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6,01. <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: John Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Prepared By: Jim Mann, MPA; MPO Senior Planner <br />Date: April 12, 2024 <br />Subject: Resolution of Support for 26th Street Widening Project <br />It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Board <br />of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of April 23, 2024. <br />DESCRIPTION, CONDITIONS, AND ANALYSIS <br />The County's Capital Improvements Element includes a project to widen 26th Street from 66th <br />Avenue to 43rd Avenue. Recently, the County submitted a grant application to FDOT for funding <br />from the Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) for this project. One requirement of <br />the application is a Resolution of Support from the Board of County Commissioners. <br />In addition to the roadway widening, this project will also include 7' buffered bike lanes and <br />sidewalks on both sides of the road. The project will also connect to other planned improvement <br />projects, such as the widening of Aviation Boulevard from 43rd Avenue to US 1, and the extension <br />of Aviation Boulevard to the County's medical corridor. <br />On February 14, 2024, the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) <br />approved the 26th Avenue widening project as one of the top priority projects in the draft List of <br />Priority Projects (LOPP). The project has also been identified in the Indian River County MPO's <br />2045 Long Range Transportation Plan as a roadway need and cost feasible project. It has also <br />been identified in the Treasure Coast's 2045 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan as a tier 1 <br />project. <br />FUNDING <br />In addition to TRIP funding, this project will also be funded by the Traffic Impact Fees <br />2020/District 2/ROW/261h Street & 43rd Ave Intersection account, number 10415241-066120- <br />19001, Traffic Impact Fees 2020/District 2/ROW/26th Street & 43rd Ave to 58th Ave account, <br />number 10415241-066120-06011, and Traffic Impact Fees/District 2/ROW/26th Street - 58th <br />Ave to 66th Ave account, number 10415241-066120-16006. <br />84 <br />C:\Granicus\Legistar5\L5\Temp\227220ae-1927-41b0-9562-c4a539dc5eed.docx 1 <br />