Transcript Polk County Development Review

POINCIANA PARKWAY
TPO BOARD MEETING
APRIL 12, 2012
Outline
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Location
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Traffic Issues
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Project Timeline
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BoCC Request
Poinciana
69,900
Polk County
31,400 45%
2011 Population Estimates Source: APV
Osceola County
38,400 55%
Poinciana Parkway
Project Segments
“Polk Project Area”
1.34 miles
“Poinciana Toll Road”
4.15 miles
“Osceola Project Area”
4.17 miles
Traffic Issues
Existing Level of Service
LOS “B”
LOS “C”
LOS “D”
LOS “E”
LOS “F”
2035 Traffic Forecasts
AADT (1,000)
Forecasted LOS
LOS “B”
LOS “C”
27 - 33
LOS “D”
31 - 38
14 - 17
26 - 31
LOS “E”
LOS “F”
25 - 31
Project Timeline
1970
GAC Corporation proposes
Poinciana as a new community
to cover 47,000 acres in
Osceola and Polk Counties.
1972
1990
Polk County adopts
Poinciana PUD.
(PUD 71-10)
“Parker Highway” added
to MPO 2010 Long Range
Transportation Plan as a
privately funded project.
(New 2-Lane Facility with
6-Lane ROW)
1990 - 1992
BoCC adopts Polk County Comprehensive Plan. Poinciana
is vested for land use and assigned a “Pre-DRI” future land
use category. Lots of Record (buildable lots) are vested
for transportation concurrency.
Parker Highway included in Traffic Circulation Element.
Early 1990’s
30% Design Plans
Initial environmental
permits issued for
Parker Highway.
2003 - 2004
Avatar completes toll study for “Poinciana Parkway.”
Final design plans are completed. Corridor shifted to the east to coincide with
Marigold Avenue.
Avatar funds major intersection improvement at Cypress Parkway and Marigold
Avenue to relieve traffic congestion and support construction of Poinciana Parkway.
2006
Avatar enters into agreement with Osceola County to construct Poinciana Parkway as
a toll road by a date certain (date later amended to require start of construction by
February 2012). Agreement resolves dispute over transportation concurrency.
Avatar enters into agreements with Osceola and Polk Counties for public acquisition
of rights-of-way (ROW) using Avatar funds.
2006
2006 - 2010
Polk County begins four-lane widening of CR 54
(Ronald Reagan Parkway). Road is widened to
address a projected short term (0-5 years) LOS
deficiency. Project traffic and design anticipate future
construction of Poinciana Parkway.
Construction of Poinciana
Parkway is delayed due to
downturn in economy.
2011- 2012
Avatar seeks public-private partnership to provide funding necessary to construct
Poinciana Parkway.
Poinciana Parkway Working Group formed to explore funding options. Parkway
divided into three segments:
Osceola Project Area: Cypress Parkway to Eastborne Avenue (4.17 miles)
Poinciana Toll Road:
Eastborne Avenue to Polk County Line (4.15 miles)
Polk Project Area:
Polk County Line to US 17/92 (1.34 miles)
BoCC Request
Poinciana Parkway
Project Segments
Polk County $3 Million
FDOT $3 Million
Osceola County
Expressway Authority
$ Remaining Costs
Osceola County
$6 Million
Cost to Complete: $110 Million
Avatar
Costs to Date:
$47 Million
BoCC Request
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC) requests the Polk TPO to:
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Endorse the intersection of Poinciana Parkway and US
17/92 as priority project of regional significance
with benefits to FDOT Districts 1 and 5.
Request FDOT to provide funding for this intersection
improvement without adversely impacting currently
programmed projects.
Congestion Management Funds
$5.0
$5.8
$4.9
$3.6
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5
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2
1
0
Funds Programmed
The TPO sets aside funding for relatively low-cost
projects, e.g., intersection improvements, that are
intended to relieve traffic congestion.
Funds Programmed
$ Million
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Funding
Candidate
Projects
BoCC Request
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC) requests the Polk TPO to:
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Endorse the intersection of Poinciana Parkway and US
17/92 as priority project of regional significance
with benefits to FDOT Districts 1 and 5.
Request FDOT to provide funding for this intersection
improvement without adversely impacting currently
programmed projects.