HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/15/1967FRIDAY DECEMBER 15, 1967
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida
met in special session at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida on
Friday, December 15 at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Present were Robert W.
Graves, Chairman; Donald Macdonald; Richard P. Bogosian and Jack U.
Dritenbas. Absent was D. B. McCullers, Jr., Vice Chairman. Also
present were Jack G. Jennings, County Administrator; Sherman N. Smith, Jr.,
County Attorney and Alfred H. Webber and Janet Burriss, Deputy Clerks.
State Senator, C. S. Reuter; State Representatives, Charles Davis,
William Powell and Clifford McNulty; Mr. Michael O'Neil and Mr. Clarence
Davidson, Chairman and District Engineer of the State Road Deprtment;
Mr. J. Noble Richards and Mr. James Pryde, Mayor and City Manager of
Vero Beach; and Mr. J. B. Norton, Executive Vice -President of the
Chamber of Commerce were also present.
The meeting was called for the purpose of discussing the articles
on the following agenda:
Agenda
Highway 6
▪ Speed up construction
completion by December 1969.
• Re -Allocate Funds
make 20th Avenue to City Limit's
,Location of 'road right of way between_
37th Avenue and Main. Canal Bridge
.,Truck By -Pass Routes
A. To North of City from Main Canal
' to 43rd and to South Gifford
• To South of City from 27th and/or•43rd
to Oslo Road or 12th St. (other routes?)
Oslo Road Interchange
. . AlA Disney generated traffic count
. Beachland Blvd.
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9 ,?
Mr. O'Neil and Mr. Davidson, referring to the problems relating
to Highway 60 and Highway I-95, reported that "construction plans
are nearing completion and right-of-way is being acquired for Inter-
state 95 through Indian River County and the section between State
Road 60 and the Brevard County Line will be under contract by May,
1968. We are receiving bids for the 7.9 -mile project in Brevard County
from the Indian River County linetto Grant at our December 22nd letting.
The Contract for the next project from ,Grant to•State Road 514 has been
let, therefore, the section between State Road 60 and State Road 511 will
all be under contract by May, 1968, and should be completed by the end of
1969. The 58 -mile section between State Road 511 and a connection with
U.S. 1 1.5 miles south of the Brevard-Volusia County Line is complete.
The next 29 miles from 1.5 miles south of the Brevard-Volusia County line
to the completed section at Interstate 4 west of Daytona Beach will all
be under contract by April, 1968, and should be completed by the end of
1969. This means that Interstate 95 from State Road 60 west of Vero
Beach to U.S. 17 near the Georgia State Line should be completerby the
end of 1969."
Mr. O'Neil was requested to make every effort to allocate funds so
that the reconstruction of Highway 60 from Highway I-95 into U.S. 1
at Vero Beach Could be completed by the time Highway 1-95 connected
with Highway 60; otherwise the heavy traffic from Highway I-95 to Vero
Beach would be required to travel for a long period of time over torn -up
highway construction. Mx. O'Neil stated that everything possible would
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be done to help the situation and possibly make construction from 20th
Avenue to the City Limits the first stage of the project.
It was also suggested that since there was work to be done on 27th
Avenue and 43rd Street, it would be advisable to have them completed
before Highway I-95 connects with. Highway 60, so that they could help
relieve the traffic influx. Mr. Davidson stated that if these roads
were to be used for this purpose, they should meet primary road rather
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than secondary road standards.
Further discussion arose regarding reconstruction of Highway 60
from the I-95 Interchange west to the Yeehaw Junction int, ®rchange of
the Sunshine Parkway. Mr. Richards felt that its shoilbe7 rebuilt
according to primary road standards regardless of cost and that an
attempt be made to obtain Federal Funds for the purpose if necessary.
State Representative Clifford McNulty mentioned, that, in the past,
the Turnpike Authority has aided in "feeder road" building and might
help in this case. Chairman Graves and County Attorney Smith spoke
in favor ofresurfacing this section of Highway 60 to eliminate the
present "roller coaster" hazard and add years to the life of the
present highway.
Regarding an I-95 Interchange at Oslo Road, Commissioner Dritenbas
stated that 25,000 acres of new citrus groves have been set out in the
area'id suggested that an interchange was needed to handle the resultant
trucking and that it would be one of the most important aspects of
traffic relief. Mr. Davidson explained that the greatest portion of
this interchange cost would be in procuring right-of-way.
The remaining -items on the agenda were discussed briefly without
arriving at more definite solutions.
In conclusion Mr. O'Neil suggested that both the County and the
City of 'hero Beach follow up their request° with resolutions petitioning
the State Road Department for assistance in these matters.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 o'clock Noon.
ATTEST: �1 2
RA / HARRIS, CLERK
ROBERT W. GRAVES, CHM.
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DEC 151967