The resurrection of the bridge project by county action has been one of the most important topics for Palmetto Bay residents over the past few weeks. Last week alone, four very important meetings were held to address whether the proposed bridge at SW 87th Avenue from SW 164th Street to SW 163rd Terrace should move forward. The bridge would extend traffic on SW 87th Avenue for another 1.4 miles back to US1. Final approval by the TPO Board will be considered this coming Thursday, March 18th at 2 pm.
On Monday, March 8th, Mayor Cunningham and Councilman Cody addressed the TPO's Transportation Planning Council and brought forward the concerns raised by Palmetto Bay residents over the bridge project. Then, on Wednesday, March 10th, Mayor Cunningham and Councilwoman Matson both attended the TPO's Transportation & Mobility Committee meeting in person and Vice Mayor Tellam addressed the members virtually as they considered whether to place the project on the TPO agenda. Later that day, our 87th Avenue Bridge Task Force convened to finalize the Village's position paper that will be submitted to the TPO before its meeting this Thursday. The Task Force will meet one last time tomorrow at 5:30 pm (click here for meeting information.) And finally, this past Friday, Mayor Cunningham accompanied by Village Manager Marano and the Village's legal team, met with county staff and attorneys for the previously-scheduled Conflict Assessment meeting to reach a resolution with the county on the matter.
A carryover of said Conflict Assessment meeting is scheduled for today at 3 pm. Click here for details on how to join the public meeting.
On Thursday, March 18th at 2 pm, the TPO Board will meet to decide whether the SW 87th Avenue Bridge project will move forward. If approved, the project will be added to the TPO's Long-Range Transportation Plan and the FY2021 Transportation Improvement Plan. We encourage Palmetto Bay residents to participate in the TPO meeting and provide comments during the public comment section.
TPO BOARD MEETING INFORMATION:
Here's the TPO's meeting information and how to join the meeting this coming Thursday, March 18th at 2 pm. Read the meeting agenda.
- view a live broadcast of the meeting, or speak, where permissible, either in the lobby of the Stephen P. Clark Government Center (111 NW First Street, Miami FL 33128) located on the first floor or join the meeting live via zoom by registering in advance online at: https://tinyurl.com/TPOBdmtg-3-18-21
- call (305) 679-0060 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, and leave a voice message which will be played during the TPO meeting
- send an e-mail to information@mdtpo.org no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, which will be read into the record
- if you are hearing or speech impaired, you may join the meeting using Florida Relay Service by dialing 711on your telephone
Additionally, parties may:
- view a live broadcast on Miami-Dade Television
- view a live webcast at https://www.miamidade.gov/webcasting
- call in live to listen by phone via: telephone: US: 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247; Webinar ID: 972 1989 4498
Voice messages, or e-mails read into the record shall not exceed two minutes. If you leave a voice message or e-mail, please include your name, address and the TPO agenda item number(s) you wish to address. You may only leave a voice message or an e-mail. Only the first two minutes will be played or read into the record for those items subject to a public hearing or the reasonable opportunity to be heard.
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