PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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ADOPT RESOLUTIONS SUPPORTING PREFERRED TYPICAL SECTIONS AND REDUCING THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON SE COVE ROAD BETWEEN SW KANNER HIGHWAY AND SE AULT AVENUE AND DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
executive summary
The Board of County Commissioners is asked to consider adoption of a resolution that supports the preferred Proposed Typical Sections on SE Cove Road between SR-76 (SW Kanner Highway) and SR-5 (US-1/SE Federal Highway) and reduces the posted speed limit on SE Cove Road between SW Kanner Highway and SE Ault Avenue. The Board is also asked to consider adoption of a Resolution that designates a portion of County-owned property as right-of-way for the future widening of SE Cove Road.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Lisa A. Wichser, P.E., CFM
Title: Chief Project Engineer
REQUESTED BY: Florida Department of Transportation's Project Development & Environmental (PD&E) Study Project Manager and District 4 Secretary
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
During the development of the roadway Needs Plan in the Martin Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) it was determined that SE Cove Road between State Road (SR) 76 (SW Kanner Highway) and SR-5 (US- 1 / SE Federal Highway) will need to be widened from two lanes to four lanes. The widening project was included in the adopted Cost Feasible Plan.
Subsequently, the Martin MPO Policy Board prioritized a project to widen SE Cove Road between SW Kanner Highway and US-1 / SE Federal Highway from two lanes to four lanes and requested the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) manage the project and its funding. The FDOT agreed and has initiated a Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study to determine if there is an engineering and environmentally feasible alternative to meet the needs of the project. During the development of the PD&E Study, t...
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