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APR 6 1991 B.) The affect of the County's "Twin -Pair" Configuration on Louisiana Avenue (a wagon trail just after the Civil War with houses of the period) would indeed be RUINOUS, unwittingly encouraging it to become a business corridor for Sebastian, because the southernmost segment --of - I- Louisiana would, indeed, HAVE TO BE the business corridor connection between the north and south legs of the "Twin -Pair". C.) The affect of the County's "Twin -Pair" Configuration on the Natural Sand Ridge would be DETRIMENTAL. The Ridge. an environmentally important sand scrub habitat containing the aquifer for the region, is the home of rare and endangered plant and animal species. The County "Twin -Pair" north -leg would require a 17 -foot deep slice into the Ridge in order to create a 4% maximum slope recommended by F.D.O.T. Certainly the Department of Natural Resources would be interested in an act of this kind. [IV.] D.) The.affect of the'County's "Twin -Pair" Configuration on the established Orange Heights Residential Community would be CRIPPLING. The necessary traffic signal for Louisiana (at the "Twin-Pair"'s north -leg) would be located at a congestive 90 feet from Temple Avenue: the ONLY exit point into Louisiana Avenue for 100 Mobile Home Families, many of whom are composed of elderly residents. Moreover, noise and pollution created by a County -proposed "Twin -Pair" north -leg for these same families is extremely NEGLIGENT of the rights of people who have settled this quiet area for as much as 20 years. V.) If a RAILWAY BRIDGE should be constructed over both legs of the County's "Twin -Pair" Configuration, the impact of the BRIDGE over the north -leg has the following NEGATIVE aspects: A.) The existing rail ties at Main Street would need to be elevated 4 Feet 9 Inches above their existing elevation of 18.81 NGVD, in order to obtain. the required .3% slope_fo0 the elevated railroad as it "comes back down to grade" about 1000 feet north of Main Street. B.) The Natural Sand Ridge would need to be cut a depth of approximately 32 feet to create the needed 15 -foot State Road minimum.clearance under the north -leg's RAILWAY BRIDGE. C.)• The F.D.O.T. would need to lower the existing elevation of U.S.1 as it runs between Martin Avenue to Cleveland Street so that the resultant crown of U.S.1 in that location will equal that of the existing intersection serving the "Twin -Pair" south -leg. D.) The two "Twin -Pair" bridges would require the construction of a 1000 -foot LINK BRIDGE connecting the two bridges. Cost of this construction is (per railway costing estimates) approximately $3500 per linear foot: i.e. $3.5 million dollars (1990 pricing). Indeed. the costing of a "Twin -Bridge" scenario would be approximately.$5 million dollars MORE than that of a "Single -Bridge" scenario. 18