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I Nov 2 6 V149 Boos 84 FAa �!.- on the residential area, and the question is can it be adequately buffered. Mr. Godfrey continued that the next issue is capacity. He felt it would be difficult for any traffic engineer to argue that a single roadway alignment will have the same capacity as one-way pairs, and while they have not really had an opportunity to address this, they do know there would be some change in traffic patterns. On the positive side relative to the one-way pairs, there is not a lot of land out there that would be affected, but there would be a significant change in traffic patterns and it would have some effect on commercial. As regards a proposed railroad overpass; Mr. Godfrey noted that is really a future issue, but he did believe in the long term scenario that one or more grade separations along the railroad corridor in Indian River County is something worthy of pursuit. One of the things, he felt would be beneficial to bring this issue to a conclusion is some real hard cost information. Commissioner Scurlock inquired if Mr. Godfrey would concur that widening the existing roadway is a more expensive option. Mr. Godfrey agreed there is absolutely no question that it is a more expensive option, and when all is said and done, he is convinced this solution still would be more expensive, but he just did not know exactly what the difference will amount to when you take into account the value of the land and the related mitigation, Commissioner Scurlock brought up the cost of stormwater management as related to the widening, and Mr. Godfrey noted that the reality is that you have a low cost alternative versus the cost impact to a residential neighborhood and businesses. Councilman Reid asked that Mr. Godfrey speak more about the impact of the twin pairs on Louisiana Avenue and Orange Heights. He believed those residents would have to go all the way up to Main Street to get out to U.S.I. Mr. Godfrey felt they would have an option to do something else if they were going south, and Director Davis believed there is another platted R/W in that area that could be utilized and the possibility of a westbound loop around the lake system. Councilman Reid noted that would be adding more money to the construction costs, but Director Davis advised that we are not talking about expensive improvements - nothing major. There are some connection costs, but most of those costs are included. Councilman Powell believed the fact is coming out that the county does not have a real cost figure, and Director Davis noted that as he said before, we have not done 100% of the drawings; we 10