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hundred-foot railroad right-of-way acquisition along the existing portion of County Road 512, that may involve severance damages to possibly six buildings to the south. The alternative to that is acquiring right-of-way only to the north, which would probably impact the used car lot to the north on the U.S.1 side. If we need more than five lanes in the future -- and the impact statement of the Sebastian Highlands area is indicating that we will -- then we would have to acquire even more right-of-way for a seven-lane facility and that would dump a tremendous amount of traffic onto U.S.1 in that key intersection. Another point is that intersection does not operate as a classic four-way intersection because there is very little length between the river and U.S.I. By separating the left turn movements with the eleven or twelve hundred feet we have on the twin pair project, we can mitigate a lot of this problem. Commissioner Wheeler wanted to know how much right-of-way we will need currently at CR512 and U.S.1 under the current plan of the twin pairs, and how much if you put it all into one section. Director Davis said no acquisition is needed with the twin pairs and probably fifty to seventy feet for the alternate of five to seven lanes. Commissioner Wheeler commented that there would be opposition no matter where we go. Chairman Bird recalled debating the issues last time and the basic questions were two. The first being economics and it was indicated that twin pair project was much more cost-effective. The other factor was safety and transportation or traffic flow, and it was staff's opinion the twin pairs would help traffic to move more safely and easily off of U.S.1 east and west. Those were two main things that convinced him to go with the twin pair. Director Davis believed that discussions between the FEC railroad, the consultant, and our staff would zero in on some of those possible circumstances and we would come back to you with a recommendation as to whether the twin pairs project would be compatible with a future grade separation for the railroad bridge. Discussion ensued as to alternatives 1 and 2 and Commissioner Scurlock wished to know what exactly is Sebastian City Council's formal position; have they backed off from the twin pairs concept. Commissioner Eggert felt it is set out in Mayor Conyers' letter that they just wish to determine if the twin pairs is compatible with the railroad bridge concept. The Chairman did not see where Alternate 2 does anything but keep our options open and Commissioner Eggert and Commissioner Wheeler both suggested representatives of Sebastian City Council 27 R�riK t:�t