I found this in the environmental impact statement. It looks like theres going to be some serious bridge construction going on! The document says the construction on the bridges is to be completed by December 2016. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ January 24, 2014 Mr. Andrew Philips United States Army Corps of Engineers Cocoa Permits Section 400 High Point Drive, Suite 600 Cocoa, Florida, 32926 Subject: Addendum 1 to AAF NOAA Fisheries Biological Assessment dated September 1, 2013 Dear Mr. Phillips: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (AMEC), on behalf of All Aboard Florida – Operations LLC (AAF), submitted the Biological Assessment for the All Aboard Florida Passenger Rail Project fromOrlando to Miami, Florida: Species under NOAA Fisheries Jurisdiction to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on September 3, 2013 (BA). Following submission of this document, further study was conducted by representatives of AAF that examined the capability of existing bridges and 6 bridges were identified as requiring additional assessment. The results of the additional assessment concluded that each of the four (4) railroad bridges crossing the Eau Gallie River, Crane Creek, Turkey Creek, and the Sebastian River would eventually require replacement while the bridges crossing the Loxahatchee River and St. Lucie River would eventually require more substantial refurbishment than initially proposed. The locations of the aforementioned bridges are illustrated on Figure 1 (Attachment 1 In light of the foregoing, AAF is studying whether to complete the Project with additional work at these locations as part of the initial construction of the Project (the “Bridge Alternative”). The Bridge Alternative includes the proposal to (a) complete new bridges alongside existing structures at the following locations due to the potential for those existing railroad bridges crossings to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): the Eau Gallie River, Crane Creek, Turkey Creek, and the Sebastian River; and (b) complete additional work at the bridges crossing the Loxahatchee River and St. Lucie River. The following summary details the proposed activities at each crossing that are being contemplated as part of the Bridge Alternative: 1. Mile Post (MP) 282.50 (Loxahatchee River) – Rehabilitation or replacement of existing structural steel girders, concrete piers, and mechanical and electrical systems. The process will return the span back to a movable double track bridge. 2. MP 260.93 (St. Lucie River) – Rehabilitation of existing structural steel, concrete piers, and mechanical and electrical systems. 3. MP 212.07 (Sebastian River) - Construction of twin new independent ballast deck structures located to the east of the existing railroad bridge. The ballast deck structures will be supported by concrete piers. 4. MP 197.70 (Turkey Creek) – Construction of new twin 181-ft independent ballast deck structures located on the west side of the existing bridge. The ballast deck structures will be supported by concrete piers. 5. MP 194.36 (Crane Creek) – Construction of one new 650-ft independent ballast deck structure located on the east sides of the existing railroad bridge and one new single track bridge in the footprint of the removed western bridge. The new structures will be supported by concrete piers. 6. MP 190.47 (Eau Gallie River) - Construction of twin new 575-ft independent ballast deck structures located to the east of the existing railroad bridge. The ballast deck will be supported by concrete piers. Although in-water work is currently not proposed at the Loxahatchee River and St. Lucie River, there may be a potential need for in-water work, pending further examination of the existing bridge structures, and required construction methods; therefore, ESA consultation should be conducted assuming in-water work at these locations. In addition, The existing historic bridges at the Eau Gallie River, Crane Creek, Turkey Creek, and Sebastian RIver will be left in place and maintained by FEC. FEC will be responsible for ensuring that overtime the deterioration of the bridges does not result in impacts to navigation, floodplains, wetlands, or ecological habitat through removal and relocation prior to deterioration and/or removal of fallen debris.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:00:12 +0000
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