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STUDY OVERVIEW
 STUDY HISTORY
The need for passenger transit service along the east side Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties has long been apparent to transportation planning agencies. In 2004, several independent transit studies were being conducted to assess the potential for transit along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway corridor. Florida East Coast Industries, the owner of the FEC Railway Corridor, asked the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) to coordinate these into one regional study for the tri-county area.
As a result, it was agreed that FDOT District IV would be the lead agency for this project and would be responsible for coordinating a regional Alternatives Analysis of the FEC Corridor extending 85 miles from downtown Miami to Jupiter. The regional study became the South Florida East Coast Corridor Transit Analysis (SFECCTA). |
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STUDY AREA
The Phase 1 Alternatives Analysis focused on regional issues along the entire 85 miles of the corridor. The study area was then subdivided into six overlapping service segments to identify a need and potential for transit service.
In Phase 2, these six segments will be consolidated into three sections, or segments of the corridor, and one corridor-length section for further analysis based on the forecasted travel patterns and market analysis. The sections are:
SOUTH CORRIDOR SECTION
Between a site near Miami-Dade Government Center and the Pompano Beach Tri-Rail Station via the FEC alignment.
MIDDLE CORRIDOR SECTION
Between the Pompano Beach Station and the West Palm Beach Tri-Rail Station via the FEC alignment.
NORTH CORRIDOR SECTION
Between the West Palm Beach Station and Jupiter via the FEC and I-95 alignments.
SOUTH EAST FLORIDA CORRIDOR SECTION
Extending the entire length of the corridor and incorporating the South, Middle and North Sections. |
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 is leading a regional partnership that is conducting the South Florida East Coast Corridor (SFECC) Transit Analysis Study. The scope of this Transit Analysis Study (TAS) is to develop and analyze alternatives that potentially integrate passenger and freight transport along the SFECC, which is centered along the existing FEC Railway. The study will consider various alignments and transit technologies. Right-of-way on streets and areas parallel to the SFECC, as well as stretches of waterways, will be evaluated for the alternative transit routes. The different technologies that will be considered include bus, waterway transit, light-rail, commuter-rail, and heavy-rail.
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