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Cum pnehensive P Ian Tnanspuntation Element With a maximum cslimated cileaiianca time of 10 'i: hours fcm worst cease cicmc it:icins Kiri the mosl saverci slorm ciueint, thti Cauinly's alciaranea time is w:ilhin 1ha geineirally aeceptad standarc cifl 12 hours. Rkiciently, a SRI AIA Corridor Study was donti flair 1he south part of the County's barricir island, and that study addrtissed hurriciane tivacuation issues. Usirigl cionsarvative assumpticris, that study confrmied thall ciao isting evacivation times wore adequate. Sincti thea hurr:icianci study uipdatti, scveiral acitions have been takein whicih tinhance evacivation evcin more. Most irrpartantly, 1ha old twci ]anti, micvablti spare Murrill Barber Bridge was rep:laccid with a RiLiii ]anti, higlh rise, fixed span fbicility. This leas significiantly in-praveid barricir island civacuiatian lravell and ceilay limieis. Also, improvomemis havei teen made to SRI (0 bcilh easel and west cif 11-95. Hast (if I1-9fI, SRI 60 is in the procciss ofItaing widtned tc 6 larieis betwltiein 66h Awinuiei and 1-95I. This will reisuilt in a canllinuous ( :lane faciility from Indian Miycir Boukivard ki I-95. Wtist of I -9_I, SR 60 has beien widened to a four-laria divided fhc:ilit)I betwltiein I-95 and 1Iha Florida'lurnpika tinlrancei Kiri Yletihaw Juriciticiri. Landscianine and Aeisthcitici Imnrowimenb in 11ransoortation Ccrridars In cirdeir to. maker roadways acisthaticially phasing and compatible with surrauriding land Liscis, Indian Rlivcui County has enacttic var:iciuis regulatory measures aric programmed rciadway laridseape improvcmenls One sucih measure was the adopt:icn of ciarridor plains. Sinai approval of th ei original county ciorridor plans (which apphiad tci 9R .60 and CRI 510), th ei ecunty has expaindec thea number cifl corricar plans to include mast ofl the ciounq's major arteria] ecrridors. Thcsa ecrridar plans include arahiteicWral stancairds (such as accciptalhlc roof materials aric exllericr colors), huffering mcluiirtimenls, landscaping reiquireimtints, aind sigrlaigti piiovisions. Finally, thea county Lias amendeid its hand Deivellopmcint Regulations to ensures that private cluvelcipments ftiaturc exllensiva landsciapci improvarn(nts fronting public roadways. CurrcntlN, there area number oft landscaped trarispartalion corridors in thti caunty. Gcrierally, staltei corridors ecntalin more lane sciap:ing thaw ciounty corridors. Far example, 51460 is lane sciapcic all thea entlancie to 1-95, has trcas on bermes west of I -9'I, and has lane seaptic mieidians butwetin 206' and Htt A venucis . Prapcs cid projects such as thea widtning cif SRI 60 beitwltiein W' Avenues and I-95 and thea resurfacing ofl 9R1 60 from 206' Avenuti to 9R1 AIA will also inuclvc installlation afl exlensivei median and shoulder landscaping. Probably 1he lonElast corridor within Indian River Ceunty with near-canlinueLis laricscaping treatments is SRI AIA. Along that corriccr, much of the lancscap:ingl was providec by privates developers ori put tic ar privalle rights -cif -way through aglrecmcnts with FDOT. Other stitei roadways in Incian Riveir Caunty have beien reccsigneic wiilh dccorat:ive pedcsllrian amenitias 110 furthar enharicti auslhelics. A Icngl U9 :I willhin the Sebaslian city himils, fbr cxamp]c, landscaping is camplcmcrittic willh paver black crossings, dticoralivc lighling, and match ing slrecit f1knitulre. Currently, sciveral major county roac ways arc btiing dasigncd tc accommodatti lardscaping treiatmtnts. Theisa include CRI fl M, 66`h Avcnuti, and 413" � Avenuiei, all of which arc being designeid to incdudei landscaped mtidians and curb and gutltir seiclions to acccmmadatc:landscapad shoulders. In thea city ofl Stihast:ian, th(i count)I's ruccntlN con-pleted CRI f112 widening projccl includtid an Community Develupmfnt Deparlment Indian Rlivfm Counity 33 A HFIENDIA A—1lransporta tion Am endm eats