements
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VI. Project Readiness
Long Range Transportation Planning
Consistency
Golden Gate Estates roadways and bridges on 16th
Street NE and 47th Avenue NE are federal aid eligible
roads under title 23, United States Code, functionally
classified as Rural Major Collectors. The roadway are in
the rural area outside of the Bonita Springs Urbanized
Area boundary. The bridge improvements are identified
in the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization’s
currently adopted 2040 Long Range Transportation
Plan.
Environmental Permitting
Activities related to environmental permitting were
begun during the PD&E phase of work that began in
the fall of 2014 and culminated in a March 2015 Public
Hearing, including identifying the projects as a Class of
Action consistent with a Type 2 Categorical Exclusion.
Local, State, and Federal permitting agencies were
contacted early during the planning and development
phase to insure coordination and to fully understand
the permitting and mitigation issues. All remaining
permitting requirements will be undertaken and
completed as part of this project.
A Type 2 Categorical Exclusion Determination was
prepared by FDOT for the three companion bridge
projects; 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue
NE (Appendix D). All three bridges have generally the
same footprint and resulting impact. The projects were
evaluated for the following topical categories, and in no
instance were any significant impacts identified:
Impact Determination
A. Social & Economic
1. Land Use Changes No Involvement
2. Community Cohesion No Involvement
3. Relocation Potential No Involvement
4. Community Services No Involvement
5. Nondiscrimination Considerations None
6. Controversy Potential No Significant Input
7. Scenic Highways No Involvement
8. Farmlands No Involvement
B. CULTURAL
1. Section 4(f)No Involvement
2. Historic Sites/Districts None
3. Archaeological Sites None
4. Recreation Areas No Involvement
30Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
• A biological opinion is pending with the US Fish
and Wildlife Service.
• The Type 2 CE Determination application will be
submitted to FHWA.
• Previous pre-construction activities include the
PD&E Study and associated public involvement
activities. The proposed bridge and associated
roadway improvements are intended to be let as
design/build projects.
• Based on guidance received thus far from US
DOT, TIGER Grant Award Notices are likely to be
received in the fall of 2016 with agreements to be
in place as soon as the end of 2016.
Impact Determination
C. NATURAL
1. Wetlands No Significant Input
2. Aquatic Preserves No Involvement
3. Water Quality No Impact
4. Outstanding FL Waters No Involvement
5. Wild and Scenic Rivers No Involvement
6. Floodplains No Impact
7. Coastal Zone Consistency No Involvement
8. Coastal Barrier Resources No Involvement
9. Wildlife and Habitat No Significant Input
10. Essential Fish Habitat No Involvement
D. PHYSICAL
1. Noise No Impact
2. Air Quality No Impact
3. Construction No Significant Input
4. Contamination No Impact
5. Aesthetic Effects No Involvement
6. Bicycles and Pedestrians No Impact
7. Utilities and Railroads No Impact
8. Navigation No Involvement
* Basis of decision is documented in the referenced attachment(s).
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners
is capable of obligating the local funds from a
combination of gas taxes and general fund revenues
necessary to support the local match by October 1,
2018 so that full federal obligation can be completed
well before September 30, 2019. We anticipate the
project will be completed within 36 months from
award, well in advance of the September 30, 2024
deadline to expend the grant funds.
Figure 6: Project Timeline
Office of the County Manager
Leo E Ochs,」r3299 Tamiami Tra∥East,Su te 202・ Naples F olda 34112 5746・ (239)2523383・ FAX(239)2524010
2016 11GER DISCRE■ONARY GRANT PROGRAM
FEDERAL WAGE RATE CER■RCAl10N
Date: April26,2o16
Project Name: Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project
I hereby certifu that Collier County will comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 3r of
title 4o, United States Code (Federal wage rate requirements), in the utilization of any funds granted to
Collier County under the FY zo16 TIGER Discretionary Grant Program, as required by the FYzor6
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
County Manager
Golden Gate Estates
Mobility Catalyst Project
Location:Collier County, Florida25th Congressional District
Applicant:Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Type of Applicant:Local (County) Government
TIGER Funding
Requested:$15,768,000
Local Matching
Funds:
Total Project Cost:
$3,942,000
$19,710,000
Appendix A
East of 951 Horizon Study of Bridges
Golden Gate Estates
Mobility Catalyst Project
Location:Collier County, Florida25th Congressional District
Applicant:Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Type of Applicant:Local (County) Government
TIGER Funding
Requested:$15,768,000
Local Matching
Funds:
Total Project Cost:
$3,942,000
$19,710,000
Appendix B
Letters of Support
Florida House of Representatives
Repre s ent atia e C arlo s T ruj ill o
District 105
Disttict Office:
2500 NW 107'h Avenue
Suite 204
Doral, Florida 33172
(3os)-47G.s070
Tallahassee Office:
417 House Office Building
402 South Monro€ Sheet
Tallahassee, FL 3239
(8s0) 717-5105
Email : Carlos.Trujillo@myfl oridahouse.gov
April 15,2016
llonorable Anthon) Foxx
linited Statcs Sccretan ol'Transpo(ation
1200 Ne$ Jcrscl Arenuc. Sll
Washington. l)C 20590
Rc: IIGER trY20l6 Grant Application Golden Gate Dstates Mobility Catalyst
I)ear Secrctary l-'oxx
I am pleascd to.join ml collcagues in suppon of the Transponation Invcstment Generating Economic RecoveD (TIGER) application submitted to
t.l.S. Departmcnt of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County Board ofCounty Commissioncrs. The Golden Cate Estatcs Mobility Catalyst project
will construct nccded ransponation infrastructure improlements along l6'h Street NE and .17'h Avenuc NFI in Collier Count). Florida. Ihis project is
pan ofa countl bridge program that \ras dcveloped in 2008 to reduce vehiclc mile tra\eled. improve thc transportation netuork in the rural arca and
draslicall) rc,luce rcsponse timcs lor life saring scnices.
l6'h Street NI.: and 47'h Avcnue NE now s€rvc the ruml Goldcn Gate Estates but once the bridges are built become central north-south roadways for
the community and the region. As rural Golden Gate Estatcs continues to grow. peak levcls oltravel and congestion on the major collcctors will
undoubtedly increase thereby increasing thc propensity for accidents. Roadway safety is ofthc utmost imponance. and an enharced roadway network
that sen-es motor lchicles and non-motorized travelers throughout the coridor is the first step in making roads in the estates safer for all uscrs.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency .esponse times. The groMh in this arca has led to congestion which directly
contributes to critical delays in response timc for emergency calls. These directly impact citizen's hcalth, safcty and welfare. The ability for
emergency services to respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well-connected wcll designed transportation network, and thc County's
application for'l lGER grant funds funher that directive.
I'he construction ofthe t\ro ne$ bridges in the rural arca ofCollier Count)'called Golden Gate Estates will create a street grid netrvork and result in
an alleviation o[ congestion on adjacent strcets and enhanced access to work. healthcare and commercial facilities. -lhis project will increas€
connectivity to employment. education. services and other opportunities tbr underserved arcas. ln addition. the bridges will enha.ncc a system of
multimodai thcilities atrd conncct to major commercial. residential. educational and recreational facilities in both the county ard the region.
-this agenc). as $ell as the residents and visitor ofCollier. will benefit tiom this project. Thank you for )our attention and \ve respectt'ull) request
lour fa-rorablc consideration ofCollier County's request for TIGER funds to support the Golden Cate Estates Mobilit) Catalyst Project.
Sincerely.
d, aV-
Committees:
chair: criminal Justicr subcommittee . Justice Appmpriations subcommittee' children. Families & seniors subcommitee
' Judiciary Committee ' Business& Professions Sutrcommittee
Committees
Appri)priations Comnlitlce
.hinl Adnrinistrali\c lt(Ecdures Commiliec
JoIrl l-cSrslati\e Budgct Commission
Judiciar) Comminee
National
Nali(nral (bnf_erencc ol Slate l.egislaluros Agricullure 'l ask lrorce
N( SL lnnoyatio,rs in Siate lleallh S\slems -l ask Forcc ((b-Chair)
Subcommittees
Ilcalth Care Appropriations Subconlnrillcc (C hat)
I n(rg\ & Ulililr(\ Suhonrmill((
Sclect Commillcc on Affordablc llcahhcare Acccss
Appointments
tsiolcch ( aucus (Co-Chair)
Irhnda Cancer Control and Research Advisory Board
Matt Hudson
Speakerpro tempore
F lorida House of Reprcsentatives
District 80
April I l. 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY20l6 Grant Application Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx
I am writing to express my support of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TICER)
application subrnitted to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) by Collier Counry Board of County Commissioners.
The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct needed transportation infrastructure improvements
along l6'r'StreetNE and 47'r'Avenue NE in CollierCounty, Florida. This project is part ofa county bridge program that
was developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the transportation network in the rural area and
drastically reduce response times for life saving services.
I 6'l' Street N E and 47'l' Avenue N E now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates but once the bridges are built become central
north-south roadways for the community and the region. As rural Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels of
travel and congestion on the major collectors will undoubtedly increase thereby increasing the propensity for accidents.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in this area has led to
congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for emergency calls. These directly irnpact
citizen's health, safety and welfare.
The construction ofthe two new bridges in the rural area olCollier County called Colden Gate Estates will create a street
grid network and result in an alleviation ofcongestion on adjacent streets and enhanced access to work. healthcare and
commercial facil ities.
I wholeheartedly endorse this project and urge your favorable consideration ofCollier County's request lor TIGER funds
1o support the Golden Gate Estares Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
Matt lludson
Hf,t\..DR) ( Ot i\iTt ol-tt( u
25 Il lhclpooclec Avc
Lallellc. FI- ll9.l5
(rJ6l)675-5267
(.OI,LIER COt]NT}' OFFICE
Surte 212, Hannotr Tumer BIdg.
1299 Tamia Traal L6t
Naples. Irl.:l4ll2
(2.19):ll7'6270
Email: mar hdsonc-hflondato{se 80\
website wws m lo.dahouse ro!
CAPITO|. OFr_r( 11
418 The Capilot
402 Sourh Monroe Strecr
lallahasscc. FL l2399 1100
1850) 717-5080
Florida House of Representatives
Repres entatia e Kathleen P as si domo
District 106
Tallahassee Office:
417 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL32399
(8s0) 717-s706
Email: kathleen.passidomo@myfl oridahouse.gov
April 18,2016
The Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington. DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application - Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretarv Foxx:
Iam pleased to join my colleagues in support of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery (TIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County
Board of County Commissioners. The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct needed
transportation infrastructure improvements along l6'h Street NE and 47'r'Avenue NE in Collier County,
Florida. This project is part of a county bridge program that was developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile
traveled, improve the transportation network in the rural area and drastically reduce response times for life
saving services.
l6tl'street NE and 47tl'Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates but once the bridges are
built become central north-south roadways for the community and the region. As rural Golden Gate Estates
continues to grow, peak levels of travel and congestion on the major collectors will undoubtedly increase
thereby increasing the propensity for accidents. Roadway safety is of the utmost importance, and an enhanced
roadway network that serves motor vehicles and non-motorized travelers throughout the corridor is the first
step in making roads in the estates safer for all users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in
this area has led to congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for emergency
calls. These directly impact citizen's health, safety and welfare. The ability for emergency services to respond
quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well-connected, well designed transportation network, and the County's
application for TIGER grant funds further that directive.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Collier County called Golden Gate Estates
will create a street grid network and result in an alleviation of congestion on adjacent streets and enhanced
access to work, healthcare and commercial facilities. This project will increase connectivity to employment,
education, services and other opportunities for underserved areas. In addition. the bridges will enhance a
system of multimodal facilities and connect to major commercial, residential, educational and recreational
facilities in both the county and the region.
Committees & Subcom mittees :
Civil Justice Subcommittee, Chair; Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee;
Transportation & Ports Subcommittee; Veteran & Military Affairs Subcommittee
District Office:
3299 Tamiami Trail East
Suite 304
Naples, FL34112
(23e) 4'17-6200
Q3\ a17-62oa (fax)
This agency, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank you
for your attention and we respectfully request your favorable consideration of Collier County's request for
TIGER funds to support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catal
Chair
Delegation
Kathleen
Very truly
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THE FLORIDA SENATE
Tallahassee. Florida 32399-1 100 COMMITTEES:
T€nsportatjon, Yice Crarr
Agriculture
Appropriations Subcommitlee on Educaton
Education Pae-K -'12
Govemmental Overcighl and Accountability
JOINT COMMITTEE:
Jornt Adm in istaatrve Procedures Commrttee
SENATOR OWIGHT BULLARD
39th District
April 15,2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application - Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am pleased to join my colleagues in suppo( of the Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery GIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) by Collier County Board of County Commissioners. The Golden Gate Estates Mobility
Catalyst project will construct needed transportation infrastructure improvements along l61h
Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier County, Florida. This project is part of a county bridge
program that was developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the transportation
network in the rural area and drastically reduce response times for life saving services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates but once the bridges
are built become central north-south roadways for the community and the region. As rural
Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels oftravel and congestion on the major
collectors will undoubtedly increase thereby increasing the propensity for accidents. Roadway
safety is ofthe utmost importance, and an enhanced roadway network that serves motor vehicles
and non-motorized travelers throughout the corridor is the first step in making roads in the
estates safer lor all users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth
in this area has led to congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for
emergency calls. These directly impact citizen's health, safety and welfare. The ability for
emergency services to respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well-connected, well
designed transportation network, and the County's application for TIGER grant funds further
that directive.
REPLY TO:
O 10720 Caribbean Boulevard Suite zl35 Cutler Bay Floida33189 l3O5) 234-2208 FAX (305)234-2210
i 21 8 Sen ate Office B uilding 404 Soulh Mon roe Street, Tallahassee. Florida 32399- 1 1 00 (850) 487'5039
Senate s Websile: www nsenate gav
ANOY GAROINER
President of the Senate
GARRETT RICHTER
President Pro Tempore
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Collier County called Colden Gate
Estates will create a street grid network and result in an alleviation ofcongestion on adjacent
streets and enhanced access to work, healthcare and commercial facilities. This project will
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SENATOR DWGHT BULLARD
39th District
increase connectivity to emplo)ment, education, services and other opportunities for underserved
areas. In addition, the bridges will enhance a system of multimodal facilities and connect to
major commercial, residential, educational and recreational facilities in both the county and the
region.
This agency, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank
you for your attention and we respectfully request your favorable consideration olCollier
County's request for TIGER funds to support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely.
Dwight Bullard
Florida Senate District 39
REPLY TO.
O 10720 Caribbean Boulevard, Suite 435, Cutler Bay Florida 33189 (305) 234-2208 FAX: (305)234-2210
O 21 8 Senate Office Building, 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399- 1 1 00 (850) 487_5039
THE FLORIDA SENATE
Tallahassee. Florida 323991 100 COiIMITTEES:
T .anspotlalian, V ice C h a t
Agriculture
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
Education Pre-K - 12
Govemmenial Oversighl andAccountability
JOINT COMMITTEE:
Joint Ad ministrative Procedures Committee
ANDY GARDINER
President of the Senate
Senate s Websrte www llsenale.qov
GARRETT RICHTER
President Pro Tempore
NORTH COLLIER FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
Norman E. Feder, Chairman Christopher L. Crossan, Vice Chairman Margaret Hanson, Secretary-Treasurer
James Burke Ramon E. Chao Richard Hoffman J. Christopher Lombardo John O. McGowan
1885 Veterans Park Drive Naples, FL 34109 (239) 597-3222 Fax (239) 597-7082 www.northcollierfire.com
April 19, 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am pleased to offer this letter of support for the Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery (TIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) by Collier County Board of County Commissioners. The Golden Gate Estates Mobility
Catalyst project will construct needed transportation infrastructure improvements along 16th
Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier County, Florida. This project is part of a county
bridge program that was developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the
transportation network in the rural area and drastically reduce response times for life saving
services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates but once the
bridges are built become central north-south roadways for the community and the region. As
rural Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels of travel and congestion on the major
collectors will undoubtedly increase thereby increasing the propensity for accidents. Roadway
safety is of the utmost importance, and an enhanced roadway network that serves motor vehicles
and non-motorized travelers throughout the corridor is the first step in making roads in the
estates safer for all users.
As Fire Chief of the North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District, an important aspect of this
project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in this area has led to congestion
which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for emergency calls. These directly
impact citizen’s health, safety and welfare. The ability for emergency services to respond
quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well connected, well designed transportation network, and
the County’s application for TIGER grant funds further that directive.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Collier County called Golden Gate
Estates will create a street grid network and result in an alleviation of congestion on adjacent
streets and enhanced access to work, healthcare and commercial facilities. This project will
increase connectivity to employment, education, services and other opportunities for underserved
areas. In addition, the bridges will enhance a system of multimodal facilities and connect to
1885 Veterans Park Drive Naples, FL 34109 (239) 597-3222 Fax (239) 597-7082 www.northcollierfire.com
major commercial, residential, educational and recreational facilities in both the county and the
region.
This agency, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank
you for your attention and we respectfully request your favorable consideration of Collier
County’s request for TIGER Planning Grant funds to support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility
Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
James M. Cunningham
Fire Chief
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April 1, 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am pleased to offer this letter of support for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery (TIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County
Board of County Commissioners. The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct
needed transportation infrastructure improvements along 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier
County, Florida. This project is part of the Collier County Bridge Program that was developed in 2008 to
reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the connectivity of the transportation network in the rural area and
drastically reduce response times for life saving services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates area of Collier County, but
once the bridges are built become critical north-south and east-west roadways for the community and the
region. As rural Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels of travel and associated congestion
on the major collectors will undoubtedly increase thereby increasing the propensity for accidents.
Roadway safety is of the utmost importance, and an enhanced roadway network that serves motor
vehicles and non-motorized travelers is the first step in making roads in the estates safer for all users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in this
area has led to roadway congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for
emergency calls. These delays directly impact citizen’s health, safety and welfare. The ability for
emergency services to respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well-connected, well designed
transportation network, and the County’s application for TIGER grant funds further that objective.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Golden Gate Estates will enhance the existing
street grid network by alleviating congestion on adjacent streets while enhancing access to work,
healthcare and commercial facilities. This project will increase connectivity to employment, education,
services and other opportunities for underserved areas. In addition, the bridges will enhance a system of
multimodal facilities and connect to major commercial, residential, educational and recreational facilities
in both the county and the region.
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improve the unique and relatively unspoiled character of the physical, economic and social worlds we
share… for the benefit of our future generations. The SWFRPC was formed to enable local jurisdictions
to make the most efficient use of their powers to cooperate for mutual advantages to provide services and
facilities, and to optimize employment of geographic, human, economic and natural resources in support
of economic, natural resources, social, land use, transportation and public safety development.
This agency, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank you for
your attention and we respectfully request your favorable consideration of Collier County’s request for
TIGER Planning Grant funds to support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
Margaret Wuerstle, Executive Director
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
P.O. Box 150045, Cape Coral, Florida 33915-0045 • (239) 244-2220 • www.leempo.com
April 20, 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
The Lee County MPO is pleased to offer this letter of support for the TIGER grant application seeking
TIGER FY 2016 funding for the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project. This project will construct
two new bridge crossings on 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE improving connectivity in the Golden
Gate Estates community.
Providing new roadway connections will help reduce congestion on the major roadways in the area, will
reduce the vehicle miles traveled and dramatically decrease emergency response times. Improving the
roadway connectivity will also allow shorter trip lengths where some of the future trips will be made by
bicyclists or pedestrians. The resulting reduction in vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled will also
provide environmental benefits that include the reduction in vehicle emissions and energy consumption
savings.
The construction of this project will increase the efficiency of the existing transportation network which
will benefit the residents and visitors of Collier County. Thank you for your consideration of Collier
County’s request for TIGER Grant funds to complete the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project.
Sincerely,
Donald L. Scott
Executive Director
dlsTIGER letter golden gate
April 4, 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
The Urban Land Institute of Southwest Florida is pleased to offer this letter of support for the
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application submitted to U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County Board of County Commissioners. The Golden
Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct needed transportation infrastructure improvements
along 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier County, Florida. This project is part of the Collier
County Bridge Program that was developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the
connectivity of the transportation network in the rural area and drastically reduce response times for life
saving services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates area of Collier County, but
once the bridges are built become critical north-south and east-west roadways for the community and the
region. As rural Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels of travel and associated congestion
on the major collectors will undoubtedly increase thereby increasing the propensity for accidents.
Roadway safety is of the utmost importance, and an enhanced roadway network that serves motor
vehicles and non-motorized travelers is the first step in making roads in the estates safer for all users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in this
area has led to roadway congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for
emergency calls. These delays directly impact citizen’s health, safety and welfare. The ability for
emergency services to respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well connected, well designed
transportation network, and the County’s application for TIGER grant funds further that objective.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Golden Gate Estates will enhance the existing
street grid network by alleviating congestion on adjacent streets while enhancing access to work,
healthcare and commercial facilities. This project will increase connectivity to employment, education,
services and other opportunities for underserved areas. In addition, the bridges will enhance a system of
multimodal facilities and connect to major commercial, residential, educational and recreational facilities
in both the county and the region.
This project supports the ideals and mission of ULI SW Florida, to provide leadership in the responsible
use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities. The project is also closely aligned with
ULI’s building healthy places initiatives. For many years, ULI and its members have been active players
in discussions and projects that make the link between human health and development. The ULI Building
Healthy Places Initiative is building on that work with a multifaceted program to leverage the power of
the Institute’s global networks to shape projects and places in ways that improve the health of people and
communities.
This agency, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank you for
your attention and we respectfully request your favorable consideration of Collier County’s request for
TIGER Planning Grant funds to support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
Steven C. Hartsell, Chair, ULI SW FL
stevehartsell@paveselaw.com
239-336-6244
Date 4/19/16
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am pleased to offer this letter of support for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery (TIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County
Board of County Commissioners. The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct
needed transportation infrastructure improvements along 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier
County, Florida. This project is part of a county bridge program that was developed in 2008 to reduce
vehicle mile traveled, improve the transportation network in the rural area and drastically reduce response
times for life saving services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates but once the bridges are built
become central north-south roadways for the community and the region. As rural Golden Gate Estates
continues to grow, peak levels of travel and congestion on the major collectors will undoubtedly increase
thereby increasing the propensity for accidents. Roadway safety is of the utmost importance, and an
enhanced roadway network that serves motor vehicles and non-motorized travelers throughout the
corridor is the first step in making roads in the estates safer for all users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in this
area has led to congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for emergency
calls. These directly impact citizen’s health, safety and welfare. The ability for emergency services to
respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well connected, well designed transportation network, and
the County’s application for TIGER grant funds further that directive.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Collier County called Golden Gate Estates
will create a street grid network and result in an alleviation of congestion on adjacent streets and
enhanced access to work, healthcare and commercial facilities. This project will increase connectivity to
employment, education, services and other opportunities for underserved areas. In addition, the bridges
will enhance a system of multimodal facilities and connect to major commercial, residential, educational
and recreational facilities in both the county and the region.
This agency, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank you for
your attention and we respectfully request your favorable consideration of Collier County’s request for
TIGER Planning Grant funds to support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
Alan J. Musico
Chairman, City of Marco Island Bike Path Committee
April 12, 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
It is my pleasure to offer this letter of support for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County Board of County
Commissioners. The Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct needed transportation infrastructure
improvements along 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier County, Florida. This project is part of the Collier
County Bridge Program that was developed in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the connectivity of the
transportation network in the rural area and drastically reduce response times for life saving services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates area of Collier County, but once the
bridges are built become critical north-south and east-west roadways for the community and the region. As rural
Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels of travel and associated congestion on the major collectors will
undoubtedly increase thereby increasing the propensity for accidents. Roadway safety is of the utmost importance, and
an enhanced roadway network that serves motor vehicles and non-motorized travelers is the first step in making roads
in the estates safer for all users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times. The growth in this area has led to
roadway congestion which directly contributes to critical delays in response time for emergency calls. These delays
directly impact citizen’s health, safety and welfare. The ability for emergency services to respond quickly and
efficiently hinges upon a well-connected, well designed transportation network, and the County’s application for
TIGER grant funds further that objective.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Golden Gate Estates will enhance the existing street grid
network by alleviating congestion on adjacent streets while enhancing access to work, healthcare and commercial
facilities. This project will increase connectivity to employment, education, services and other opportunities for
underserved areas. In addition, the bridges will enhance a system of multimodal facilities and connect to major
commercial, residential, educational and recreational facilities in both the county and the region.
Lee Memorial Health System provides trauma services for the 5 -county region including Collier County. We support
this investment in safety and better access to the communities of Collier County. The first responders in Collier
County, as well as the residents and visitor of Collier, will benefit from this project. Thank you for your attention and
we respectfully request your favorable consideration of Collier County’s request for TIGER Planning Grant funds to
support the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
Jim Nathan, President and CEO
P.O. Box 2452
Oldsmar FL 34677
Phone: 813-748-1513
www.floridabicycle.org
Board of Directors
J. Steele Olmstead
President
John Egberts
Vice President
Jim Dodson
Secretary
Chris LeDew
Treasurer
Tim Bol
Patricia Huff
Advisory Board
Chris Burns
Keri Caffrey
Dan Connaughton
Steve Diez
David Henderson
Jeff Hohlstein
Jodi Hohlstein
Herb Hiller
Dwight Kingsbury
Earl Lang
Henry Lawrence
Laura Minns
Dan Moser
Roger Pierce
Paula Saracki
John Sinibaldi
Lisa Walker
Randy Williams
Becky Afonso
Executive Director
Support
Bicycle Education
April 16, 2016
Honorable Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: TIGER FY2016 Grant Application – Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am pleased to offer this letter of support for the Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application submitted to U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT) by Collier County Board of County Commissioners. The
Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst project will construct needed transportation
infrastructure improvements along 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE in Collier
County, Florida. This project is part of a county bridge program that was developed
in 2008 to reduce vehicle mile traveled, improve the transportation network in the
rural area and drastically reduce response times for life saving services.
16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE now serve the rural Golden Gate Estates but
once the bridges are built become central north-south roadways for the community
and the region. As rural Golden Gate Estates continues to grow, peak levels of travel
and congestion on the major collectors will undoubtedly increase thereby increasing
the propensity for accidents. Roadway safety is of the utmost importance, and an
enhanced roadway network that serves motor vehicles and non-motorized travelers
throughout the corridor is the first step in making roads in the estates safer for all
users.
Another important aspect of this project is the improved emergency response times.
The growth in this area has led to congestion, which directly contributes to critical
delays in response time for emergency calls. The ability for emergency services to
respond quickly and efficiently hinges upon a well connected, well-designed
transportation network, and the County’s application for TIGER grant funds further
that directive.
The construction of the two new bridges in the rural area of Collier County called
Golden Gate Estates will create a street grid network and result in an alleviation of
congestion on adjacent streets and enhanced access to work, healthcare and
commercial facilities. This project will increase connectivity to employment,
education, services and other opportunities for underserved areas. Residents and
visitors of Collier County will benefit from this project. The Florida Bicycle
Association supports all measures of Complete Streets policy to ensure
transportation facilities for all road users.
Thank you for your attention and we respectfully request your favorable
consideration of Collier County’s request for TIGER Planning Grant funds to support
the Golden Gate Estates Mobility Catalyst Project.
Sincerely,
Becky Afonso
Executive Director
Golden Gate Estates
Mobility Catalyst Project
Location:Collier County, Florida25th Congressional District
Applicant:Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Type of Applicant:Local (County) Government
TIGER Funding
Requested:$15,768,000
Local Matching
Funds:
Total Project Cost:
$3,942,000
$19,710,000
Appendix C
Benefit Cost Analysis Support
Documentation
2016 - 2019 0 0
2020 1 818,016
2021 2 872,219
2022 3 930,013
2023 4 991,637
2024 5 1,057,344
2025 6 1,127,405
2026 7 1,202,108
2027 8 1,281,761
2028 9 1,366,692
2029 10 1,457,251
2030 11 1,553,810
2031 12 1,656,768
2032 13 1,766,547
2033 14 1,883,601
2034 15 2,008,410
2035 16 2,141,490
2036 17 2,283,388
2037 18 2,434,688
2038 19 2,596,013
2039 20 2,768,028
2040 21 2,951,441
2041 22 3,147,007
2042 23 3,355,532
2043 24 3,577,873
2044 25 3,814,948
2045 26 4,067,731
Total Benefit-Cost ($2016)
Benefit/Cost Ratio
MIRR (@75% reinvestment)
Payback Period (years)
Years
Operational
Year
Drivers
Affected
Annually
$1,321,260 $144,111 $34,422
$1,408,808 $153,660 $36,703
$1,502,157 $163,841 $39,660
$1,601,692 $174,698 $43,408
$1,707,822 $186,273 $46,881
$1,820,984 $198,616 $50,624
$1,941,645 $211,777 $54,657
$2,070,301 $225,809 $59,003
$2,207,481 $240,772 $63,684
$2,353,752 $256,726 $67,904 $3,763,617
$2,509,714 $273,736 $73,280
$2,676,011 $291,875 $80,007
$2,853,327 $311,215 $86,306
$3,042,392 $331,836 $93,088
$3,243,984 $353,824 $100,391
$3,458,935 $377,269 $108,252
$3,688,128 $402,267 $116,714
$3,932,508 $428,922 $125,823
$4,193,080 $457,343 $135,626
$4,470,919 $487,647 $147,739
$4,767,168 $519,959 $159,195
$5,083,046 $554,412 $171,520
$5,419,855 $591,148 $182,885
$5,778,981 $630,318 $197,024
$6,161,903 $672,084 $212,233
$6,570,199 $716,617 $228,593
Travel Time
Benefits ($2016)
Pollution
Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Crash Reduction
Benefits ($2016)
Property Value
Increase Benefits
($2016)
Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs
Total Discounted
Benefits - Costs2
3%7%
($19,710,000)($19,710,000)($19,710,000)($19,710,000)
($485,906)$1,013,886 $983,470 $942,914
($485,906)$1,113,264 $1,047,471 $962,862
($485,906)$1,219,753 $1,113,235 $981,117
($485,906)$1,333,892 $1,180,885 $997,820
($485,906)$1,455,071 $1,249,519 $1,012,276
($485,906)$1,584,319 $1,319,693 $1,025,039
($485,906)$1,722,173 $1,391,486 $1,036,233
($485,906)$1,869,207 $1,464,978 $1,045,974
($485,906)$2,026,031 $1,540,252 $1,054,369
($485,906)$5,956,092 $4,392,166 $2,882,643
($485,906)$2,370,825 $1,695,855 $1,067,117
($485,906)$2,561,987 $1,777,615 $1,072,438
($485,906)$2,764,942 $1,860,881 $1,076,377
($485,906)$2,981,410 $1,946,373 $1,079,402
($485,906)$3,212,293 $2,034,188 $1,081,582
($485,906)$3,458,550 $2,124,427 $1,082,982
($485,906)$3,721,203 $2,217,190 $1,083,661
($485,906)$4,001,346 $2,312,583 $1,083,675
($485,906)$4,300,143 $2,410,715 $1,083,076
($485,906)$4,620,399 $2,512,547 $1,082,277
($485,906)$4,960,415 $2,616,522 $1,080,588
($485,906)$5,323,072 $2,723,582 $1,078,418
($485,906)$5,707,982 $2,832,908 $1,075,450
($485,906)$6,120,417 $2,946,474 $1,072,437
($485,906)$6,560,314 $3,063,501 $1,069,051
($485,906)$7,029,502 $3,184,122 $1,065,323
$34,232,638 $9,465,101
2.7 1.5
58%58%
12.3 17.2
Undiscounted Net
Benefits ($2016)
Construction +
Maintenance
Costs ($2016)
Travel Time Benefits
Pollution Reduction Benefits
Pollution Reduction Benefits
Property Value Increase Benefits
Golden Gate Estates
Mobility Catalyst Project
Location:Collier County, Florida25th Congressional District
Applicant:Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Type of Applicant:Local (County) Government
TIGER Funding
Requested:$15,768,000
Local Matching
Funds:
Total Project Cost:
$3,942,000
$19,710,000
Appendix D
Type 2 Categorical Exclusion
Determination
Page 1 of 12
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TYPE 2 CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION DETERMINATION FORM
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
County:Collier County
Project Name: Golden Gate Bridge Crossings
Project Limits: 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE from Golden Gate Boulevard to
Randall Blvd, and 47th Avenue NE from Immokalee Road to
Everglades Boulevard
Project Numbers: #14195 431895-1-21-01 8886-577-A
ETDM Financial Management Federal-Aid
2. PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED
a. Purpose and Need:See Attachment 2a
b. Proposed Improvements:See Attachment 2b
c. Project Planning Consistency: disregard providing historical details, instead focus on
future phases of segments being advanced. If more than one segment is being
advanced additional tables should be added.See Appendix 1
Currently
Adopted
CFP-
LRTP
COMMENTS
PHASE
Currently
Approved
Currently
Approved TIP/STIP TIP/STIP
COMMENTSTIPSTIP$FY
PE (Final
Design)
Construction
*Include pages from TIP/STIP/LRTP (See Appendix 1)
Page 2 of 12
3. CLASS OF ACTION
a. Class of Action:b. Other Actions:
[X] Type 2 Categorical Exclusion [ ] Section 4(f) Evaluation
[ ] Section 106 Consultation
[X] Endangered Species Biological Assessment
c. Public Involvement:
1. [ ] A public hearing is not required, therefore, approval of this Type 2 Categorical
Exclusion constitutes acceptance of the location and design concepts for this
project.
2. [ X ] A public hearing was held on March 17, 2015 and a transcript is included.
Approval of this determination constitutes location and design concept
acceptance for this project.
[ ] An opportunity for a public hearing was afforded and a certification of
opportunity is included. Approval of this determination constitutes
acceptance of the location and design concepts for this project.
3. [ ] A public hearing will be held and the public hearing transcript will be
provided at a later date. Approval of this determination DOES NOT
constitute acceptance of the project’s location and design concepts.
[ ] An opportunity for a public hearing will be afforded and a certification of
opportunity will be provided at a later date. Approval of this determination
DOES NOT constitute acceptance of the project’s location and design
concepts.
d. Cooperating Agency: [ ] COE [ ] USCG [X] FWS [ ] EPA [ ] NMFS [ ] NONE
4. REVIEWERS' SIGNATURES
_______________________________________ / ___ / ___
FDOT Project Manager Date
_______________________________________ / ___ / ___
FDOT District Environmental Manager or Designee Date
5. FHWA CONCURRENCE
_______________________________________ / ___ / ___
(For) Division Administrator or Designee Date
Page 3
6. IMPACT EVALUATION
Impact Determination*
S N N NTopical Categories i o o o Basis for Decision*g t n IS e nivgA. SOCIAL & ECONOMIC
1. Land Use Changes [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] __________________________
2. Community Cohesion [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] __________________________
3. Relocation Potential [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] __________________________
4. Community Services [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] __________________________
5. Nondiscrimination
Considerations [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment A.5._________
6. Controversy Potential [ ] [X] [ ] [ ]See Attachment A.6._ _______
7. Scenic Highways [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
8. Farmlands [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
B. CULTURAL
1. Section 4(f)[ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________
2. Historic Sites/Districts [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment B.2.________
3. Archaeological Sites [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment B.3._________
4. Recreation Areas [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
C. NATURAL
1. Wetlands [ ] [X] [ ] [ ]See Attachment C.1._________
2. Aquatic Preserves [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
3. Water Quality [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment C.3._________
4. Outstanding FL Waters [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
5. Wild and Scenic Rivers [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
6. Floodplains [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment C.6._______________
7. Coastal Zone
Consistency [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _______________________________
8. Coastal Barrier
Resources [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] _________________________
9. Wildlife and Habitat [ ] [X] [ ] [ ]See Attachment C.9.________
10. Essential Fish Habitat [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] See Attachment C.10._______
D. PHYSICAL
1. Noise [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment D.1._______________
2. Air Quality [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment D.2.______________
3. Construction [ ] [X] [ ] [ ]See Attachment D.3._______
4. Contamination [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment D.4.______
5. Aesthetic Effects [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] __________________________
6. Bicycles and Pedestrians[ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment D.6._______
7. Utilities and Railroads [ ] [ ] [X] [ ]See Attachment D.7.
8. Navigation [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] See Attachment D.8._________
a. [ ] FHWA has determined that a USCG Permit IS NOT required in accordance with
23 CFR 650, Subpart H.
b. [ ] FHWA has determined that a USCG Permit IS required in accordance with 23
CFR 650, Subpart H.
* Impact Determination:Sig = Significant; NotSig = Not significant; None = Issue present, no impact;
NoInv = Issue absent, no involvement. Basis of decision is documented in the referenced attachment(s).
Page 4
E. PERMITS REQUIRED
Agency Segment Permit Type Status
SFWMD
8th Street
NE
Golden Gate Blvd.
to Cypress Canal
General
Permit
Not submitted
Bridge General
Permit
Cypress Canal
to Randal Blvd.
General
Permit
16th Street
NE
Golden Gate Blvd.
to Gold Gate Main
Canal
Individual
Permit
Not submitted
Bridge General
Permit
Golden Gate Main
Canal
to Randal Blvd.
General
Permit
47th
Avenue NE
Immokalee Road
to Golden Gate Main
Canal
Individual
Permit
Not submitted
Bridge General
Permit
Golden Gate Main
Canal
to Everglades Blvd.
General
Permit
USACE 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, 47th
Avenue NE
Individual
Permit
Not submitted
FDEP
8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, 47th
Avenue NE
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(NPDES)
Permit
Not submitted
Page 5
7. COMMITMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) commits to resurvey the project area for the
following protected species, individuals or evidence of occurrence, prior to construction.
•Suitable habitat within the project area will be resurveyed for the gopher tortoise, Big
Cypress squirrel, Florida sandhill crane and bald eagle individuals or evidence of
occurrence, prior to construction.
•Eastern indigo snake: Current USFWS Standard Protection Measures for the Eastern
Indigo Snake will be adhered to during construction.
2. Florida panther:.
3. As directed by the appropriate agencies, unavoidable wetland impacts will be mitigated
pursuant to F.S. 373.4137 F.S to satisfy all mitigation requirements of Part IV, Chapter 373,
F.S. and 33 U.S.C.s 1344.
Page 6
Attachment 2 – Project Purpose and Need
a. Purpose and Need:
The purpose of this project is to identify improvements that will provide operational and safety
improvements within Golden Gate Estates by the addition of bridge crossings and roadway
enhancements, including a sidewalk on 8th Street NE; 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE. See
Figure 7 on page 13 for the project location map. These three discrete roadways currently include a
series of narrow streets that dead-end when a canal is reached. Providing connectivity and roadway
enhancements to these dead-end streets will improve operations and safety along the corridors.
There is a need to improve emergency response times, evacuation capabilities and improve service
capabilities to the surrounding area. Golden Gate Estates consists of homes on multi-acre tracts and
numerous undeveloped vacant tracts. Providing connectivity and roadway enhancements to these
dead-end streets will improve emergency response times for fire service, as well as other emergency
services such as EMS, law enforcement officers and forestry. The proposed improvements will also
enhance safety with the addition of a sidewalk along the corridors.
The existence of numerous dead-end streets with limited alternative routes creates challenges for
providing services to the residences of the subdivision. These challenges introduce inefficiencies and
increase the cost of providing these services. The proposed enhancements will improve the efficiency
of providing services to the residents of this area, improve school bus efficiency, improve connectivity
to existing and planned schools, and improve connectivity to existing or planned parks.
The existing conditions within eastern Golden Gate Estates limit the mobility and evacuation options
available to residents and emergency services. 8th Street NE; 16th Street NE & 47th Avenue NE are
two-lane rural roadways that provide access for residences and services provided to the residents. The
proposed enhancements will provide roadway connections and enhance mobility by reducing trip
lengths and provide connections to existing or planned arterials and will increase evacuation options
and alternative travel routes.
Existing Conditions
Golden Gate Estates is a large-lot rural living subdivision in Collier County. The subdivision was
created in the 1960s and covers an area of approximately 80 square miles with a network of canals
that were dredged to funnel standing waters to the Gulf of Mexico. The roadways in the eastern rural
estates include a series of narrow streets that typically dead-end when a canal is reached, including 8th
Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE. These roadways are two-lane rural roadways
generally consisting of 9-foot travel lanes, narrow unpaved shoulders, and roadside ditches. The
posted speed limit on all three corridors is 30 mph.
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Existing Typical Section – 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE
The typical sections, shown in Figure 2, along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE are similar. The
easement width along both roadways is 100-feet. The southern portions of these roadways from
Golden Gate Boulevard to Cypress Canal and Golden Gate Main Canal, respectively, and from the
canals to 10th Avenue NE, consist of two, 9-foot travel lanes, narrow unpaved shoulders, and shallow
ditches on both sides. There are no pavement markings along these sections of roadway. The
northern segments of these two roads from 10th Avenue NE to Randall Boulevard are wider and consist
of 11-foot travel lanes and 1-foot paved shoulders with pavement markings. The posted speed limit is
30 mph.
Figure 1: Existing Roadway Typical Section for 8th/16th Streets NE
Existing Typical Section – 47th Avenue NE
The typical section along 47th Avenue NE, as shown in Figure 3, shares some similarities to the
southern segments of 8th and 16th Streets NE. The easement width along 47th Avenue NE is 60 feet.
The existing roadway consists of two 9-foot travel lanes and unpaved shoulders with no pavement
markings. There are also drainage ditches along both sides of the roadway, though these appear
deeper than those along 8th and 16th Streets NE. The posted speed limit is 30 mph.
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Figure 2: Existing Roadway Typical Section for 47th Avenue N
b. Proposed Improvements
The proposed operational and safety improvements within Golden Gate Estates consist of adding
bridge crossings and roadway enhancements, including sidewalks, at 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE,
and 47th Avenue NE. These three discrete roadways include a series of narrow streets that dead-end
when a canal is reached. Providing connectivity and roadway enhancements to these dead-end
streets will improve operations and safety along the corridors.
Roadway improvements for 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE as shown in Figure 4 will widen each
typical section to include 11-foot travel lanes with 6-foot (4-foot paved, 2-foot unpaved) shoulders, and
a 6-foot sidewalk along the west side of the roadway. Roadway improvements for 47th Avenue NE as
shown in Figure 5 will widen the typical section to include 11-foot travel lanes with 2-foot unpaved
shoulders, and a 6-foot sidewalk along the north side of the roadway. Sidewalks will increase the
safety of pedestrians and bicyclists in the community by offering an alternative to walking or riding in
the roadway. Roadside drainage ditches will be regraded to accommodate these roadway
improvements.
The proposed bridge typical section, which is shown in Figure 6 is the same for all three locations
being considered. Each bridge will consist of two 12-foot travel lanes, 6-foot shoulders, and a 6-foot
sidewalk to one side. The sidewalk will be to the west along 8th and 16th Streets NE and to the north
along 47th Avenue NE. The overall proposed bridge width is 44 feet, 7½ inches and will fit within the
existing easement at each location.
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Collectively, these enhancements will improve operational connectivity and emergency response times
for fire service, as well as other emergency services such as EMS, law enforcement, and forestry. The
additional connectivity in the Golden Gates Estates will serve multiple purposes and agencies
consistent with Objective 6.3 of the Golden Gate Area Master Plan approved as part of the Growth
Management Plan, which states:
“In planning and constructing road improvements within Golden Gate Estates and Golden Gate
City, Collier County shall coordinate with local emergency services officials to ensure that the
access needs of fire department, police and emergency management personnel and vehicles are
met.”
In addition to the improvements to emergency services, further benefit will be provided by increasing
system linkage and enhancing mobility. The proposed enhancements will improve the efficiency of
providing services to the residents of this area, improve school bus efficiency, improve connectivity to
existing and planned schools, and improve connectivity to existing or planned parks. The proposed
enhancements will also provide roadway connections to enhance mobility by reducing trip lengths;
provide connections to existing or planned arterials, and increase evacuation options and alternative
travel routes.
8th Street NE and 16th Street NE
Roadway improvements along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE involve providing additional lane width
and shoulders on both sides about the centerline of the existing roadway from Golden Gate Boulevard
to 10th Avenue NE as shown in Figure 3. Improvements north of 10th Avenue NE to Randall Boulevard
along these two streets will provide additional lane width and shoulders by widening to the west of the
existing roadway as shown in Figure 4. In both cases, the roadway widening will provide 11-foot lanes
with 6-foot (4-foot paved plus 2-foot unpaved) shoulders along the entire length of roadway from
Golden Gate Boulevard to Randall Boulevard. A 6-foot sidewalk will be constructed to the west of
each roadway, opposite the main overhead utility poles. Generally, the 6-foot sidewalk will be 37 feet
from the proposed edge of paved shoulders.
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Figure 3: Proposed Roadway Typical Section for 8th/16th Streets NE south of 10th Avenue NE
Figure 4: Proposed Roadway Typical Section for 8th/16th Streets NE north of 10th Avenue NE
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47th Avenue NE
Improvements to 47th Avenue NE will include additional roadway pavement being added to the north of
the existing roadway edge of pavement. Since 47th Avenue NE has less easement width available
compared to the easements along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE, this addition will provide 11-foot
travel lanes in each direction with 2-foot unpaved shoulders. The 6-foot sidewalk in this case will
generally be four feet from the proposed edge of pavement. The improvements along 47th Avenue NE
will require right-of-way acquisition for drainage ponds. To ensure adequate drainage along 47th
Avenue NE within the limited easement, water to be drained from the area will be collected in roadside
inlets and piped to the ponds. This drainage pipe will be placed to the north of the existing roadway
underneath the proposed sidewalk.
Figure 5: Proposed Roadway Typical Section for 47th Avenue NE
Proposed Bridges
Each bridge will be designed to maintain a low vertical profile in order to lessen the impact to
neighboring properties. Bridge design shall be coordinated with the FDOT, Collier County, and the
SFWMD to meet all necessary design criteria. The lengths of the bridges will be impacted by the canal
geometry and separate design criteria set by the SFWMD. Design alternatives will be selected to
minimize potential impacts to adjacent private properties.
Although three brides are proposed, the same typical section is to be utilized at each crossing, as
shown in Figure 7. The proposed typical section includes two 12-foot travel lanes (one in each
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direction), 6-foot shoulders on each side, and a 6-foot sidewalk on one side of the bridge. The
sidewalk is to be located on the west side of the roadway along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE and to
the north of 47th Avenue NE. Assuming a standard 32-inch vertical shape barrier along the back of
sidewalk and a 32-inch F-shape traffic barrier on the opposite side of the bridge, the proposed bridge
width will be 44 feet, 7 ½ inches.
Figure 6: Proposed Bridge Typical Section, shown with Pre-stressed Slab Units
The length of the bridges will vary by location depending on a number of factors, including the ultimate
width and depth of the canal. These factors and other design criteria are determined by the SFWMD
and must be met in order to provide adequate access for canal maintenance and operation. Much of
the bridge design and construction criteria dictated by the SFWMD can be found in the most current
edition of the “Right of Way Criteria Manual for Use of Works or Lands of the District.” The manual
also includes steps for applying for SFWMD bridge permits, verifying canal cross-section details, and
approval of bridge geometry.
Estimated bridge lengths are provided here, but the bridge lengths should be refined during design by
examining the canal ultimate sections at each bridge location for canal bottom width and elevation.
Based on a standard 1:2 (vertical:horizontal) embankment slope, 6-foot wildlife berms at each
abutment, and the design high water elevation at each location as well as assumptions for the canal
bottom width and elevation, the proposed bridge lengths are estimated to be: 122 feet at 8th Street
NE, 142 feet at 16th Street NE, and 145 feet at 47th Avenue NE.
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Figure 7: Project Location Map
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Attachment A – Social & Economic
A.5. Non-Discrimination Considerations
This project has been developed without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion,
disability, or family status. Title VI states that no person shall, on the grounds or race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, marital status, handicap or family status, be excluded from
participation in, or be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subject to discrimination under any
program the federal, state, or local government.
The proposed project does not result in any disproportionate adverse impacts to any distinct
minority, ethnic, elderly or handicapped groups and/or low-income households. Tile VI
information was made available at the public workshop and public hearing for the project.
Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations, signed by the President of February 11, 1994, directs federal agencies to take
appropriate and necessary steps to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse
effects of federal projects on the health or environment of minority and low-income populations
to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. This project is not expected to have any
adverse or disproportionate impacts on minority or low-income households.
A.6. Controversy Potential
A Public Workshop for the Golden Gates Estates Bridges Project was held on Thursday,
December 11, 2014 at the Golden Gate Fire Control and Rescue District Station 71 Training
Room located at 100 13th Street S.W. Naples, Florida 34117 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This
workshop was held to discuss the proposed bridges and roadways enhancements along 8th
Street NE, 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE. The FDOT mailed a newsletter to
approximately 630 addresses contained in the project mailing list.
A public hearing was held on March 17, 2015 in the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners Chambers at the Collier County Government Center, 3299 Tamiami Trail
East, Third Floor, Naples Florida 34112. Advertisements for the hearing were placed in the
Naples Daily News on February 27 and March 9, 2015. An advertisement was also placed in
the Florida Administrative Register on February 25, 2015. The hearing began with an open
house from 5 to 6 p.m. where members of the study team were available to answer questions
and discuss the project one-on-one with attendees. This was followed by the formal public
hearing presentation at 6 p.m. The public hearing was attended by 23 citizens and several
Authority and consultant staff.
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Four citizens gave oral statements during the public testimony period. Three written
comment forms were submitted at the hearing. Two written comments were received during
the 10-day comment period following the hearing.
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Attachment B – Cultural
B.2. Historic Sites/Districts
A Cultural Resource Assessment Survey (CRAS) was conducted in accordance with
requirements set forth in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and
Chapter 267,Florida Statutes (FS). The investigations were carried out in conformity with Part
2, Chapter 12 (Archaeological and Historical Resources) of the Florida Department of
Transportation’s (FDOT)Project Development and Environment Manual and the standards
contained in the Florida Division of Historical Resources’ (FDHR)Cultural Resource
Management Standards and Operations Manual (FDHR 2003; FDOT 1999). In addition, the
survey met the specifications set forth in Chapter 1A-46,Florida Administrative Code (FAC).
Historical investigation field surveys were completed in November and December 2014. The
CRAS was completed in December 2014 and submitted to the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) and the Florida Division of Historic Resources, State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO) on January 8, 2015. The purpose of the CRAS was to locate and identify any cultural
resources within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) and to assess their significance in terms of
eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The historical resources survey of the project area revealed an absence of historic resources
(50 years of age or older) within the APEs of 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue
NE. Therefore, the findings and recommendations within the CRAS document that the proposed
improvements within the APE will have no effect on any significant cultural resources and
historic resources there are listed, determined eligible or considered potentially eligible for listing
in the NRHP. FDOT requested concurrence to the findings and recommendations made in the
CRAS regarding historic resources from FHWA and SHPO on January 8, 2015. Concurrence
was received from FHWA and SHPO on March 12, 2015 and March 25, 2015 respectively.
Appendix 2 is a copy of the FHWA and SHPO concurrence.
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B.3. Archaeological Sites
A Cultural Resource Assessment Survey (CRAS) was conducted in accordance with
requirements set forth in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and
Chapter 267,Florida Statutes (FS). The investigations were carried out in conformity with Part
2, Chapter 12 (Archaeological and Historical Resources) of the Florida Department of
Transportation’s (FDOT)Project Development and Environment Manual and the standards
contained in the Florida Division of Historical Resources’ (FDHR)Cultural Resource
Management Standards and Operations Manual (FDHR 2003; FDOT 1999). In addition, the
survey met the specifications set forth in Chapter 1A-46,Florida Administrative Code (FAC).
Archaeological investigation field surveys were completed in November and December 2014.
Archaeological field survey included surface reconnaissance and the excavation of 78 shovel
tests. Shovel tests were placed judgmentally along all three roads. The three alignments were
described as generally level with utility poles and buried phone lines along the south side of
47th Avenue NE and east sides of 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE. Shallow ditches are
common along all three roadways. No cultural materials were recovered from the surface or
from the shovel tests. The CRAS was completed in December 2014 and submitted to the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Florida Division of Historic Resources, State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) on January 8, 2015. The purpose of the CRAS was to
locate and identify any archaeological resources within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) and to
assess their significance in terms of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP).
As a result of background research and field survey, no archaeological sites were found.
Therefore, the findings and recommendations within the CRAS document that the proposed
improvements within the APE will have no effect on cultural resources which are listed,
determined eligible, or considered potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP are located within
the 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE APEs. FDOT requested concurrence to
the findings and recommendations made in the CRAS regarding historic resources from FHWA
and SHPO on January 8, 2015. Concurrence was received from FHWA and SHPO on March
12, 2015 and March 25, 2015 respectively. Appendix 2 is a copy of the FHWA and SHPO
concurrence.
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Attachment C – Natural
C.1. Wetlands
Survey Methodology
Prior to field assessments, literature reviews and database searches of the study areas along
8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE were conducted in an effort to identify and
classify wetland and surface water habitats within the project area. Literature review consisted
of the following information:
•1998 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Collier County Soil Survey
•2007 Hydric Soils of Florida Handbook, Fourth Edition
•U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetland Inventory (NWI)
•1979 FWS Classification System of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United
States (Cowardin, et al.)
•2012 True Color Aerial Imagery
•2008 South Florida Water Management District Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms
Classification System (FLUCFCS)
•Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Following a desktop analysis, field reviews were conducted in September 2014, in an effort to
confirm wetland habitats and surface waters along the project corridors.The easements along
8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE were traversed on foot and observations
were noted. Jurisdictional wetlands and surface waters within the easements were classified
using USFWS Classification System of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States
(Cowardin, et al 1979) and FLUCFCS. The approximate wetland boundaries were determined in
accordance with Chapter 62-340 Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C), the Corps of Engineers
Wetlands Delineation Manual (TR Y-87-1), and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of
Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region (TR-10-20). The
wetland boundaries determined are preliminary in nature and were not formally approved by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or the South Florida Water Management
District (SFWMD). Wetland location maps can be found in Appendix 3.
Wetland and Surface Water Habitat Results
It is anticipated that the proposed improvements along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE will
utilize the entire existing 100-foot easements. The existing 60-foot easement along 47th Avenue
NE is expected to be sufficient for the proposed roadway improvements; however, it will be
necessary to acquire additional right-of-way along 47th Avenue NE to provide stormwater ponds.
The size and location of these ponds will be determined during the project’s design and
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permitting phase. Wetland impacts are anticipated along the project corridors of 8th Street NE,
16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE.
The approximate wetland boundaries were determined in accordance with Chapter 62-340
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (TR
Y-87-1), and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual:
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region. The area of wetland and surface waters located within
the easements were estimated and shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Wetland and Surface Waters Located Along Each Corridor
UMAM Analysis
Preliminary Uniform Mitigation Assessment Methodology (UMAM) analyses were conducted for
the wetlands and surface waters within the project area. UMAM provides a standardized
procedure to assess the ecological functions provided by wetlands and surface waters and the
amount of mitigation necessary to offset the loss of functions by a proposed project.
The wetlands and surface waters along 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE were
evaluated and grouped based on wetland type. Table 2 indicates the wetland acreage by type
within the project area.
Location Wetland and Surface Water Classification Impact Area
(acre)
Total Impact
Area (acre)
8th Street
NE
Streams and waterways (FLUCFCS 510)0.14
0.72Channelized waterway (FLUCFCS 512)0.05
Mixed wetland hardwoods (FLUCFCS 617)0.24
Cypress (FLUCFCS 621)0.29
16th
Street
NE
Streams and waterways (FLUCFCS 510)0.28
2.58
Channelized waterway (FLUCFCS 512)0.10
Mixed wetland hardwoods (FLUCFCS 617)1.77
Willow and elderberry (FLUCFCS 618)0.33
Wet prairies (FLUCFCS 643)0.10
47th
Avenue
NE
Streams and waterways (FLUCFCS 510)1.21
1.31Channelized waterway (FLUCFCS 512)0.10
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Table 2: Wetland Summary by Wetland Type
Wetland and Surface Water Classification Impact Area (acre)
Streams and waterways (FLUCFCS 510)1.63
Channelized waterway (FLUCFCS 512)0.25
Mixed wetland hardwoods (FLUCFCS 617)2.01
Willow and elderberry (FLUCFCS 618)0.33
Cypress (FLUCFCS 621)0.29
Wet prairies (FLUCFCS 643)0.10
Total Wetland Impacts 4.61
The functional loss for all of the wetlands and surface waters within the project area were
calculated. Table 3 below summarizes the functional loss by habitat type within the project area.
Table 3: UMAM Functional Loss Summary
Assessment Area Delta Area (Ac)Functional Loss
FLUCFCS 510 0.57 1.63 0.92
FLUCFCS 512 0.10 0.25 0.03
FLUCFCS 617 0.60 2.01 1.21
FLUCFCS 618 0.60 0.33 0.20
FLUCFCS 621 0.53 0.29 0.15
FLUCFCS 643 0.63 0.10 0.06
Total Functional Loss 2.57
Although commonly used, UMAM is not the only wetland functional assessment methodology.
Within South Florida, Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) is used as well. WRAP is
a methodology developed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to assist
in the regulatory evaluation of wetlands (Miller and Gunsalus 1997). WRAP is a standardized
assessment consisting of six variables that are used to evaluate the current wetland conditions
by establishing a numerical ranking for individual ecological and anthropogenic factor. These
factors include wildlife utilization, wetland overstory/shrub canopy, wetland vegetative ground
cover, adjacent upland support/wetland buffer, field indicators of wetland hydrology and water
quality. The numerical output for the variables evaluates the wetland condition. If WRAP is
required as part of the permitting process for this project, it will be used in lieu of UMAM.
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Wetland Mitigation
A pre-application meeting with the SFWMD was held on October 1, 2014, at the SFWMD Fort
Myers office. During the pre-application meeting the SFWMD stated that each segment of the
project would qualify for separate Environmental Resource Permits (ERP). The three project
corridors would qualify for a total of nine ERPs; two permits per corridor segment and one
permit per bridge. The proposed wetland impacts along each corridor segment will determine
the type of ERP the segment would require. Appendix 4 is the pre-application meeting minutes
with SFWMD.
The proposed roadway improvements along the south and north segments of 8th Street NE, the
north segment of 16th Street NE, and the east segment of 47th Avenue NE will result in less than
0.50 acres of wetland impacts and each would qualify for the “General Environmental Resource
Permit to the Florida Department of Transportation, Counties, and Municipalities for Minor
Activities within Existing Rights-of-Way or Easements” pursuant to Rule 62-330.447(1)(h),
F.A.C.
The proposed bridge placement for 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE each
qualify for the “General Permit to the Florida Department of Transportation, Counties, and
Municipalities for Minor Bridge Alteration, Placement, Replacement, Removal, Maintenance,
and Operation” pursuant to Rule 62-330.443, F.A.C. because the wetland/surface water impacts
do not exceed 0.50 acres. As such, mitigation for the anticipated wetland impacts within these
areas will not be required by the SFWMD.
The proposed roadway improvements along the south segment of 16th Street NE and the west
segment of 47th Avenue NE will require Individual Environmental Resource Permits pursuant to
Rule 62-330.054, F.A.C. because wetland/surface water impacts exceed 0.50 acres. Mitigation
will likely be required for these segments by the SFWMD.
A Section 404 Standard Permit will be required from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) for projects that discharge dredge or fill material into waters of the U.S. which do not
qualify for a Nationwide Permit. In the event that mitigation is required, options include the
acquisition of mitigation credits from an approved mitigation bank with a service area that
included the project area. 8th Street NE, 16th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE are located within
the service area of the Panther Island, Big Cypress and Corkscrew Regional Mitigation Banks.
Coordination with SFWMD and USACE will be conducted during the project’s design and
permitting phase to determine acceptable mitigation for both agencies.
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C.3. Water Quality
Comments were received from the NMFS as part of the ETAT review during ETDM process.
The main concern of the NMFS is potential impacts to aquatic resources in Naples Bay, as the
Cypress Canal and Golden Gate Main Canal ultimately drain to Naples Bay. According to the
NMFS, adding connectivity to the roads has the potential to increase traffic which may increase
the amount of sediments, oil, grease and pollutants discharging to the drainage canals. As such,
the NMFS recommends the construction of stormwater treatment systems for the bridges to
prevent degradation in the quality of stormwater entering the canals.
In the proposed conditions, the roadside ditches will be widened and re-graded along 8th Street
NE and 16th Street NE. Given the 60-foot easement along 47th Avenue NE, stormwater ponds
will likely be needed along this corridor. Stormwater treatment systems will be designed to meet
the treatment requirements of the SFWMD.
C.6. Floodplains
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the relevant Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panel numbers are 12021C0230H, 12021C0240H, 12021C0235H
and 12021C0430H for Collier County, Florida, dated May 16, 2012. The majority of the study
area is designated as Flood Zone AH, which represents areas of ponding (flood depths of 1 to 3
feet) with Base Flood Elevations (BFE) determined. Some parts of the project limits are
designated as Zone X, which represents areas having a 0.2% probability of flooding every year
(500-year floodplain). This project does not cross any regulatory floodway. Refer to FEMA
Floodplain Map in Appendix 5 as well as .
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Table 4: Summary of FEMA FIRM panels, Flood Zones & BFEs
Location FEMA
FIRM Panel
Flood
Zone
BFE
(ft, NAVD 88)
8th Street NE
Golden Gate Blvd.
to Cypress Canal 12021C0430H Zone AH 13.0 to 12.5
Cypress Canal to
Randall Blvd.12021C0240H Zone AH 13.5 to 13.0
16th Street NE
Golden Gate Blvd.
to Golden Gate Main Canal 12021C0430H Zone AH 13.0
Gold Gate Main Canal
to Randall Blvd.12021C0240H Zone AH 14.5 to 13.0
47th Avenue NE
Immokalee Rd.
to Golden Gate Main Canal 12021C0230H Zone AH 16.5 to 17.0
Golden Gate Main Canal
to Everglades Blvd.12021C0235H Zone AH 17.5 to 18.0
Proposed Drainage
Golden Gate Main Canal and Cypress Canal are not regulated floodways. They are, however,
within a special flood hazard area (Zone AH) and within the 100-year floodplain; therefore, a
bridge hydraulics analysis will be required during the design phase to ensure no adverse
impacts in stages to upstream areas.
In the proposed conditions, the existing drainage and conveyance patterns will be maintained.
Roadway stormwater runoff from 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE will sheet flow into existing
roadside ditches. The existing roadside ditches will be widened and re-graded. For the west
side of roadway, the ditch will be re-graded between the edge of the proposed shoulder and the
edge of the proposed sidewalk. For the east side of the roadway, the ditch will be re-graded
between the edge of the proposed shoulder and the easement line.
Roadway stormwater runoff from 47th Avenue NE will sheet flow into an existing roadside ditch
and the proposed drainage inlets. For the south side of the roadway, the ditch will be re-graded
between the edge of the proposed shoulder and the easement line. For the north side of the
roadway, the ditch will be re-graded between the back of the proposed sidewalk and the
easement line. A closed storm drain system with drainage inlets is proposed under the re-
graded ditch and the proposed sidewalk.
A pre-application meeting with the SFWMD Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) section was
held on October 1, 2014, at the Fort Myers office. The following permitting scenarios were
considered:
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•The proposed roadway improvements qualify for the “Minor roadway safety construction”
exemption pursuant to Rule 62-330-51(4) (c) if there are no wetland/surface water
impacts.
•The proposed roadway improvements qualify for the “General Permit to the Florida
Department of Transportation, Counties, and Municipalities for Minor Activities within
Existing Rights-of-Way or Easements” pursuant to Rule 62-330.447(1)(h), F.A.C if the
wetland/surface water impacts do not exceed 0.50 acre.
•The proposed roadway improvements require an Individual Permit pursuant to Rule 62-
330.054, F.A.C. if wetland/surface water impacts exceed 0.50 acre.
•The proposed bridge placement qualifies for the “General Permit to the Florida
Department of Transportation, Counties, and Municipalities for Minor Bridge Alteration,
Placement, Replacement, Removal, Maintenance, and Operation” pursuant to Rule 62-
330.443, F.A.C. if the wetland/surface water impacts do not exceed 0.50 acre.
C.9. Wildlife and Habitat
The project was evaluated for protected species, their habitat and the presence of critical habitat
within the study area occurring or potentially occurring within the project study area. Literature
reviews, agency database searches and field reviews of the study areas along 8th Street NE,
16th Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE were conducted.
During the field review there was no presence or evidence of state or federal listed flora or
fauna species observed. However, the project study area is located within the USFWS
consultation area for several federal protected species and potential habitat exist for state
protected species.
It was determined that the project may affect one federally protected species:
•Florida panther
It was determined that the project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect five federal and
five state protected species.
Federally protected species include:
•Eastern indigo snake
•Florida bonneted bat
•Red-cockaded woodpecker
•Snail kite
•Wood stork
State protected species include:
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•Florida burrowing owl
•Florida prairie clover
•Big Cypress fox squirrel
•Gopher tortoise
•Wetland dependent avian species
It was determined that the project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect two non-listed,
protected species.
•Bald eagle
•Florida black bear
The project is anticipated to have no effect on one federally protected species, Florida scrub jay
and one state protected species, Florida sandhill crane. Multiple avenues of protection are likely
to be employed to negate or minimize any potential affects to the species summarized in this
section. Some of the measures employed may include further field surveys and agency
coordination during the project’s design phase, the use of BMP’s during construction, adherence
to FDOT’s “Standard Specification for Road and Bridge Construction”, relocation of any
potentially affected species and use of the USFWS Standard Protection Measures for the
Eastern indigo snake (Appendix 6).
The Concurrence Letters for the Endangered Species Biological Assessment from Florida
Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is included in Appendix 7.
Coordination with the USFWS was conducted on February 4, 2015. During this teleconference it
was determined that a Florida Panther Biological Assessment is required due to the loss of
panther habitat within the project area.
The proposed project is partially located within the USFWS designated secondary zone of the
Florida panther. Direct take in the form of mortality or injury of the Florida panther due to the
proposed project is not expected. The quality of panther habitat within the limits of the proposed
project is poor. Therefore, the loss of poor quality panther habitat due to the proposed project,
taking into consideration the status of the species, remaining habitat, the overall recovery
objectives and other cumulative effects from actions in the action area, will be offset by the
conservation of other, more functionally valuable habitat. It is estimated that 29.98-acres of
maringally suitable habitat will be impacted by the proposed project improvements and the loss
of this habitat will be compensated through the purchase of 657.14 Panther Habitat Units
(PHUs) from the USFWS-approved Florida Panther Conservation Bank. Appendix 8 is the
reservation letter from the Florida Panther Conservation Bank.
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The Florida Panther Biological Assessment (BA) was sent to FHWA on October 14, 2015 to
initiate formal Section 7 Consultation. The FHWA transmitted the Florida Panther BA to USFWS
on November 23, 2015.
C.10.Essential Fish Habitat
Review of the NMFS Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) database and comments received from
NMFS as part of the ETAT review during the ETDM process revealed no EFH is located within
the limits of this project study area.
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Attachment D – Physical
D.1. Noise
The traffic noise analysis was performed following FDOT procedures that comply with Title 23
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 772,Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic
Noise and Construction Noise. The prediction of traffic noise levels with and without the
roadway improvements was performed using the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s)
Traffic Noise Model (TNM-Version 2.5).
Within the project limits of the three roadways (from Golden Gate Boulevard to Randall
Boulevard for 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE, and from Immokalee Road to Everglades
Boulevard North for 47th Avenue NE), there are 379 residences that have the potential to be
impacted by traffic noise with the proposed improvements.
The highest predicted existing traffic noise at any of the residences is 51.1 dB(A)—a level below
the Activity Category B Noise Abatement Criteria (NAC). In the future without and with the
improvements, the highest levels are predicted to be 51.4 and 52.9 dB(A), respectively—levels
also below the NAC. Additionally, based on the results of the analysis, the greatest increase in
traffic noise with the proposed improvements when compared to existing conditions is 11.49
dB(A)—an increase that is not considered to be substantial. Because the highest predicted
levels would not exceed the NAC and levels are not predicted to increase substantially at any of
the evaluated residences, abatement measures were not considered.
Construction of the proposed roadway improvements is not expected to have any significant
noise or vibration impact. Should unanticipated noise or vibration issues arise during the
construction process, the Project Engineer, in coordination with the District Noise Specialist and
the Contractor, will investigate additional methods of controlling these impacts.
Land uses such as residences, offices, and parks are considered incompatible with highway
noise levels exceeding the NAC. So that traffic noise can be considered in the approval/location
of future noise sensitive sites adjacent to the evaluated roadways, noise level contours were
developed. These contours delineate a distances from the improved roadway’s edge-of-travel
lane to where traffic noise levels of 56 and 66 dB(A) (the FDOT and FHWA NAC for Activity
Categories A and B/C, respectively) are expected to occur with the improvements (see Section
4 of this report). Local officials will be provided a copy of the Final NSR to promote land use
compatibility adjacent to the evaluated roadways.
This traffic noise analysis was prepared in accordance with Title 23 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 772,Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and
Construction Noise. The evaluation uses methodologies established by FDOT and documented
in the PD&E Manual, Part 2, Chapter 17 (May 2011).
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The predicted noise levels presented in this report are expressed in decibels on the “A”-
weighted scale (dB(A)). This scale most closely approximates the response characteristics of
the human ear to traffic noise. All noise levels are reported as one-hour equivalent levels
(Leq(h)). Leq(h) values are equivalent steady-state sound levels containing the same acoustic
energy as time-varying sound levels over a period of one hour.
D.2. Air Quality
The project is not located within the USEPA-designated Air Quality Maintenance or Non-
Attainment Area for any of the four pollutants [nitrogen oxides, ozone, carbon monoxide, and
small particulate matter] specified by the USEPA in National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Therefore, the Clean Air Act conformity requirements do not apply at this time. However, while
no permanent effects to air quality are anticipated, temporary impacts to air quality could occur
during construction of the bridge as a result of fugitive dust and exhaust emissions. Measures
will be taken to minimize fugitive dust and emissions during the project construction phase.
D.3. Construction
Construction activities for the proposed project may cause minor short-term air quality, noise,
water quality, traffic congestion, and visual impacts for residents and travelers within the
immediate vicinity of the project. Noise and vibration impacts will be from heavy equipment and
construction analysis. This will be minimized by adherence to noise control measures found in
the most current edition of the FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction,
and any special provisions in the construction contract.
Water quality impacts resulting from erosion and sedimentation will be controlled in accordance
with the most current edition of the FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge
Construction, “Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Erosion and Water Pollution,” and through
the use of best management practices.
Traffic will be maintained during construction so as to minimize delays through the construction
zone.
D.4. Contamination
The methodology for conducting the Contamination Screening comprised in-the-field
reconnaissance, the assessment of regulatory agency files and the review of aerial photography
of the project study area. Contamination maps, obtained from the FDOT’s Environmental
Screening Tool were also reviewed.
Site reconnaissance activities within the project study area were conducted by KBE staff and
occurred in January of 2015. Particular emphasis was placed on visual observations of the
following:
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•Existing structures (i.e., residences, roadways, waterways, aboveground utilities); and
•Known and/or potential sources of environmental contamination and/or other regulated
substances.
From this reconnaissance, there was no visual evidence of known or potential environmentally
contaminated sites or other regulated substances within the Project Study Area.
Electronic database information obtained from the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Collier County were also
reviewed. These files included the following:
•FDEP OCULUS Electronic Document Management System
•FDEP Contamination Locator Map
•EPA National Priorities List (NPL) and Proposed NPL
•Facility Index System List (FINDS)
•EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Index
(CERCLIS)
•EPA RCRA Administration Tracking System (RAATS)
•EPA Toxic Release Inventory System (TRIS)
•EPA Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS)
•EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Index System List (RCRIS)
•FDEP Florida Sites List (FSL)
•FDEP Solid Waste Facilities (SWF)
•FDEP Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
•FDEP Stationary Tank Inventory System (STI)
ETDM database of sites with the potential to contain environmental contamination along the
project corridor was also reviewed.
From this information, there were no records of sites known to contain environmental
contamination or other regulated substances within ¼ mile of the Project Study Area. Collier
County owns and operates four recycling drop-off centers, three landfills, and one transfer
station - none of which are located within a 1-mile radius of the project study area. Two facilities
in Collier County were found in the EPA Superfund database – Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Information System List (CERCLIS): (i.) Country Club of
Naples, Inc. and (ii.) High Point Country Club. However, both facilities are located in Naples,
and are not within a 1-mile radius of the project study area.
A review of year 2003 and 2014 aerial photography, available on the Collier County Property
Appraiser Website, and aerial photography available on Google Earth for the years 1995, 1999,
2004 – 2010, 2012, and 2014 revealed that the land uses within the Project Study Area are
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mostly characterized as vacant land, residential, surface transportation, canals and public
utilities. The only exception is a U.S. Forest Service facility located in the S.W. quadrant of 8th
Street N.E. and Randall Blvd. However, a follow-up investigation of this site revealed that there
are no above- or belowground tanks at this site or any use of hazardous materials.
Based upon the Contamination Screening methodology described above, there were no sites
identified as containing environmental contamination or other regulated substances within the
Project Study Area. Therefore, there are expected to be little-to-no risks of encountering these
sites in connection with this project. Notably, no Contamination Screening can wholly eliminate
uncertainty regarding the potential for environmental contamination in connection with a
property or corridor. This Contamination Screening Evaluation is intended to reduce, but not
eliminate, uncertainty regarding the potential for environmental contamination in connection with
the areas subject to the Golden Gate referenced PD&E Study.
D.6. Bicycles and Pedestrians
Narrow shoulders are located along both sides of the edge of the pavement along the full length
of all three proposed project corridors. Along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE from Golden
Gate Boulevard to 10th Avenue NE and along 47th Avenue NE from Immokalee Road to
Everglades Boulevard, there are no striped travel lanes ,the narrow shoulders are unpaved, and
no connectivity exists across the canals. Along 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE from 10th
Avenue NE to Randall Boulevard, there are striped travel lanes and narrow paved shoulders.
There are no existing sidewalks along any of the three roadways within the project corridors.
Therefore, pedestrians and bicyclists must either use the grassy roadside or share the
pavement with vehicular traffic. These options do not meet Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) compliance standards and are less safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists alike.
The proposed operational and safety improvements within Golden Gate Estates consist of
adding bridge crossings and roadway enhancements, including sidewalks, at 8th Street NE, 16th
Street NE, and 47th Avenue NE. Roadway improvements for 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE
will widen each typical section to include 11-foot travel lanes with 6-foot (4-foot paved, 2-foot
unpaved) shoulders, and a 6-foot sidewalk along the west side of the roadway. Roadway
improvements for 47th Avenue NE will widen the typical section to include 11-foot travel lanes
with 2-foot unpaved shoulders, and a 6-foot sidewalk along the north side of the roadway.
Sidewalks will increase the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists in the community by offering an
alternative to walking or riding in the roadway. Roadside drainage ditches will be regraded to
accommodate these roadway improvements.
D.7. Utilities and Railroads
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Overhead power lines and telephone are located parallel to the east side of the road along 8th
Street NE and 16th Street NE as well as parallel to the south side of the road along 47th Avenue
NE. Other utilities along these roadways include various underground communication and cable
television lines. At the proposed bridge locations at 8th Street NE and 16th Street NE, the utilities
appear to cease prior to the canal near the last developed residential lots. Overhead utilities are
observed crossing the canal at 47th Avenue NE, but it is unknown if buried utilities also cross
underneath the canal. Any buried utilities crossing underneath the canal should be identified
prior to bridge design and construction to avoid conflicts during pile-driving efforts.
A request for a design ticket was placed with Sunshine State One Call of Florida (SSOCOF) to
identify utility owners in the vicinity of each proposed project corridor. These may include
additional utilities present along the roads – Golden Gate Boulevard, Randall Boulevard,
Immokalee Road, and Everglades Boulevard – at each proposed project limit. A summary of
the utilities identified through the SSOCOF process are provided in .
Table 4: Existing Utilities & Locations
Service
Area
Code
Service Area Name Utility Type
Location
8th
St.
NE
16th
St.
NE
47th
Ave.
NE
CON762 City of Naples - Water Water X X
CC1650 Collier County Information Tech.Fiber X X
CTV413 Comcast CATV X X
FPLCLR Florida Power & Light - Collier Electric X X
OT1413 Orange Tree Utility Water/Sewer/Reclaim X X
UTI303 CenturyLink - Naples Phone & Fiber Optic X X X
KC1538 Summit Broadband, Inc.Fiber X X X
LCC295 Lee County Electric Co-Op Electric, Street Lights X
In order to minimize the impact to existing utilities, which are listing in in Section 2.2, the
proposed sidewalks are being constructed on the opposite side of the road from the main utility
lines. Utility conflicts are not anticipated at the proposed bridge sites at 8th Street NE and 16th
Street NE. Conflicts are not expected at the proposed bridge site at 47th Avenue NE, although
temporary relocation of overhead utilities may be required during construction. Also, verification
of any underground utilities at the canal will be needed.
D.8. Navigation
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Comments were received from the US Coast Guard during the Advanced Notification of the
project to the ETAT reviewers. The USCG stated that the proposed bridges do not cross
navigable waters of the United States as defined in 33 CFR 2.36; therefore, there is no USCG
involvement.
Appendix 1 – Project Planning Consistency
Appendix 2 – Cultural Resources Assessment Survey Federal Highway Administration and
State Historic Preservation Office Concurrence Letter
Appendix 3 – Wetland Location Maps
Appendix 4 – SFWMD Pre-Application Meeting Minutes
Appendix 5 – FEMA Floodplain Maps
Appendix 6 – USFWS Standard Protocol Measures for the Eastern Indigo Snake
Appendix 7: ESBA Agency Concurrence Letter
Appendix 8: Florida Panther Conservation Bank Reservation Letter