Florida Department of Transportation – District 6

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study

Update toFreight Technical Advisory CommitteeMiami-Dade MPOAugust 27, 2014

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

Vehicle Types Accessing PortMiami

Cruise Ship Passengers Passenger Cars Taxis

Cargo Vehicles Large Trucks Freight Rail Transshipment Vessels

Cruise Ship ProvisioningMedium & Large Trucks Buses

Other Vehicles Accessing Office Buildings Vehicles Accessing Seaport OfficesOther Visitors to Seaport

Traffic Profile on PortMiami

7-Day Vehicle Classification Counts(December of 2013)

Trip Type

Cruise

Cruise Provisioning

Cargo

Other

2013 Count

45%1

15%1

32%

8%

“CRUISE” is a Combination Of Cruise Ship Patrons and Cruise Ship Provisioning Vehicles. Classification Traffic Counts Taken In December, 2013

Counts Confirmed 15% Of Total Vehicles Accessing PortMiami are Provisioning Vehicles

PortMiami 2035 Master Plan Traffic Profile

Count Confirms Master Plan

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

Theoretical Bridge/Tunnel Splits

Study2035 PortMiami Master Plan

Florida Turnpike Enterprise

Downtown Freight Mobility

Tunnel49%

54%

50%

Bridge51%

46%

50%

Actual Traffic Split Varies Based on the Cargo Growth Scenario

2035 Port Master Plan, Section 7

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

Planned PortMiami Traffic Growth

2035 Port Master Plan, Section 7, Page 7-11

2035 Port Master Plan, Section 7, Page 7-12

Background Growth for “Other” = 0.43%/year

Cruise Growth for “Provisioning & Patrons” = 1.70%/year

2035 PortMiami Master Plan Establishes Growth Rates With Both Port Boulevard Bridge and the Tunnel in Service

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

PORTMIAMI Cargo Growth (TEUs)

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

4,000,000

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040

2,417,000 TEUs

3,135,000 TEUs

3,702,000 TEUs

1,150,000 TEUs

1,170,000 TEUs

1,375,000 TEUs

Extrapolation of 2035 Master 

Plan 

2035 Master Plan 

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

TUNNEL - CARGO; 34%

TUNNEL - PROVISIONING; 12%

TUNNEL - CRUISE; 13%

BRIDGE - CARGO; 4%

BRIDGE - PROVISIONING; 1%BRIDGE - CRUISE; 36%

2040 Tunnel/Bridge SplitsAverage Monday & Friday Traffic

Aggressive Plus Cargo Growth

TUNNEL - CARGO; 43%

TUNNEL - PROVISIONING; 10%

TUNNEL - CRUISE; 11%

BRIDGE - CARGO; 5%

BRIDGE - PROVISIONING; 1%BRIDGE - CRUISE; 30%

Average Daily TrafficModerate Cargo Growth

Bridge = 41% Tunnel = 59% Bridge = 36% Tunnel = 64%

Based on 2035 Master Plan Growth Rates

Highest Traffic ConditionLowest Traffic Condition

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

Next Steps

Develop Improvement Concepts

Initiate the Project Advisory Team Activities

Compare and Recommend Improvements

Report Back to the FTAC

Downtown Miami Freight Mobility Study – FTAC Update 8-27-14

Schedule of Events

Kickoff & Initial Coordination

Presentations to MPO Freight TAC

Establish Purpose & Need for Project

Determination of Future Travel Demand

Identification of Concepts & Alternatives

Development/Comparison of Alternatives

Recommended Improvements

Prepare Final Report

12 Month Schedule N D J F M A M J J A S O