Florida DOT Mulls Bids on $1-Billion Miami Tunnel Job
Technical and financial experts on a Florida Dept. of Transportation/Miami-Dade County committee are reviewing three proposals to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the estimated $1-billion Port of Miami Tunnel. They will present their recommendations to a selection committee by May 2.
One of the teams will enter into a public-private partnership to construct two 3,900-ft-long, 36-ft-diameter, two-lane bored tunnels connecting the Miami Seaport with Interstate 95 via I-395. The tunnels will provide an alternative to the Port Bridge and divert cargo-toting truck and cruise ship bus traffic out of congested Miami.