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<br />Mr. Denninghoff <br /> reported that the St Johns Heritage Parkway, formerly known as the <br />Palm Bay Beltway/Park, is a concept that has been around for a while, which proposes a new road <br />corridor that would come down to I-95 with an interchange north of Micco Road about a mile and <br />a half. Currently there is an approved interchange at the Micco Road intersection; however, there <br />is some preservation property there that has been acquired for environmentally endangered lands <br />purposes. So, there is currently a study underway to seek approval from the Federal Highway <br />Administration to move the interchange a mile north on property that has recently been annexed by <br />the City of Palm Bay. The interchange could have a connection on the east side and could go <br />down to Micco Road and would definitely have a connection to the west to Babcock Street and <br />would provide access to the I-95 for the south Brevard and north Indian River areas, he explained. <br /> He also discussed funding, and the duration of time the project would take to complete, <br />which could be ten years or more. <br /> <br />In response to Chairman Neuberger’s question of whether DOT had approved the location <br />Mr. Denninghoff <br />of the interchange, replied that DOT had not, and that study is currently <br />underway. <br /> <br /> <br />Deputy City Manager for Palm Bay, Sue Hahn, <br /> explained how they are working with <br />private interests who own the property in the vicinity of the interchange, and from all indication <br />they are willing to work with the County to dedicate the right of way necessary for the interchange. <br /> <br />Commissioner Colon <br /> asked Ms. Han what was the latest discussion regarding Babcock <br />Street. <br /> <br />Ms. Hahn <br /> described how Brevard annexed property south of what had been Palm Bay City <br />limits. They anticipate putting together a collaborate effort among all the developers in that area to <br />define a slate of transportation improvements that goes with the slate of development activity. <br />October 25, 2006 <br />17 <br /> <br />Joint Workshop / Brevard <br /> <br />