Almost all residents of
Miami-Dade County are affected by traffic congestion, and this includes the
inhabitants of Doral. Studies carried out by the Florida State Department of
Transportation in 2012 and 2013 have shown that Doral has a high volume of
vehicular traffic both on main and alternative roads. This is one of the most
important issues at the moment for Doral residents. The city has already
developed several work plans in order to reduce the problem.
Different traffic
relief projects are ongoing at the moment and are expected to alleviate the
situation in the upcoming months, such as the connections between 74th St. and
97th Av. and 109th Av. and 41st St.; creating new roadway connections to ease
traffic in the city’s major corridors.
The Florida State Department of Transportation
has another important project scheduled for 2016 at 87th Av. This will include
the extension of the current road from two to four lanes, the construction of a
drain system, sidewalks, curbs and ditches, pavement marks, traffic signs and
public lighting, as well as a new bridge over Miami’s Canal (from South River
Dr. to Okeechobee Rd.)
Another significant
project is the one at 58th St., from 97th Av. up to 82th, scheduled to begin by
January 2017. At the moment, developers are dealing with a general planning
project, which includes the involvement of users and entails major road
improvements, including but not limited to the extension of the existing street
into a four lane road, with bicycle lanes, sidewalks, curbs and ditches, as
well as drain systems, pavement marks, traffic signs and the corresponding
public lighting.
Regarding the works at 97 Av., the city also plans
to carry out road improvements between 52nd and 58th St. including the
expansion to four lanes with their corresponding bicycle lanes, sidewalks,
curbs, ditches, drain system, pavement marks and traffic signs. These works
will begin by August 2018.
According to major
Luigi Boria the city is transitioning to “a new mixed-use urban center, where
everyone will have a variety of methods to move. When we say “Doral is on the
move,” I want that to mean on foot, on bike, on trolley, or your car.”
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