Agenda 09/25/2018 Item #11A09/25/2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to accept staff’s recommended concept of the revised mainline alignment, side
street frontage road connections, and Cypress Canal relocation between Massey Street and 13th
Street NW of the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension project. (Project No. 60168)
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OBJECTIVE: To refine the design of Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension project by incorporating
roadway and drainage features requested by residents in the Golden Gates Estates area between Massey
Street and 13th Street NW.
CONSIDERATIONS: On November 13, 2017, in anticipation of moving forward with the previously
suspended design of the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project (VBRX), staff me t with the Golden
Gates Estates Area Civic Association (GGEACA) to solicit comments and concerns from the Estates
residents. Based on suggestions received during the meeting, staff were directed to include in the scope of
services for Amendment 1 of Professional Services Agreement No. 06-4000 with CH2M Hill, Inc.
(“CH2”), additional traffic modeling to examine three different scenarios with respect to the connections
of side streets between 27th Street NW and 17th Street NW:
Direct connections to all streets
No connections
Frontage road connection(s)
On May 22, 2018, staff met again with the GGEACA to present concept alternatives for the three side
street connection scenarios. Residents preferred the frontage road connections over the direct connect
scenario but asked staff to consider a further refinement to the frontage road concept, which would move
VBRX northward by relocating the Cypress Canal to the south of the roadway in the area between 29 th
Street NW and 13th Street NW.
On June 26, 2018, staff conducted a Public Information Meeting at St. Agnes Church to present the
refined concept, which proposed relocating the Cypress Canal to the south and connecting the side streets
via frontage roads. The relocated canal would provide an approximately 120 feet of additional buffer
between the roadway and properties to the south and would also allow for the elimination of two
proposed 6-lane bridges at the 29th Street NE and 13th Street NE canal crossings. Two 2-lane bridges
across the relocated canal would be added at the frontage road connections to VBRX instead, one
connecting 27th, 25th,23rd, and 21st Streets NW, and the second connecting 19th,17th & 15th Streets NW.
The circuitous nature of the connections will discourage cut-through traffic to and from VBRX while still
providing the connectivity needed for emergency access. The relocated canal would be designed with a
wider, 30-foot bottom, providing increased flow capacity, storage, and stormwater treatment. The balance
of the proposed right of way footprint will be used to create both wet and dry stormwater treatment ponds
and significantly improve the aesthetics of the corridor at this location. The revised concept was presented
as the staff recommended alternative concept.
FISCAL IMPACT: The source of funding is road impact fees and/or gas tax. The construction project is
planned for late FY2021 with an anticipated preliminary construction cost estimate of $60-70 million.
Although approval of this item will not have a fiscal impact, a future chan ge order to the design contract
will be required to incorporate the revisions. Approval of this item will not have an impact on operational
and maintenance costs; however, the completed project can be expected to have the following operational
and maintenance impacts: minimal to no maintenance costs are expected to be incurred within the first 5
to 7 years of service for the new bridge and roadway features, and will be absorbed into the regular
maintenance schedule thereafter; the new stormwater features will require minimal maintenance and will
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be absorbed into the regular maintenance schedule resulting in minimal cost impact.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote
for Board approval. -SRT
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This is consistent with objectives identified within 1, 2, and
10 of the Transportation Element of the Growth Management Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: To accept staff’s recommended concept of the revised mainline alignment, side
street frontage road connections, and Cypress Canal relocation between Massey Street and 13th Street NW
of the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension project.
Prepared by: Andrew Miller, P.E., Principal Project Manager, Transportation Engineering Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Staff Recommended Alternative - VBRX from Massey to 13th NW (PDF)
2. [Linked] VBRX Collier Blvd to 15th Str NW (PDF)
3. [Linked] VBRX 15th Str NW to 16th Str NE (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 11.A
Doc ID: 6483
Item Summary: Recommendation to accept staff’s recommended concept of the revised mainline
alignment , side street frontage road connections, and Cypress Canal relocation between Massey Street
and 13th Street NW of the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension project. (Project No. 60168) (Thaddeus
Cohen, Department Head, Growth Management)
Meeting Date: 09/25/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Project Manager, Senior – Transportation Engineering
Name: Andrew Miller
08/21/2018 2:40 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Transportation Eng – Transportation Engineering
Name: Jay Ahmad
08/21/2018 2:40 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Growth Management Department Marlene Messam Additional Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 8:46 AM
Growth Management Operations Support Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 8:51 AM
Transportation Engineering Jay Ahmad Additional Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 8:54 AM
Growth Management Department Gene Shue Additional Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 9:25 AM
Growth Management Department Diane Lynch Level 1 Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 9:28 AM
Growth Management Department Lisa Taylor Additional Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 9:28 AM
Growth Management Department James C French Deputy Department Head Review Skipped 08/27/2018 5:49 PM
Growth Management Department Jeanne Marcella Department Head Review Completed 09/17/2018 3:00 PM
County Attorney's Office Scott Teach Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 09/17/2018 3:13 PM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 09/17/2018 4:02 PM
Office of Management and Budget Susan Usher Additional Reviewer Completed 09/17/2018 4:33 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 09/18/2018 9:00 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 09/18/2018 12:45 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 09/25/2018 9:00 AM
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