The Florida Department of Transportation evaluated traffic impacts of the Park and Ride Lot for AM peak hour, PM Peak hour, and off-peak hours. In 2040 under No-Build conditions, the intersection of Royal Palm Boulevard and I-75 southbound off-ramp will operate at Level of Service (LOS) E with an average delay of 71.8 seconds during AM peak hour. The intersection will operate at LOS B during PM peak hour. The 95th-percentile queue length on I-75 southbound off-ramp will be 705 feet and 349 feet during AM and PM peak hours, respectively.
With the proposed Park and Ride Lot, this intersection will operate at LOS E with an average delay of 74.9 seconds during AM peak hour and LOS D during PM peak hour.
The average delay will increase by 3.1 seconds compared to the No-Build Alternative during AM peak hour. The 95th-percentile queue length on I-75 southbound off-ramp will be 657 feet and 437 during AM and PM peak hour with the Park and Ride Lot in 2040, respectively. The length of the existing I-75 southbound off-ramp is 1,938 feet. The queue on I-75 southbound off-ramp will not extend to I-75 mainline.
The intersection of Royal Palm Boulevard and Weston Road will operate at LOS F during AM and PM peak hours for the No-Build Alternative in 2040. With the Park and Ride Lot, the intersection will operate at the same LOS with an additional delay of 3.0 seconds and 1.8 seconds during AM and PM peak hours, respectively. In summary, based on the operational analysis, with the proposed Park and Ride Lot, the queue on I-75 southbound off-ramp will not extend to I-75 mainline. The proposed Park and Ride Lot will not cause degradation in LOS on I-75 ramps, the ramp termini, and the adjacent intersection. District 4 will closely monitor the I-75 ramps and intersections operation conditions after the Park and Ride Lot is built. Improvement and modification will be made to the Park and Ride Lot if issues arise.
Simply put, impacts will be so minimal, that they will not be noticeable by most members of the general public.
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