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F POO, OCT 2 � 1985 <br />BOOK 62 Ft -H. 545 <br />2) If 49th Street is deleted, it would create a double "T" <br />intersection on U.S. 1 with 49th Street intersecting U.S. <br />1 from the west and a road to Grand Harbor intersecting <br />U.S. 1 from the east. These intersections would be <br />approximately 800 feet apart and would both need to be <br />signalized. <br />3) One signalized intersection of 49th Street and U.S. 1 is <br />preferred over two signalized "T" intersections 800 feet <br />apart. However, a synchronized and phased signalization <br />system has been developed which will allow the two "T" <br />intersections to function adequately. <br />Additional information in a memo from Jim Davis is attached. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the above analysis, staff recommends that the Board of <br />County Commissioners delete 49th Street between Indian River <br />Boulevard and U.S. 1 from the County's Thoroughfare Plan. <br />Commissioner Scurlock felt this actually is quite simple - <br />Lindsey Road doesn't go all the way through to this project - it <br />stubs out, and he did not see any need to have it shown on the <br />Transportation Plan. <br />Chairman Lyons thought it was going to Indian River <br />Boulevard, and Public Works Director Davis explained that what <br />Commissioner Scurlock is saying is that while the Thoroughfare <br />Plan does show the link, actually we don't physically have the <br />right-of-way between U.S.1 and where the Boulevard is projected <br />to be. <br />Chairman Lyons noted that we have gone to a lot of work to <br />get Lindsey Road paved and through to U.S.I and he had trouble <br />saying it is not going through to Indian River Boulevard. <br />Director Davis advised that this has been reviewed through <br />Planning 8 Zoning meetings and other committees for quite a <br />while. In April, 1985, both the developer and Kimley Horn 8 <br />Associates began to look at the impacts of deleting the four-way <br />intersection and simply having a split "T" intersection with two <br />signalizations. It was staff's opinion that one intersection and <br />one signal is better than two. Kimley Horn has done some <br />computer work to see if the split "T" could be worked out. Their <br />study has been reviewed and they did use sound traffic engineer- <br />ing techniques to determine the two intersections could work. <br />86 <br />- M <br />