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0 <br />13A COMMISSIONER STANBRIDGE -RESOLUTION 999-092 - <br />REQUEST THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION EXPEDITE FOUR -LAKING OF SR60 <br />Commissioner Stanbridge reviewed her memorandum of September 20, 1999: <br />DATE: September20,1999 <br />TO: Members, Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Ruth Stanbridge, County Commissioner �S <br />SUBJECT: State Road 60 Four-I.aning <br />According to the AP article dated September 18,1999 (copy enclosed), Governor <br />Bash, specifically, wants officials to look at the state's highways and later -state highways in <br />hopes of improvement to Florida's hurricane preparedness. Former Florida <br />Transportation Secretary Walter Revell will be the Governor's Director of the State's <br />evacuation study. <br />At the MPO meeting on September 8, 1990, I think we were all disappointed in the <br />projected timetable for SR 60 that was dlsca=%L Again, this past week with Hurricane <br />Floyd, we saw just how important it is to move that timetable forward as soon as possible. . <br />I believe it is now the appropriate time to wad a Resolution from Indbn River <br />County and from the municipalities asking that the improvements to SR 60 be moved <br />higher on the state's priority fist. <br />Commissioners agreed wholeheartedly with Commissioner Stanbridge's suggesnon <br />to send a resolution to the Florida Department of Transportation to expedite four -laving of <br />SR 60 which they felt was very necessary in light of the difficulties encountered by citizens <br />evacuating the area in preparation of Hurricane Floyd. It was also suggested that the <br />municipalities also be encouraged to send similar resolutions. <br />Community Development Director Bob Keating thought a resolution might help. He <br />stated that the MPO has been effective in getting several projects programmed for <br />construction on SR 60. The entire segment is 22 miles and is divided into 6 separate projects <br />of about 3-1/2 miles each. All of them are in process, work scheduled to be done, and <br />funded. He estimated it will probably be about 7 years for the completion of the 22 miles. <br />Perhaps a resolution can get additional money freed -up and allocated to the projects. <br />SEPTEMBER 219 1999 <br />Al <br />• <br />