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PAVING OF PORTION OF LATERAL "A" AND R.D. CARTER ROADS <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWED HIS MEMO OF JULY 27TH: <br />TO: The Honorable Members of the DATE: July 27, 1981 FILE: <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />SUBJECT: Paving of: <br />1. Lateral "A" Road from CR510 <br />(Wabasso Rd) to Schumman Drive. <br />2. 1st Street S.W. (R.D. Carter Rd.) <br />from 27th Avenue to 43rd Avenue. <br />FROM: Neil A. Nelson REFERENCES: <br />County Administrator <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Since construction of the new school has commenced just north of Lateral "A" <br />Road along Schumman Drive near Sebastian, a paved road will soon be required <br />for transportation from the County area south of this school. Ms. Kenyon Fish <br />of the Indian River County School Board has informed the County Engineer that <br />this road is considered one of the most important roads recommended for paving, <br />in the School Board's opinion. This road has been prioritized as number 5 on <br />the Priority list prepared in March, 1981, by the County Road and Bridge <br />Department. This road is approximately .6 mile long <br />Efforts are currently being made by the County Attorney to request the appropriate <br />deeds for a 50' wide road right-of-way along this portion of Lateral "A" Road. <br />Also; R.D. Carter Road, (1st Street, S.W.), a County connected road, is also in <br />need of paving. Recent traffic counts taken reveal that 1,051 vehicles per day <br />traverse this road. This road has been prioritized as number 1 on the Road <br />and Bridge Department's Priority list and the School Board has stated that R.D. <br />- Carter Road is on the School bus route system. This road is approximately 1 <br />mile -long and existing right-of-way width varies from 30' to 52' <br />- ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Approximately $173,694.02 remains unencumbered.in the Road and Bridge Department's - <br />account #004 -214 -541 -35.39 -for road materials/supplies under the 1980-81 F.Y. <br />Budget. Of this amount, approximately $58,000. is intended for stripping and <br />traffic paint for those County roads recently paved and where restrippona is <br />sb.rely needed. After this expenditire, approximately $115-,000. remains uncommitted. <br />Three alternatives are presented to the Board to consider spending of this <br />$115,000.: <br />Alternative #1: <br />Construct 6" thick - 24' wide soil -cement base along the 1.6 mile portion of <br />R.D. Carter Road and Lateral "A" Road at -a cost of approximately $65,000. under <br />109 <br />BOOK P PAG, 123 <br />