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MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Stanbridge, <br />SECONDED BY Commissioner Grin, to adopt a resolution <br />requesting the Florida Department of Transportation to expedite <br />the 4 -laving of SR 60 from I-95 to the Florida Turnpike. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Tippin mentioned that he will personally contact <br />Walter Revell on behalf of the Board and as Chairman of the MPO, with the <br />Commissioners' approval. <br />Commissioners immediately agreed to Commissioner Tippin's proposal. <br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION and the motion <br />carried unanimously. (Resolution No. 99-92 adopted) <br />RESOLUTION NO. 99- 92 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REQUESTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT <br />OF TRANSPORTATION TO EXPEDITE THE 4-LANING OF SR 60 FROM <br />I.95 TO THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. <br />WHEREAS, SR 60 west of Interstate 95 is a Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) <br />roadway planned for expansion from 2 lanes to 4 lanes; and <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is responsible for <br />programming improvements to the FIHS; and <br />WHEREAS, the FDOT's current adopted Five Year Work Program (FY 1999/2000 through <br />2003/2004) includes seven separate projects associated with the widening of SR 60 from I-95 to the <br />Florida Turnpike; and <br />WHEREAS, only three of the seven SR 60 widening projects have construction phases <br />included in the current FDOT Five Year Work Program, with the other four projects having <br />preliminary engineering or right-of-way phases included in the current Five Year Work Program; <br />and <br />SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 <br />64 <br />