TO CLARIFY, PLUSURBIA DESIGN WAS THE LEAD DESIGNER FOR THE
55 ACRE HERITAGE TRAIL. WE WORKED WITH DESIGNERS
REFLECTIVE OF AND ROOTED IN THE OVERTOWN COMMUNITY
By Julie Caputo, Community Newspapers
After a
lengthy and extensive 3-year RFP process, today FDOT selected the Archer
Western- de Moya Joint Venture team to rebuild I-395 and construct an iconic
“Bridge for the Ages” that will redefine Downtown Miami and its connection to
Miami Beach.
“We are very
thankful and humbled that we were selected by FDOT today on this once-in-a
lifetime project. For many years, I-395 has served as a symbol of
divisiveness in our community. It is time I-395 is replaced with an
iconic project that brings our neighborhoods together rather than set them
apart from one another,” said AJ de Moya, Vice President of The de Moya Group.
When
designing this bridge, Archer Western – de Moya Team had three primary goals in
mind: 1) Alleviate the extreme traffic problems on I-395; 2) Connect the
Overtown community with the Biscayne Boulevard and Downtown neighborhoods, and
3) Provide an iconic bridge that will be a signature for Miami. To accomplish
these goals Archer Western – de Moya went above and beyond in their planning process.
For
starters, their traffic engineers worked tirelessly to address the significant
traffic congestion issues on I-395. Some of the unique congestion
relieving design features include the double decking of SR 836 (“The Viaduct),
the addition of a lane on I-95 northbound, and an additional lane on the 836
eastbound ramp to I-95. As a result, the Archer Western – de Moya
design was voted #1 unanimously over other competitors in the area of traffic
benefits by FDOT.
Another
standout feature of the Archer Western – de Moya proposal is a design that not
only reconnects the community by roadway, but also revitalizes the connectivity
of Overtown through a 55-acre “Heritage Trail” beneath the new I-395 stretching
from I-95 to Biscayne Boulevard.
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