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_ M M In Indian River County, FDOT has identified 66th Avenue, 74th Avenue, and 82nd Avenue as possible routes for the Citrus Highway. Of these routes, staff determined that 82nd Avenue is the best alternative for the county. Presently, 82nd Avenue is a two-lane road classified as an urban minor arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. It is paved from its southern terminus, 9th Street S.W. (Oslo Road), to 26th Street, and unpaved north of 26th Street. South of S.R. 60, 82nd Avenue has approximately 80 feet of public road right-of-way. This segment of 82nd Avenue is programmed for expansion to 110 feet of public road right-of-way by 2010. North of S.R. 60, 82nd Avenue has no public road right-of- way, although there is some canal right-of-way that is .used for public access. This segment of 82nd Avenue is programmed for expansion to 80 feet of public road right-of-way by 1995. Land uses surrounding 82nd Avenue consist mostly of agriculturally zoned citrus groves and vacant land. However, 82nd Avenue runs through, or along the border of, some residentially designated areas in the southern part of the county. Additionally, 82nd Avenue passes through commercial/ industrial nodes on 9th Street S.W. (Oslo Road) and S.R. 60. A small percentage of the vacant land bordering 82nd Avenue may contain environmentally valuable scrub or pine forest. The CPDR will include a detailed environmental assessment. - S.R. 60 west of I-95 Since the 1990 adoption of the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan, FDOT's classification of S.R. 60 has changed. Because of S.R. 60's function as a major east -west road connecting the east and west coasts of the state, FDOT designated S.R. 60 as part of the Intrastate Highway System. With its designation as a component of the Intrastate Highway System, the four laning of S.R. 60 became a requirement. In its Fiscal Year 1994-1998 Tentative Work Program, the FDOT has included projects to facilitate the widening of S.R. 60, from two lanes to four lanes from I-95 to the Osceola County line. Presently, the county's comprehensive plan indicates that this segment of S.R. 60 will remain two lanes. The purpose of this amendment is to change the county's Traffic Circulation Element to make the county's plan consistent with the Florida Intrastate Highway System requirements relative to S.R. 60 (see tables 4.7.2 and 4.7.3, and figures 4.11 and 4.13 of attachment 4). S.R. 60 is a major road that crosses the state from the Atlantic Ocean to Tampa Bay. It is Indian River County's primary east -west corridor, providing the only direct access to Osceola County and the Florida Turnpike. It is also the county's only road with an interchange on both I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. East of I-95, S.R. 60 is either four or six lanes and is classified as an urban principal arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. From I-95 west to the Osceola County line, S.R. 60 is a two-lane paved road with 100 feet of existing public road right-of- way and is classified as a rural principal arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. This segment of S.R. 60 is programmed for expansion to 200 feet of public road right-of-way by 1995. Generally, the land along this part of S.R. 60 is zoned and used for citrus groves, cattle grazing, and other agriculture uses. Much of the land remains uncleared. However, a largely undeveloped section of the I-95/S.R. 60 commercial/ industrial node extends west of I-95 for approximately one mile. 31 II BOOK , Fhur 67 NOV 2 3 1993