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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element E=,ven though the NPed- c; Plnii identifies the readway improvements that -are feqb4ed to maintain an ade"ate level of , there are soine eirEamstanees whereby polie- , no!allow an impfavemeirt to be uridertaken. 9 r in the case of these t�Ate readways, proposed widening projeets geoemted conqiderable oppe ition. The proposed imprevemems were pefeeived as leading to higher volumes of tm higher tra;,rel speeds, increased noise levels, and reduced safaty . Af4er eensidering4he4fa4eeffs-. the BGC detemined that eengestiort on these roadways was an aeeeptable alternative to them. Beeause a ! formed seetions of these twoc raoa o . _.roads, some F i � � r, , That ligtea cccm_ c w h t- een exet a a from the 2025 Cost Feasible ot ., ,, Road widening projects in the LRTP 3025200 Cost Feasible Plan are identified in Table 4 . 9 . 1 . The total cost of the road improvements in Table 4 .9 . 1 is $38-""581 . 3 million. The following observations can be made about the final 3025200 roadway network: • Major state road improvements include I-95 (from N. County Line to S . County Line), SR 60 (from W. County Line to 66h Ave), and US 1 (from S . County Line to 4th Street @ Indian River 13I3,-d.Blvd and from Aviation Blvd to CR 510). • The improvement to Indian River Blvd (from 4"' Street Palm Point to 37' Street) to six lanes coupled with the extension of Aviation Blvd from US I to Indian River Blvd provides significant new roadway capacity to relieve projected traffic on US 1 through Vero Beach. • Major road improvements in the southern portion of the county include Oslo Road (from I-95 to Old Dixie Hwyto four lanes, the I-95/Oslo Road interchange, cast/west roads (81h Street, 16th Street, 26 Street, 53rd Street, Aviation Blvd), and north/south roads (43 `d Avenue, 58h Avenue, 66th Avenue) . • Major road improvements in the northern portion of the county include CR 512 (from I- 95 to Roseland Road) , CR 510 (from CR512 to US 1 ), Barber Street (from US I to Schumann Drive) to four lanes , Schumann Drive (from CR 510 @ 66`h Avenue to Barber Street) to four lanes, the extension of Laconia St to CR 510, and the extension of Fleming Street to US 1 . An analysis of the system-wide impacts of the adopted Cost Feasible Plan appears in Table 4 .9 .2 . These statistics represent system-wide comparisons, and include volume/capacity ratios, total accidents , and pollutant emissions. During the course of developing the Cost Feasible planthe county considered several alternatives to road widening in response to public comments and potential impacts to surrounding neighborhoods Two examples of this were the consideration of alternatives to widening 27th and 43 '0 Avenues . Community Development Department Indian River County 75