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13.B. ViCE CHAIRMAN ARTHUR R. NEUBERGER — <br />RECONSIDERATION OF FOUR-LANING 27TH AVENUE AND <br />43" AVENUE <br />Chairman Neuberger is in favor of widening 43rd and 27th Avenues after gathering <br />more information. He proposed that the County get back on track with four-laning of the subject <br />avenues. <br />Commissioner Wheeler felt there are solutions other than five-laning the subject <br />avenues. He agreed with the Board's last decision to deny the five-laning. <br />Commissioner Lowther commented that a project could be designed that all of the <br />residents would like. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis indicated the proposed median would not fit <br />unless additional right-of-way is acquired. <br />Discussion ensued on the possibility of a three -lane expandable bridge, the current <br />traffic count, the affects St. Lucie County traffic is having on Indian River County roads, safety <br />issues, capacity percentages, three-laning all the way to the south county line, and traffic <br />concurrency. <br />Jim Copeland suggested five-laning 58th Avenue to St. Lucie County to help <br />alleviate some of the problems on 43rd Avenue. <br />Traffic Engineer Chris Mora explained that five-laning 58th Avenue would not <br />solve the problems on 43rd and 27th Avenue. He stated staff felt that the roads have to be widened <br />to accommodate traffic. <br />Adrienne Cuffe asked why Oslo Road to 8th Street was never taken into account <br />during Planning and why the County was concerned about what St. Lucie County is planning. <br />Ann Burleson, Forest Lakes, commented that not enough information has been <br />given to residents to warrant five-laning 43rd and 27th Avenues. <br />January 03, 2006 23 <br />