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WHAT'S INA <br />PLAN? <br />The MPO's 25 Year Plan <br />By Brian Freeman <br />Brian Freeman is the Staff Director of the Indian River- County Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization. A graduate of Clemson University, Brian has been an Indian River County <br />resident and planner- since 2003. He and his wife, Carolina, have three kids and one dog. <br />Every year people move to Indian River County because of <br />the wonderful quality of life offered here. In addition to the <br />warm weather year-round and the beautiful setting along <br />the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, residents <br />and visitors also enjoy the stress -free traffic. Over the next <br />25 years, the population of Indian River County is expected <br />to grow by another 50,000 year-round residents (plus the <br />seasonal residents who migrate here every winter). <br />The above shot is of I95 in Indian River County and the Trans <br />Florida Central Railroad Trail, a project spearheaded by the <br />MPO. Check out the article on this trail in the December 2018 <br />News Magazine on our website, indianriverna.com for <br />more informatiuon. <br />IRNA NEWS MAGAZINE - 6 <br />Identifying the transportation <br />improvements that will be needed over the <br />next 25 years to maintain the uncongested <br />roads that we enjoy today is one of the <br />primary tasks of the Indian River County <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />(MPO). "Connecting IRC" is the theme of <br />the MPO's 2045 Long Range Transportation <br />Plan. One of the goals of the 2045 plan is <br />"providing an efficient transportation <br />system that is connected,, responsive, <br />aesthetically pleasing, and meets the needs <br />of all users:' <br />Improvements to many "connections" are <br />identified in the plan, and several of these <br />will be under construction in the next few <br />years. First is the next phase of the 66th <br />Avenue widening. Once complete, 66th <br />Avenue will provide a four -lane connection <br />from CR 510 in northern Indian River <br />County to SR 60 by Indian River. Mall. <br />Within the next five years, construction <br />will begin on widening CR 510 (to a four - <br />lane road from CR 512 to US 1) and the new <br />1-95 interchange at Oslo Road. Following <br />those projects are improvements to Oslo <br />Road, US 1, and 82nd Avenue. <br />Improving connections to the Cleveland_ <br />Clinic hospital are also envisioned by the <br />plan. Aviation Blvd. will be extended east <br />82 "5.3 <br />