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TO: James E. Chandler, <br />County Administrator <br />FROM: James W. Davis, P.E., <br />Public Works Director CP <br />SUBJECT: Local State Road Construction Priorities in <br />Response to the Recent Florida Transportation <br />Legislation Which Approved the State Comprehensive <br />Enhanced Transportation System Tax - <br />Effective Jan. 1, 1991. <br />REF. LETTER: 1) Rick Chesser, P.E., DOT District <br />Secretary to Honorable Gary Wheeler <br />dated July 2 ,1990 <br />2) Jamie A. Cochran, DOT District Manager of <br />Manager of Programming and Contractual <br />Services to Jim Davis dated Jul. 5, 1990 <br />DATE: July 16, 1990 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />As a result of the,..passage of the new State Transportation <br />Legislation, the State of Florida DOT will receive an <br />additional $13 million in revenue to be spent on state and <br />federal roads in Indian River County during the next five <br />years beginning Jan 1, 1991. Florida Statute S339.135(4)(c) <br />requires the DOT to receive local public input as to how <br />these funds should be spent. The State DOT representatives <br />will be present at the July 24, 1990 meeting to receive <br />local comment on desired projects. <br />County staff has prepared a recommended list of prioritized <br />projects to be considered. Comment was also received by the <br />City of Vero Beach Engineering Department. As a result, the <br />following list of projects was presented to the <br />Transportation Planning Committee meeting on July 11, 1990. <br />The Committee unanimously approved the recommended <br />prioritized list as follows: <br />Priority <br />Project Description <br />Estimated Cost <br />Recommendation <br />1) <br />US#1 Traffic Operations - <br />$ 250,000.00 <br />Closed Loop System <br />(Interconnection of up to 25 <br />Intersections) <br />2) <br />SRAlA Widening - South City Limits <br />to Banyan Rd <br />(Unfunded portion only) <br />$ 1,000,.000.00 <br />shortfall <br />3) <br />SRAlA Widening - Banyan Rd to <br />Fred Tuerk Dr <br />(2 1/2 miles) <br />$ 2,000,000.00 <br />4) <br />US#1/Intersection Improvement <br />- $ 500,000.00 <br />4th St/IR Blvd (Old Dixie) <br />1. <br />5) <br />SR60 Median Improvements from <br />(I-95 to 41st Avenue) <br />including 90th & 82nd Avenues <br />Inter. $ 1,500,000.00 <br />6) <br />SRAlA & CR510 Intersection <br />$ 500,000.00 <br />7) <br />IR Blvd Phase IV - Royal Palm <br />Blvd to 53rd St <br />and connecting roadways - <br />Parallel By -Pass to US 1 <br />$ 5,000,000.00 <br />