Interchange

Resource Guidebook

Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Interchange
Resource Guidebook Presented to the Statewide District Interchange Review Committee

March 2007

Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Purpose of the Guidebook Provide an introductory overview of the interchange justification procedure of the Department Discuss interchange policy and technical resource documents Develop an interchange resource inventory After going through this guidebook, the students / professionals will understand the interchange justification procedure and will know where to find related information.

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Target Audience
Entry level planning and engineering professionals dealing with interchange operations and design FDOT District Offices normally involved in interchange projects Planning, Environmental Management, Design, Rightof-Way, Traffic Operations FDOT Central Office Involvement Systems Planning, Environmental Management Non-FDOT offices and agencies that might be involved Floridas Turnpike, MPOs, local governments, State agencies, Federal agencies, and expressway authorities This guidebook will be useful not only to FDOT staff but also to professionals with other public agencies, consulting firms, and private developers

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Contents
Abbreviations What is an interchange? Types of interchanges Why interchange justification? Types of interchange justification proposals National perspective National resources Interchange justification process in other States Interchange justification process in Florida The Interchange Handbook Policy Resource Documents for The Interchange Handbook Technical Resource Documents for The Interchange Handbook Other technical resources Training information Contacts

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Abbreviations
DIRC: ETDM: FHWA: FIHS: HCM: HCS: IJR: IMR: IOAR: LOS: MLOU: NEPA: PD&E: SAMR: SIMR: SIOAR: SOAR: District Interchange Review Committee Efficient Transportation Decision Making Federal Highway Administration Florida Intrastate Highway System Highway Capacity Manual Highway Capacity Software Interchange Justification Report Interchange Modification Report Interchange Operational Analysis Report Level-of-Service Methodology Letter of Understanding National Environmental Policy Act Project Development and Environment Systems Access Management Report Systems Interchange Modification Report Systems Interchange Operations Analysis Report Systems Operations Analysis Report
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
4

What is an interchange?
An interchange is a gradeseparated connection between a limited access facility and another road. The primary objective of an interchange is to maintain mainline traffic flow while allowing access to and from the limited access facility. Entry and exit ramps allow traffic to enter or exit a freeway Often frontage roads (also known as service or feeder roads) and collector distributor (CD) systems facilitate freeway access A complete interchange accommodates movements in all applicable directions; a partial interchange has some missing connections
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
5

Types of interchanges
Diamond Single-Point Urban Interchange (SPUI)/ Single-Point Diamond

Cloverleaf

These are a few examples of different types of interchanges

Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
6

Types of interchanges (continued)

Parclo/ Partial Cloverleaf Trumpet

Directional T (also known as Y) Stacked

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Why interchange justification?

Freeways are designed to provide uninterrupted, highspeed, high-volume, longdistance travel at the highest level of safety. Any proposal to add or change freeway interchanges can potentially have an adverse impact on the ability to effectively and safely accommodate travel demand on a facility. Thus, proposal for a new interchange or modification of an existing interchange requires justification and approval.

INTERSTATE FREEWAY MAJOR ARTERIAL MINOR ARTERIAL

COLLECTORS LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

Types of Interchange Justification Proposals

Interchange Justification Report (IJR) - to request a new interchange. Requires the highest level of analysis and documentation. Interchange Modification Report (IMR) - to request modification to or relocation of an existing interchange (in place or approved but not yet constructed) Systems Interchange Modification Report (SIMR) - to request an interchange proposal for multiple interrelated interchanges. A SIMR can contain requests for new and modified interchanges. It should be considered while combining multiple interchanges where a problem/issue with one interchange could potentially delay approval of the SIMR. Interchange Operational Analysis Report (IOAR) - to request minor modifications to an interchange that does not require an IMR Note: Decision of an interchange justification proposal is made on a case by case basis
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
9

National Perspective
FHWA Policy No. 98-3460: It is in the National Interest to maintain the Interstate Highway System to provide the highest level of service in terms of safety and mobility. Adequate control of access is critical to providing such service. Federal Register: February 11, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 28) Additional Interchanges to the Interstate System is available online at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/fraccess.cfm The FHWA Division Office will ensure that all requests for new or revised access submitted by the State highway agency for FHWA consideration contain sufficient information to allow the FHWA to independently evaluate the request and ensure that all pertinent factors and alternatives have been appropriately considered. The extent and format of the required justification and documentation should be developed jointly by the State highway agency and the FHWA to accommodate the operations of both agencies, and should also be consistent with the complexity and expected impact of the proposals. The Federal Policy is available online at

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/access_mgmt/docs/policy_adtl_interchange.doc.
Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

10

National Perspective (continued)

Federal requirements for interchange proposals (8 points): - The existing interchanges and/or local roads and streets in the corridor can neither provide the necessary access nor be improved to satisfactorily accommodate the design-year traffic demands - All reasonable alternatives to a new interchange have been considered including ramp metering, mass transit, and HOV facilities. Improvements to adjacent interchanges and supporting arterials have been considered together with TSM strategies, alternative travel modes, and grade separation alternatives. - Proposal does not adversely impact operations or safety of the existing freeway - A full interchange with all traffic movements at a public road is provided - The proposal is consistent with State Highway Master Plans and regional and local plans - In areas where the potential exists for future multiple interchange additions, the proposal is supported by a comprehensive Interstate network study - The proposal is coordinated with the areas development - Planning and environmental constraints have to be considered
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
11

National Resources
FHWA The toolbox includes tools/methodologies for sketch-planning, travel demand modeling, HCM-based deterministic analysis, traffic signal optimization, and traffic simulation Volume I: Traffic Analysis Tools Primer Volume II: Decision Support Methodology for Selecting Traffic Analysis Tools Volume III: Guidelines for Applying Traffic Microsimulation Modeling Software Volume IV: Guidelines for Applying CORSIM Microsimulation Volume V: Traffic Analysis Tools Case Studies: Benefits and Best Practices (Volume IV and V are coming soon) Visit the toolbox at

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/index.htm

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

12

National Resources (continued)

Year 2004 Access Management DVD/CD Library - contains a wealth of access management documents and resources. To obtain a free copy of the DVD/CD contact Neil Spiller at [email protected] FHWA Freeway Management and Operations Handbook is available online at
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/publications/frwy_mgmt_handbook/toc.htm

Electronic copy of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is available online at
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/

Visit other FHWA Technical Resources online at

http://www.planning.dot.gov/technical.asp

Visit FHWA Office of Operations for other related publications

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publications.htm
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

13

National Resources (continued)

AASHTO Publications Green Book - A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 5th Edition available for online purchase at
https://bookstore.transportation.org/item_details.aspx?ID=110

A Policy on Design Standards- Interstate System, 5th Edition available for online purchase at
https://bookstore.transportation.org/Item_details.aspx?id=100

Design Policy Archive, 1st Edition, Single-User CD-ROM available online at

https://bookstore.transportation.org/Item_details.aspx?id=160

For other AASHTO publications visit the online book store at https://bookstore.transportation.org/category_browse.aspx

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

14

National Resources (continued)

Transportation Research Board (TRB) Publications The Highway Capacity Manual 2000 is available at
http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=1166

The Highway Capacity and Quality of Service 2005 is available online at http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=5915 Highway Capacity Manual Applications Guidebook is available online at http://www.hcmguide.com/index.htm Visit TRB website at http://gulliver.trb.org/ for other publications (including NCHRP reports) TRB also maintains an online access management resource database at http://www.accessmanagement.gov/resources.html ITE Publications Visit ITE bookstore at http://www.ite.org/bookstore/index.asp
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

15

Interchange justification process in other States

http://www.sysplan.dot.state.ia.us/ijr_process_doc_mar2002.pdf

Process for new or revised interstate access in Iowa Responsibility and Procedures for Interchange Justification (IJR) and Interchange Modification (IMR) Reports for Interstate and Non-Interstate Limited Access Facilities in Georgia

http://www.dot.state.ga.us/topps/plan/plan/3140-1.htm

http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/standards/memos/0521-ta.pdf

New or Revised Access to the Interstate System Indiana Department of Transportation Requests for FHWA Interstate Access Approval or Minnesota Department of Transportation Advanced CORSIM Manual available online at

Modification Minnesota Department of Transportation http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tecsup/tmemo/active/tm01/03ts03.html http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/modeling/index.html

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

16

Interchange justification process in other States (continued)

Project Development Procedures Manual, Chapter 24 (Freeway Agreements) Caltrans
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/pdpm/chap_htm/chapt24/chapt24.htm

Highway Design Manual, Chapter 500 (Traffic Interchanges), Caltrans

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/hdm/pdf/chp0500.pdf

Design Manual, Chapter 940 (Traffic Interchanges), Chapter 1425 (Interchange Justification Report), Washington State Department of Transportation
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/m22-01/design.pdf

http://www.dot.state.co.us/AccessPermits/

Control of Access to the Interstate and its Right-of-Way, Colorado Department of Transportation

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

17

Interchange justification process in other States (continued)

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ACCESSMGT/accessmanagementmanual.shtl#Manual_Revisions http://www.accessmanagement.gov/pdf/GuidebookMI.pdf

Oregon Department of Transportation Access Management Manual available at Michigan Access Management Handbook is available online at Iowa Access Management Handbook is available online at

http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/Research/access/amhandbook/AMhandbook.pdf

Access Management Manual, Texas Department of Transportation, is available online at http://www.accessmanagement.gov/pdf/Texas_acm.pdf

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

18

Interchange justification process in Florida

FDOT Policy No. 000-525-015: minimize the addition of new access points to Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) limited-access facilities to maximize the operation and safety of intrastate and interstate transportation movements. The Policy is available online at http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/proceduraldocuments/procedures/bin/000525015.pdf. New interchanges or modifications to existing interchanges must follow the Departments Interchange Justification Procedure. The document is available online at

http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/proceduraldocuments/procedures/bin/525030160.pdf.

The Interchange Handbook, Policy Resource Documents, and Technical Resource Documents provide guidelines for the applicant and Department staff in the development and review of interchange proposals. All related documents published by the Department is available online at http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/intjus/default.htm. Compliance with the requirements does not ensure approval of the interchange proposal decision is made by the Department/ FHWA on a case by case basis.

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

19

Interchange justification process in Florida (continued)

A proposal may be stopped at any point by the Department or applicant Applicant: can be a private developer, a local government, a transportation authority, or an Office/District within the Department Approval authority: - Interstate IJRs, IMRs, and IOARs: FHWA - Non-interstate IMRs and IOARs: District Secretary or designee - Non-interstate IJRs in Departments FIHS Cost Feasible Plan: District Secretary or designee - Non-interstate IJRs not in Departments FIHS Cost Feasible Plan: Department Transportation Secretary or designee Federal Action requires approval of both IJR/IMR document and NEPA approval through the PD&E process (two separate documents)

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

20

Interchange justification process in Florida (continued)

Review and approval authority

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

21

The Interchange Handbook

Provides guidance to meeting the State and Federal requirements (process, policies, technical standards, reporting requirements, etc.) Should be used by all applicants, Department, and the Turnpike Enterprise in the development and review of Interchange Proposals Situations may exist where the criteria and technical standards may not apply application of engineering judgment is required Available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/intjus/interchangehb/complete.pdf

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

22

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Interchange Proposal Process
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Development of a Project Study Design and Methodology Letter of Understanding (MLOU) FDOT and FHWA review and approval of MLOU Development of the Preliminary Interchange Proposal Review of the Preliminary Interchange Proposal Development of the Final Interchange Proposal Interchange Proposal Processing and Approval Decision Project implementation activities
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

23

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Methodology Letter of Understanding (MLOU)
Introduction identify all parties involved, the type of interchange proposal, and interchange location Purpose and need for the project identify the need for the project and the applicants purpose/ objectives Project schedule anticipated proposal development and review schedule, and schedule of production activities consistent with the proposed funding and opening year Project location include both graphic and written description Area of influence include both graphic and written description
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
24

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Analysis years identify proposed opening year, interim year/s, and design year (consider analysis years of PD&E study, facility Master Plans and other plans) Analysis alternatives include both graphic and written description of nobuild, TSM alternative(s), and build alternative(s), if any alternative has been eliminated due to site conditions include a brief justification
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

25

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Data collection methodology and sources consider different data types (land use, traffic, environmental, etc.) Traffic factors identify all traffic factors to be used with justification

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

26

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Existing conditions consider different aspects of the project area (traffic, physical, land use, environmental, social, natural, cultural, etc.) Travel demand forecasting include details of travel demand forecasting methodology (model to be used, validation/calibration efforts, historical trends analysis, growth rate development, development of future year project traffic, etc.) Operational analysis procedures include details of operational analysis methodology (include type of analysis mainline capacity analysis, ramp analysis, queuing analysis, weave analysis, signalized intersection analysis, arterial analysis, crash analysis, etc.; use of specific software HCS, Synchro, Corsim, etc.) Consistency with Master Plans, LRTP, LGCP, and DRI applications if the proposal is not included in any of these, steps to establish consistency should be developed Environmental considerations identify any known potential fatal environmental factors, flaws, etc. Conceptual funding and construction schedule identify already available or potential funding sources
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

27

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Anticipated exceptions any known exceptions to State/ Federal rules/ policies/ standards/ procedures should be identified (Common exceptions: Interchange spacing and connection/ median standards, AASHTO Design Criteria, FDOT Plans Preparation Manual, LOS Criteria) Consideration of other interchange proposals identify other interchange proposals/ improvements in the study area and relationship to the subject project Public involvement where public issues exist (optional at DIRC discretion)

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

28

The Interchange Handbook (continued)

Basis for approval and evaluation criteria include basis for approval, evaluation criteria including acceptable LOS, etc. per the Project Study Design. FDOT LOS criteria from Rule 14-94 (supported by DCA Rule 9J-5)

However, this criteria may not be acceptable to FHWA for the Interstate Highway System. FHWA policy for the Interstate Highway System requires that the LOS for the facility not be degraded from its current LOS. Coordination between DIRC and FHWA is required during the Project Study Design process to reach agreement on the LOS standard and mitigation measures. Signature block applicant, consultant (if any), DIRC, Central Office, FHWA
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
29

Policy Resource Documents for The Interchange Handbook

The Policy Resource Documents (July 2000) summarize existing statutes, policies, rules, and standards that apply to the interchange proposal process PRD-1: FHWA Requirements & Guidelines PRD-2: FDOT Rules, Policies & Procedures PRD-3: Interchange Modification Requiring an IMR PRD-4: Consistency with Master Plans PRD-5: Consistency with the Statewide FIHS Plan PRD-6: Relationship to the PD&E Process PRD-7: Justification Requirements Applicability Available online at For additional policy information, visit the State Transportation Policy Framework at
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/legislation/default.htm#federal

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/intjus/prd/complete2003.pdf

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

30

Technical Resource Documents for The Interchange Handbook

The Technical Resource Documents provide guidelines for the technical analysis and review of the interchange proposals TRD-1: Department Engineering Standards TRD-2: Operational Standards, Measures of Effectiveness TRD-3: Analysis Years TRD-4: Area of Influence TRD-5: Identification of Alternatives TRD-6: Warrants for Overpasses, Interchanges, Interchange Modifications and Mainline Enhancements TRD-7: Data Collection TRD-8: Travel Demand Model Selection and Verification TRD-9: Travel Demand Forecasting TRD-10: Development of Design Traffic Available online at
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/intjus/trd/complete2003.pdf

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

31

Other Technical Resources

Handbooks Project Traffic Forecasting Handbook Site Impact Handbook

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/ptf.pdf
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/siteimp/PDFs/site.pdf

FHWA Urban Boundary and Federal Classification Handbook

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/fchandbook.pdf

Interchange Report
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/interchange.pdf

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/los/pdfs/QLOS2002.pdf

2002 Quality/ Level of Service handbook available online at

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

32

Other Technical Resources (continued)

Florida Highway Landscape Guide available online at http://www.accessmanagement.gov/pdf/landscap.pdf FDOT median handbook available online at
http://www.accessmanagement.gov/pdf/FL_Median_Handbook.pdf.
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/accman/pdfs/mhb06b.pdf

A new interim version is available at

FDOT Plans Preparation Manual is available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rddesign/PPMManual/2007/PPM2007.htm

The Florida Greenbook is available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rddesign/FloridaGreenbook/2005/2005FloridaGreenbook.pdf

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

33

Other Technical Resources (continued)

FDOT ETDM Manual is available online at
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/etdm/etdmman.htm

FDOT PD&E Manual is available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/pdeman/pdeman.htm

FDOT Sociocultural Effects Handbook is available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/sce/sce.htm

FDOT Cultural Resource Management Handbook available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/cultmgmt/Handbook_11-04.pdf

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

34

Other Technical Resources (continued)

Traffic Data The Florida Traffic Information (FTI) DVD contains information on AADT, historical counts, synopsis reports, traffic factors, etc. The Highway Data CD displays data contained in the FDOT Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI). Contact - Joey D. Gordon Supervisor, Traffic Data Quality Control FDOT Central Office Phone - 850 414 4738 Email - [email protected]

(http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/trafficdata/fticd.htm#contact) For crash data contact - Lula Bradwell Crash Records & Research Administrator (State Safety Office) Phone - 850 245 1500, E-mail - [email protected]
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

35

Other Technical Resources (continued)

FDOT Transportation Statistics Office (TranStat) also maintains a Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI) database, a GIS database, and other highway and traffic data - visit http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/default.htm for more information RCI Office Handbook http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/rci/officehandbook/report0306.pdf. Florida Highway Data 2003 Sourcebook http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/sourcebook/2003SourceBook.pdf. RCI Field Handbook http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/rci/fieldhandbook/fullrpt072006.pdf.

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

36

Other Technical Resources (continued)

Traffic Tools For copies of latest Trends (V-02), Turns (V-02), and ESAL (V-02), Contact - Joey D. Gordon, Supervisor - Traffic Data Quality Control FDOT Central Office, Phone (850) 414-4738 Fax (850) 414-4878 Email - [email protected]
Equivalent Single Axle Load Analysis Tool V.02
M ain M enu

Enter Data Save Data File

Input

Preview Print Input

NOTES The input process is fully menu driven - just fill in data at the prompts. Manually changing the data on the Input page will NOT invoke the macros. The input from previous runs will automatically be shown in prompts. This program allows input of only one location at a time, but you can print several EF choices for that location.

Output

Preview Print Output

For District specific traffic tools (TMTool, etc.) contact the respective Office
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

37

Other Technical Resources (continued)

Travel Demand Forecasting FSUTMS Online recently launched web portal for the Florida transportation modeling community. Visit http://www.fsutmsonline.net/index.php for model downloads, documentation, etc.
CFRPM

FLSWM

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

38

Other Technical Resources (continued)

Operations Analysis The FHWA Toolbox is available online at
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/index.htm

Visit the State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office online at (includes documents, research, contacts, etc.)
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations//Doc_Library/Doc_Library.htm

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Studies (MUTS) is available online at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Operations/Studies/MUTS/MUTS.htm

The Department is working on a CORSIM Interchange and Freeway Modeling Handbook

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

39

Other Technical Resources (continued)

Access Management Rule 14-97, F.A.C: state highway system access management classification system and standards Adopts an access classification system and standards to implement the state highway system access management act of 1988 for the regulation and control of vehicular ingress to and egress from the state highway system Available online at
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/accman/pdfs/1497.pdf

FDOT Access Management CD Library Gary Sokolow Florida Department of Transportation Phone (850) 414-4912 E-mail - [email protected]

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

40

Training Information
Training on the administrative and technical review process is available on request to the Central Office. Technical training is also available in cooperation with FHWA. Contact Pete Tyndall, Systems Planning Office (Central Office), Phone (850) 414-4913, Fax (850) 414-4876 National Highway Institute Training Course Title: Fundamentals of Planning, Design and Approval of Interchange Improvements to the Interstate System (Course Number: FHWA-NHI-380073)
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx

FHWA Training (through NHI) http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/training_workshop.htm FDOT access management training

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/accman/accmantrn.pdf http://www.fsutmsonline.net/modeling_training.aspx

Register for FSUTMS training online at

For training on HCM/ HCS, and Quality/Level of Service Analysis through FDOT, contact Martin Guttenplan, Systems Planning Office (Central Office), Phone (850) 414-4906 Also visit http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/featured/TSIS/ for training information
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007

41

Contacts
Statewide DIRC/ FHWA contacts Central Office [email protected] (Pete) District One [email protected] (Amy) District Two [email protected] District Three [email protected] (Scott) District Four [email protected] District Five [email protected] District Six [email protected] District Seven [email protected] Turnpike Enterprise [email protected] FHWA Program Operations Engineer (Florida Division) [email protected] For FDOT District Planning contacts visit: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/contactinfo/distplan.htm#d1 For FHWA Florida Division contacts visit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/fldiv/teams.htm
Florida Department of Transportation District Five March 2007
42

Contacts (continued...)
FDOT District Five Contacts
FDOT District Five DIRC Chairman Mark Robinson (386) 943-5000 [email protected] FDOT District Five Intermodal Systems Supervisor John Zielinski (407) 482-7868 [email protected] FHWA Area Engineer for FDOT District Five Manu Chacko (813) 240-3245 [email protected]

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

43

Contacts (continued...)
For Further Information Related to this Resource Guidebook, Please Contact:

John Zielinski Intermodal Systems Supervisor 133 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando FL 32807 (407) 482-7868 SC 335-7868 FAX (407) 275-4188 [email protected]

Mansoor Khuwaja or Santanu Roy

HDR Engineering, Inc. 315 E Robinson Street, Suite 400 Orlando, FL 32801-1949 Phone: (407) 420-4200 [email protected] [email protected]

Florida Department of Transportation District Five

March 2007

44