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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element ADT ADT Accident Rate Relative Intersection # of Accidents (MEV) Rate E/W N/S CR 512 & Blue Island 4 10070 1500 0 .95 Low CR 510 & Old Dixie 4 10654 678 0.97 Low Bahia Mar & SR.AIA 4 2000 24077 0. 42 Low 5th Street SW & 27th Avenue 4 1363 10629 0.91 Low 5th Street SW & 20th Avenue 4 687 6143 1 .60 Low 4th Street & 27th Avenue 4 6953 10384 0.63 Low 46th Pl. & SR ALN 4 1500 24077 0.43 Low 21st Street & 5th Avenue 4 8860 3000 0. 92 Low 21st Street & 11th Avenue 4 10782 3790 0.75 Low 16th Street & 14th Avenue 4 12310 4789 0.64 Low 12th Street & 6th Avenue 4 7143 6304 0.81 Low Source: Indian River County Traffic Engineering Access Managementt Access management is the method of controlling connections to roadways . Through access management, the number and location of public roadways, private roadways, driveways, median openings , and traffic signals are subject to certain state and locally mandated guidelines . In Indian River County, existing land development regulations provide restriction/access controls for roadways that are not on the state highway system. Some of the most important county restrictions are summarized below. • Sites located at intersections shall access onto the roadway having the lower functional classification. • Provisions for circulation between adjacent parcels should be provided. • The minimum number of driveways necessary to adequately accommodate access will be provided. • Driveways on opposite sides of any undivided collector or arterial shall either be aligned or offset a minimum of 200 feet. • Driveways serving major developments must be located at minimum distances from intersections. These distances are based on functional classification and type of movements served (right turn vs . left turn) . These restrictions and controls apply only to new development or proposed access changes to existing development. Existing land uses which do not conform to these standards are exempt from these provisions . Thus, there is a profusion of driveways in the already developed areas along the county' s key thoroughfares; these include US 1 , SR 60 and portions of SR A- 1 -A. These access conditions reduce the traffic carrying capacity of the thoroughfares by creating " side friction" as vehicles enter and exit the driveways . This side friction is increased on divided roadways (such as portions of US 1 and SR 60) where there are median openings which permit vehicles to make left turns across the flow of traffic. Community Development Department Indian River County 17