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D E C 11987 BOOK (® UF 2e38 58TH AVENUE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PLAN The Board reviewed the following memo dated 11/19/87: TO: The Honorable Members of the Board of County Camiissioners THROUGH: Charles P. Baiczun, County Administrator James W. Davis, P.E., Public Works Director FROM: Michael L. Orr V Traffic Engineer • «• •�V-57 Kai•• u r DATE: November 19, 1987 FILE: SUBJECT: 58th Avenue Traffic Operations Plan REFERENCES: A study was conducted by staff in response to (1) poor pavement conditions, (2) inadequate shoulder area, and (3) narrow bridges across the Lateral "B" Canal at 16th, 12th, 8th and 4th Streets. The subject report was presented to the Transportation Planning Camiittee on November 18, 1987, which subsequently recamended approval of the plan with a 150 -foot right-of-way for 58th Avenue. Various improvements are recommended between 1988 and 1995 to alleviate existing deficiencies and to enhance safety and capacity. These improve- ments, cost, funding source and staging are outlined in Table 3 (page 33) Of the subject report. The relocation of 58th Avenue from the Main Relief e` Canal to Oslo Road at an estimated cost of $4,125,000 is recanmerided to be added to the current five-year Transportation Improvement Program. ALTERqkTI%W AND ANALYSIS (1) Approve the 58th Avenue Traffic Operations Plan and add the 58th Avenue relocation project to the Traffic Improvement Program. (2) Select other roadway projects to add to the Transportation:Improvement Program. (3) Do not approve the 58th Avenue Traffic Operations Plan and do not add projects to the Traffic Improvement Program at this time. R aemi] ION AND FUNDING Alternative # 1 is recatmended to alleviate existing poor roadway con- ditions and to increase roadway capacity for future growth. Funding is available through Traffic Impact Fees (Districts 8 and 9) and gas tax revenue. 45 � � r