Phase I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for Miami
Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management |
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Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) is a public agency in-charge of public transportation in Miami-Dade County, FL. MDT is the 16th largest public transit system in the USA, and the largest transit agency in the state of Florida. MDT is in the process of upgrading its current integrated transportation system including its Metrorail and Metromover systems. As part of this upgrade, MDT is designing the Earlington Heights Transit Connector Realignment project. The project consists of connecting the Miami-Dade Transit system to a proposed Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) adjacent to the Miami International Airport. The locally preferred alignment (LPA) is still being refined and several properties along the proposed route require environmental assessments. As part of the upgrade, PEER Consultants, P.C. was contracted to conduct Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA's) in accordance with ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate (ASTM E1527) along the proposed route. The assessments were performed for 125 parcels along the North Corridor Metrorail Extension and 24 parcels along the MIC – Earlington Heights Transit Connector Realignment in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As a result of the Phase I ESAs, PEER found evidence of “recognized environmental conditions” in connection with several parcels. For the MIC project, 4 of the parcels were identified as exhibiting a moderate site risk of contamination. In addition, MDT requested PEER to perform Phase II assessments of a total of 48 parcels associated with the proposed MDT North Corridor Extension, and at 2 proposed MDT Park and Ride Facilities. Based on the Phase I and II ESA findings, it is apparent that soil excavation and groundwater dewatering required during future construction on these parcels may require management of contaminated soil and groundwater. If demolition of any structure was required during future construction, PEER recommended access to the interior of the buildings and inspection for evidence of environmental contaminants and disposal of any environmental contaminants found. If soil and groundwater contamination was suspected, PEER recommended subsurface investigations of the property for evidence of environmental contaminants and remediation of any environmental contaminants. Contact: Jorge Morales, P.G. |
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