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Gifford Nei hborhood Plan 2014 Infrastructure ➢ Transportation Streets Within Gifford, as with the entire County, roads are divided into three classifications based on the function of the road. Those functional classifications are local, collector, and arterial. By definition, local roads accommodate the smallest volume and the slowest speeds, and connect the road network to specific developments or land uses; arterial roads handle the largest volume and the highest speeds; and collector roads accommodate intermediate volumes and speeds while connecting local and arterial roads. All of the streets in Gifford are classified as local roadways except for the following: ■ Urban principal arterial roadways: U.S. Highway 1 and 581h Avenue ■ Major collector roadways: Old Dixie Highway, 41" Street, 45th Street, 491h Street, and 66th Avenue ■ Minor Collector roadway: 43`d Avenue Most local roads in Gifford are publically dedicated and are maintained by the County's Public Works Department. Those roads are paved or graded and generally are in good condition, although some of the roads need resurfacing. There are, however, several existing streets created prior to current development regulations that are not public, are not within formal rights-of-way, and are the responsibility of private parties to maintain. Those non-County streets include 32nd Avenue north of 43`d Street, and 35th Avenue north of 45th Street. These streets are not maintained by the County and are in poor condition. On an annual basis, the County's Road and Bridge Division performs a visual survey of all County roads, including roads in Gifford, and ranks roads on a scale from 1 to 5 for future resurfacing projects. Roads that rank a 1 are in very good condition and those that rate 5 are in poor condition. Streets in Gifford that are determined to be in inadequate condition and ranked 5 will rank high for future paving projects. Based on the most recent resurfacing evaluation, the following roads ranked 4: • 31 st Avenue from 49th Street to 51 st Street (Collector road) • 34th Avenue from 45th Street to 47th Street 42nd Street from Old Dixie Hwy to U.S. 1 48th Street from 28th Court to Dead End Indian River County 37 Community Development