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WIDENING OF NORTH GIFFORD ROAD (45TH STREET) RAILROAD CROSSING <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 7/31/90: <br />TO: James E. Chandler, <br />County Administrator <br />FROM: James W. Davis, P.E., <br />Public Works Director or�r <br />SUBJECT: Widening of North Gifford Road (45th Street) <br />Railroad Crossing <br />REP. LETTER: W.S. Stokely, Chief Engineer of FEC <br />Railway, to Michelle Terry dated <br />July 19, 1990 <br />DATE: July 31, 1990 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Under the Gifford Road Improvements project approved in <br />1985, staff proposed widening the North Gifford Road FEC <br />Railroad crossing along with three lane roadway widening. <br />The widening and resurfacing of North Gifford Road is now <br />complete except for the widening of the crossing. <br />Correspondence from the EEC Railway Co. has indicated that <br />_ the cost to the County to widen this crossing is $110,646. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Recent observations at this crossing reveal that no traffic <br />capacity problems currently exist and the roadway widening <br />at the EEC Railway is not critically needed at this time. <br />Once the Phase IV North Extension of Indian River Boulevard <br />and easterly extension of 45th Street is constructed, a <br />re-evaluation of the need to widen the crossing may be <br />warranted. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />It is recommended that the County not proceed with widening <br />of the crossing at this time, but that an re-evaluation be <br />conducted once Indian River Boulevard Phase IV is complete. <br />37 <br />AUG 0 71990 WIF 111 F� y,F. `��� , <br />