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PROPOSED REVISED RESTRICTIONS - BARBER BRIDGE Traffic Engineer Michael Orr reviewed the following memo and letter from the Vice Mayor of Sebastian: TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: March 13, 1984 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Michael Wright, County Administrator SUBJECT: State Road 60 Bridge (Barber B_ric Public Works Directo James W. Davis, P.E. Proposed Revised Restrictions r FROM: Michael L. Orrl&w REFERENCES: Traffic Engineer DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS A study of the adequacy of existing bridge opening restrictions was directed by the. Transportation Planning Committee in March, 1983 due to excessive number of bridge openings combined with. an increasing traffic volume. Traffic counts were obtained and submitted to the Florida Department of Transportation for analysis and recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard. The attached amendment to bridge operations are proposed by the Coast Guard as published in the Federal Register. Comments are due from the public by March 29, 1984. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS A. Approve the bridge opening schedule proposed by the Coast Guard for the _December 1 - April 30 season. This schedule establishes legal bridge openings once per quarter hour for weekdays. (This schedule does not include provisions for peak hours or for weekends). B. Recommend a revised schedule to the Coast Guard, considering peak hour and weekend traffic, as follows for the December 1 - April 30 season: 1. For weekday peak traffic periods (7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m., 4:OOp.m. to 5:15 p.m.) open once at 8:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and at 4:40 p.m. 2. During non -peak weekday periods, weekends and holidays, open once per quarter hour as demanded. RECOMMENDATION AND FUNDING Alternative B is recommended to better serve peak traffic periods and to establish a bridge opening schedule during weekends and holidays. No County funds are required. 45 MAR 21 1984 �0a6 FACE