PortMiami Tunnel

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The design of entrance and exit portals to twin tube tunnels, are each 3,900 feet long and 41 feet in diameter reaching a depth of 120 feet below the water. The tunnels connect PortMiami (located on an island in Biscayne Bay) with Watson Island where traffic flows to the MacArthur Causeway (State Road A1A/1-395), connecting Miami Beach to Miami and the mainland The overall project includes a tunnel under Government Cut, roadway work on Dodge and Watson Islands and MacArthur Causeway Bridge widening.

Location Miami, Florida
Services Landscape Architecture, Design Architect, Graphic Design
Size 6 Acres (above ground)
Awards
* Florida ASLA 2016 | Award of Merit – Institutional Category
* AIA Florida/Caribbean Design Awards 2015 | Honor Award of Excellence for New Work
* Architizer A+ Communications - Short List 2015
* AIA Florida/Caribbean Design Awards 2015 | Honor Award of Excellence for New Work
* Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) 2014 | Design Award of Excellence – Related Arts Category
* AIA Hospitality Design Awards 2014 | Award of Honor – Divine Detail Category
* Featured in Civil Engineering Magazine, November 2014
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