Executive Summary
9.0 Transportation Management Plan
A Transportation Management Plan (TMP) has
been developed to coordinate traffic impacts
related to both the undergrounding program and
other known significant infrastructure projects for
each phase/year of the construction to minimize
impacts to the residents and businesses. Based
on the proposed undergrounding project phases
and other known infrastructure projects (by the
Town and others), Kimley-Horn has assessed the
traffic impacts from construction for each phase
of the project. The following section describes
the methodology utilized to develop the TMP
as well as overall guiding principles (general
guidelines) for use by the Town and affected
contractors during the implementation of the
undergrounding program.
The TMP is a specific set of strategies to manage
the work zone impacts of a project. Its use may
evolve over time, but its current role is to assist
in the development of the design of construction
phasing plans, traffic control plans, and project
specification documents, and to facilitate
discussions between the Town, designers, utility
owners, contractors, and other key stakeholders
related to traffic impacts. It should also be used
by the Town as a tool during the Maintenance
of Traffic Permitting process to better coordinate
construction traffic impacts as specific permits are
applied for by the construction community.
Town staff and UUTF/Town Council input
was considered in the development of the TMP
strategies. Graphics and/or boards of the proposed
TMP strategies are recommended for use during
the public outreach process. An overall TMP,
as well as general Traffic Control guidelines for
the program, were also developed. The TMP
strategies follow standard MOT guidelines,
schematic in nature, and are displayed on GIS
maps in this section.
Stakeholder –
Communication Contacts
Further communication with the following stakeholders
is recommended as the TMP evolves throughout the
implementation of the program:
³ ³ Town of Palm Beach Police Department
³ ³ Town of Palm Beach Fire Department
³ ³ Town of Palm Beach Public Works Department
³ ³ Town Manager’s office
³ ³ Undergrounding Utilities Task Force
³ ³ Town Council
³ ³ Utility companies (FPL, AT&T, Comcast)
³ ³ Outside utility providers: City of West Palm Beach
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9.1 Roadway Network
The roadway network within the Town is
described below.
TOWN-WIDE UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES PROGRAM
MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT
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(water), Florida Public Utilities (Gas)
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Palm Beach Civic Association
Palm Beach Citizens Association
Commercial Businesses: (i.e. commercial district
businesses, hotels, country clubs, etc.)
The main north-south thoroughfares identified
are as follows:
y y From approximately 0.50 miles north of
Southern Boulevard and continuing to
the south, Ocean Boulevard/SR A1A is
the only thoroughfare
y y From approximately 0.50 miles north
of Southern Boulevard to approximately
0.25 miles south of Royal Palm Way,
County Road parallels Ocean Boulevard
y y From approximately 0.25 miles south
of Royal Palm Way to Royal Palm Way,
Cocoanut Row, and Hibiscus Avenue
also run parallel to County Road and
Ocean Boulevard
y y From approximately 0.25 miles north of
Royal Palm Way to the northern limits of
the Town Cocoanut Row/Bradley Place/
Lake Way run parallel to County Road/
Ocean Boulevard
The rest of the Town is comprised of local
residential, commercial, or mixed-use roads,
many of them with on-street parking. The
main east-west arterials identified are the four
entrances to the Town from the mainland.
These are as follows:
y y Lake Worth Road
y y Southern Boulevard
y y Royal Palm Way
y y Royal Poinciana Way
y y From Royal Palm Way to approximately
0.25 miles north of Royal Palm Way,
Cocoanut Row, County Road, and
Ocean Boulevard run parallel to
each other
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