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Response to Site Requirements ✓ CAPABLE OF BEING SERVED BY A RANGE OF SUPPLIERS AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES. The proposed site has direct access from 74`h Avenue, an improved 2 lane road that extends south from Oslo Road, one of the county's major east-west thoroughfares. In the Indian River County Long Range Transportation Plan, Oslo Road is planned to connect to I-95 via an interstate interchange. In fact, an Interchange Justification Report Study is currently being prepared, and the interchange may be constructed in the near future concurrent with the B laning of I-95 in Indian River County. The planned interchange is slightly more than a mile .from the subject site. While 1-95 provides excellent north-south highway access to the proposed plant, S.R. 60 provides excellent east- west access. State Road BO, which is accessible to the site via B2"" Avenue, is the main east/west gateway into Indian River County, providing access to Florida's west coast and Florida's Turnpike . The Florida East Coast Railway traverses the east side of the County, providing access to major markets to the north and south. There are three publicly accessible airports in the county. The New Hibiscus Airport is located in close proximity to the subject site just west of 1-95 in the unincorporated part of the county, while the City of Vero Beach and the City of Sebastian each own and operate general aviation airports. TRANSPORTATION ACCESSABILITY N Legend AMajor Roads _ ;;J A,Morts C_— cites �— Railroad I, _ J 3 6� Fa1m >lu , O 1 5 9 Milex • ✓ IN GOOD PROXIMITY TO GASOLINE AND ETHANOL BLENDING FACILITIES The County has major roads that are capable of providing linkages between the proposed ethanol plant and existing gasoline and ethanol blending facilities to the north, south and west. In fact, Indian River County is ideally suited to provide access to the three major markets of Tampa Bay, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, and Cape Canaveral . 6