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1. Access to North County Elementary School Immediately after construction completion of the new school, all vehicles, including school buses, will access the school via a single north/south roadway to be constructed by the SCHOOL DISTRICT on the south side of CR 510, at the east property line of the school site. The north/south roadway will connect to two driveways leading to the school. Only one CR 510 access/turnout will be permitted for the school. The CR 510 school access will not be signalized initially, but signalization may be considered after the school opening if the traffic signal is determined to be warranted by the County Traffic Engineering Division. If signalization is warranted, the signal shall be designed, constructed and maintained by the COUNTY, and funded by the SCHOOL DISTRICT. Pedestrians from Vero Lakes Estates Subdivision will access the school via a footbridge to be built over the canal along the west property line of the school site. The footbridge will connect 90`h Avenue and the school. A CR 510 roadway widening study (P. D. & E. study) is scheduled for 2004. This study will investigate the feasibility of the above or any alternative access plan being permanent or recommend a safer plan if necessary, including the possibility of a direct roadway connection to the Vero Lakes Estates Subdivision. 2. CR 510 Curve The CR 510 curve will remain in its present configuration for a minimum of five years, through the end of the 2005/06 school year (June, 2006). During that five-year period, the COUNTY will continue to monitor the operational and traffic safety aspects of the curve study area, defined as the section of CR 510 between 87`h Street and the proposed school driveway. Traffic congestion on CR 510 (within the study area) will be considered critical if the average daily traffic reaches 11,200 vehicles per day, or seventy percent (70%) of level- of-service "E". The average daily traffic count will be determined by the COUNTY, and will be based on a 12-month series of traffic counts, taken every three months. In the year 2000, the average daily traffic on CR 510 was measured at 6,049 vehicles per day, or thirty-eight percent(38%) of level-of-service"E". Traffic crashes on CR 510 (within the study area) will be considered critical if the crash rate reaches three (3) crashes per million vehicles over a 3-year average, or as public sentiment dictates. From 1996 through 2000, the crash rate was calculated at 1.8 crashes per million vehicles.