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0 0 <br />Commissioner O'Bryan inquired what would be the cost for the design, <br />engineering, and construction of about 10 roundabouts, without counting right-of-way costs. <br />Mr. Wallwork believed it was dependent on the type of infrastructure desired. In <br />his estimation it would be about $350,000.00 in construction cost, and design cost could be about <br />$50,000.00. Therefore, the total cost would be about $400,000 for a roundabout on 43rd Avenue <br />(a total of $4.Million for 10 intersections improvements). <br />Chairman Wheeler found very interesting the decrease in crashes at roundabouts. <br />He saw roundabouts as less expensive, safer, handle more traffic, and slow traffic down through <br />neighborhoods. He appreciated the presentation and education provided by Mr. Wallwork and <br />hoped the Board could get with staff and see the potential of pursuing this venture. <br />Mr. Wallwork provided more information on the cost for building roundabouts. <br />Vice Chair Bowden asked the Chairman what was the progress from this point on. <br />Chairman Wheeler said this was just for education, to have something to consider, and to have <br />staff look into it to see if it would work for us. <br />Mr. Wallwork recommended a public meeting be held if the County plans to put a <br />roundabout in a specific place. He suggested they look at the roundabouts in Jensen Beach and <br />the PGA development in Port St Lucie, and the County may also want to do some low cost <br />evaluations to look at the feasibility of a roundabout at different locations. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan asked the Chairman if a Motion was required to direct <br />staff to do a feasibility study to identify some of our problem intersections. <br />April 3, 2007 5 <br />BK 1 <br />