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Master Plan Update - Florida's Turnpike

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MASTER PLAN ANNUAL UPDATE<br />

3.0 development of the turnpike<br />

master plan<br />

the turnpike master <strong>Plan</strong> is an annually updated<br />

report that identifies all projects that are funded<br />

through the construction phase and are<br />

programmed and planned in the ten-Year finance<br />

<strong>Plan</strong>. It also contains a list of unfunded needs<br />

Projects.<br />

3.1 Project IdentIfIcatIon<br />

The identification of new projects to be included<br />

in the annual update of the turnpike master <strong>Plan</strong><br />

is made through internal and external means.<br />

Internally, the turnpike utilizes its transportation<br />

planning resources and other departments to<br />

assist in the identification of needed projects. The<br />

primary planning resource available to the turnpike<br />

is the Annual Traffic Trends Report. This report<br />

documents an analysis of the forecasts of future<br />

traffic demand for all the facilities in the <strong>Turnpike</strong><br />

system. the forecasts are compared to roadway<br />

lane-capacity thresholds to estimate if and when<br />

facility improvements will be needed.<br />

In addition, the turnpike reviews aerial photography<br />

to monitor turnpike system performance,<br />

and conducts an annual field review called<br />

the “turnpike tour.” the turnpike tour is a<br />

comprehensive system review performed by key<br />

staff from the turnpike functional areas of planning,<br />

Using aerial photography to monitor System performance<br />

design, construction, operations, tolls, finance,<br />

and maintenance. the focus of this effort is to<br />

incorporate their perspectives on deficiencies in<br />

safety, preservation, capacity, and efficiency.<br />

the turnpike also receives requests and ideas<br />

for new projects from external sources including<br />

metropolitan <strong>Plan</strong>ning organizations (mPos),<br />

expressway authorities, elected/appointed officials,<br />

private developers, members of the general public,<br />

and other florida department of transportation<br />

(FDOT) Districts or the FDOT Central Office.<br />

the turnpike studies proposed projects to determine<br />

feasibility and ultimately considers the following four<br />

factors when making a recommendation regarding<br />

whether a project should be implemented: (1)<br />

Project need; (2) Impacts to the environment; (3)<br />

local support; and (4) financial feasibility.<br />

Project evalUatIon crIterIa<br />

transportation<br />

need<br />

environmental<br />

soundness<br />

local<br />

support<br />

financial<br />

feasiBility<br />

Is there sufficient travel<br />

demand to justify the<br />

project?<br />

are there any major<br />

environmental issues that<br />

would impact and/or fatally<br />

flaw the implementation<br />

of the proposed project?<br />

Is there demonstrated local<br />

support for the proposed<br />

project?<br />

to what extent will the<br />

project's forecasted toll<br />

revenues contribute to<br />

funding this improvement?<br />

Projects identified for implementation have the<br />

ultimate goal of being fully funded through the<br />

construction phase in the turnpike adopted five-<br />

Year Work Program. however, depending upon

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