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2, F',� " E 0 7 e3 31 Commissioner Bowman advised that the cost to the County for a right -turn deceleration lane from Indian River Boulevard into Fairlane Harbor would be between $6,000 and $7,000. Commissioner Scurlock wondered if approval of this request would set a precedent for residential developments along SR -60, but Director Davis advised that Indian River Boulevard is a county road and SR -60 is a state road which has to go through the DOT criteria. There have been other turn lanes put in along Indian River Boulevard, but they were paid for by the developers, such as Wal-Mart. However, those were new developments that were site planning at the same time that the road was under construction. If the traffic generation warrants it, we usually include the existing facilities into the design of the roadway when the roadway is being built. In the case of Fairlane Harbor, we put in a southbound left -turn lane, but not a northbound right turn lane. Our thinking at that time was that we just didn't feel that the trip generation was that heavy for that particular movement. Commissioner Scurlock noted that they could have used the design criteria of the DOT, but Director Davis explained that at that time DOT didn't have specific criteria for determining whether or not a right -turn lane was required. They have since revised their access management plan and do have more specific criteria included in the plan now. Commissioner Eggert cautioned that if the Board approves this, it should be with the assumption that there is a clear difference between a county road and a state road. ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved the request for the County to construct a right -turn deceleration lane on Indian River Boulevard at Fairlane Harbor. 011