BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL BCR SOUTH

BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL (BCR) SOUTH

Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study

FPID #: 452240-1


NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW

Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have developed an Environmental Assessment (EA) as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for commuter rail service in Broward County to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA evaluates the implementation of commuter rail service on the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway corridor from the passenger station in the City of Aventura northward to the City of Fort Lauderdale, a distance of 11.5 miles. New passenger stations are proposed in the City of Hollywood, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and South Fort Lauderdale.

The purpose of the EA is to analyze the effects of implementing the project on the physical, human, and natural environments. The 30-day public comment period ended on Monday, August 19th, 2024.

The Broward County Transit (BCT) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) would like to thank all who provided comments and participated. The comments that were received during the public comment period will be reflected in the NEPA decision document, which is being developed as a Finding of no Significant Impact (FONSI). An electronic copy of an updated Environmental Assessment and its corresponding errata sheet is available on the project website (www.browardcommuterrailstudy.com) in plain text and PDF formats.

The updated Environmental Assessmentthe Appendices, and the Errata Sheet are available by visiting the Documents & Publications section of the project website


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PROJECT LOCATION MAP

Broward Commuter Rail South map

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Broward County Transit have been evaluating alternatives for implementing commuter rail along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway from Aventura in Miami-Dade County into Broward County since January 2021. This evaluation is a direct result of a previous study known as the ‘Coastal Link’ that evaluated 85 miles of commuter rail in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. On August 25, 2022, the Broward County Commission adopted a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for Broward Commuter Rail South (BCR South) to extend commuter rail service on the FEC Railway corridor from the passenger station in the City of Aventura north to the City of Fort Lauderdale, a distance of 11.5 miles. Stations are recommended in the City of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and South Fort Lauderdale. The South Fort Lauderdale station provides access to downtown Fort Lauderdale, Broward Health Medical Center, the Broward County Convention Center, Port Everglades, and the Beaches. The Broward County Commission directed staff to pursue grant funding from federal and state government sources to support the project, and to coordinate with the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and other organizations as appropriate in seeking such grant funding.

Miami-Dade County is also studying the implementation of commuter rail service in the FEC corridor from Downtown Miami to the Brightline Station in Aventura, known as the Northeast Corridor. The Northeast Corridor is in the Project Development phase with the Federal Transit Administration making it eligible to compete for federal funding.

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BCR South

BCRSouth Project Location Map - January 2024
District
Four

Study Begin Date
2021

Study Completion Date
2024

Capital Costs

$317 million (Year of Expenditure)

Project Limits
Aventura in Miami-Dade County north to Fort Lauderdale in Broward County

Project Managers
Phil Schwab, P.E.
FDOT Project Manager
954-777-4524

BCRSouth@broward.org

Jie Bian
Broward County Transit Project Manager
954-357-8532
BCRSouth@broward.org


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Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) South

Steven C. Braun, P.E.
District 4 Secretary

3400 W Commercial Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Tel: 954-777-4100
Fax: 954-777-4197

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