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Mr. & Mrs. C. <br />786 Holly <br />C. Kleckner <br />Road <br />Vero Beach, FL. 32963 <br />September 5, 1989 <br />The:f Honorable Gary Wheeler <br />Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County Administration Building <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, F1.32960 <br />RE: Agenda Item 9.G.(3) in the Sept.5th meeting of the Indian <br />River County Board of County Commissioners, concerning the <br />replacement of the Merrill Barber Bridge, <br />State Project No. 88030-1514 <br />Dear Gary: <br />This supplements my letter dated August 14, 1989 regarding the <br />same subject. It is requested that both the August 14th letter <br />and this letter be included in the report of your Board of County <br />Commissioners Meeting of September 5th. The purpose for this <br />letter is to provide some additional information regarding the <br />DOT's study of the alternative proposals and to comment on the <br />August 22, 1989 letter from Mr. Rick Chesser to Mr. Jim Davis. <br />The only reason for replacing the Merrill Barber Bridge is to <br />improve the level of service(LOS) between the barrier island and <br />the mainland, and especially to reduce the evacuation time, from <br />the island, in case of a natural emergency. Common sense dictates <br />that we select the alternative that provides the best level of <br />service with the shortest evacuation time, in the most cost <br />effective manner, with the least adverse impact on the <br />environment for the existing highway oriented businesses, the <br />residents living near'the project and the natural flora and <br />fauna of impoundment #22. Alternative II is the only one that <br />meets all of the above criteria. <br />The DOT Document entitled "ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL <br />ASSESSMENT" states the following regarding the LOS for the design <br />year 2010: <br />Alternative (a: 31,080 ADT for LOS TMC" <br />If Ib: " " If " •' (will be lower because <br />of bridge openings) <br />" <br />11 : If At It to If <br />" I I I : 29,940 tt tt If If <br />Thus, Alternative III provides the poorest LOS. <br />The DOT Document entitled "VALUE ENGINEERING WORKBOOK"(VEW) <br />contains an "ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION MATRIX" that is summarized <br />as follows: <br />Alternative la: 320.4 points <br />If Ib: 263.3 If <br />if II: 361.7 If <br />If III: 299.5 If <br />Thus, Alternative II is by far the best. <br />In the "ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT" the DOT <br />estimates the total cost of Alternative III to be $21,791,000 and <br />Alternative II to be $18,174,000. The estimates include $163,000 <br />for the cost of right-of-way for Alternative III and $814,000 for <br />Alternative II: During the May 18th Public Hearing the DOT <br />representatives admitted that their estimates for Alternative III <br />were low. However, these estimates do not include the cost of <br />mitigation, which the "VALUE ENGINEERING WORKBOOK" estimates to <br />be $870,000 fore Alternative III and $70,000 for Alternative I1. <br />Thus, based upon Mr. Chesser's letter to Mr. Davis, it is <br />apparent that that State is asking the County to subsidize the <br />45 <br />SEP 5 1980 mor 77 841 <br />