PACKET-MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH FDOT

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee · 2026-09-10 · resolution

A resolution approving a Memorandum of Agreement between Miami-Dade County and the Florida Department of Transportation for the Bear Cut Bridge over Biscayne Bay Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study. The agreement formalizes the County's obligation to conduct the PD&E Study in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), with FDOT as the lead federal agency. The project is located within Commission District 7. The PD&E Study is fully funded with Rickenbacker Causeway Toll Revenues. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute the agreement and implement commitments in the final NEPA document. The item was introduced on 8/6/2026, forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 9/10/2026, and is scheduled for the Board agenda on 10/6/2026. The bridge is described as a critical infrastructure asset providing the sole vehicular access between the mainland and Key Biscayne via the Rickenbacker Causeway, constructed in 1944, widened in 1983 and 2013, and currently classified as functionally obsolete. The study will evaluate rehabilitation or replacement of the bridge. No public comment sentiment is stated in the document.