Resolution 112-1987
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Commissioner Gene Lytton
RESOLUTION NO. 112- 1987
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONFIRM THE NEED
FOR, EVALUATE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLE-
MENT CONSTRUCTION/INSTALLATION AS APPROPRIATE
FOR FIVE SPECIFIC U.S.#l/S.R.S IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS IN THE LOWER KEYS AREA; REQUESTING
FDOT TO INCORPORATE ONE OF THESE FIVE PROJ-
ECTS INTO A CURRENTL Y PLANNED FEDERAL AID
RESURFACING PROJECT ON CUDJOE KEY AND ACCEL-
ERATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MODIFIED
PROJECT TO FY88-89; DIRECTING THE CLERK OF
THE BOARD TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY HEREOF
TO FDOT.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, has recently and on numerous prior occasions expressed
its concern over the continually increasing level of traffic
congestion along U.S. #1 throughout the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, in view of usage of U. S. III by existing County
residents, recent commercial institutional, and residential
development that has occurred in certain locations in the Lower
Keys as well as steadily increasing tourist and through traffic,
all of which are contributory to and impact on the operational
level of service along U.S. #l/S.R.S, said Board, along with its
Public Works Department staff and Engineering Consultant, has
identified five specific Lower Keys area potential U.S.#l/S.R.S
improvement proj ects that should be evaluated by the Florida
Department of Transportation, as the managing agency for for the
State Primary System of which U.S./Il/S.R.S forms a part, to
determine whether the design and construction of such proj ects
will in fact alleviate traffic congestion and thus improve the
level of service; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that
Section 1.
The Florida Department of Transportation is
requested to confirm the need for, evaluate potential design
alternatives and, if determined to be necessary in order to
assist in alleviating congested traffic conditions and relieve
other U.S.#l/S.R.S related problems,
implement
the
con-
struction/insta11ation thereof of the following five specific
Lower Keys area D.S.Hl/S.R.S improvement projects at the earliest
possible time:
a. At Mile Marker 10.7 on Big Coppitt Key -
intersection of D.S.H1 and Jade Drive near County Road
C-941 intersection - project would include installation
of a right turn deceleration lane for southwest bound
traffic and a left turn storage lane for northeast
bound traffic.
b. At Mile Marker 22.9 on Cudjoe Key - intersection of
D.S.Hl and Spanish Main Road - project would include
installation of a left turn storage lane for southwest
bound traffic and a right turn deceleration land for
northeast bound traffic.
c. At approximately Mile Marker 2S in the vicinity of
Dion's Quik Mart on Summer1and Key - project would
include investigation of impact of recent D.S.Hl/S.R.S
shoulder maintenance work and turn off projects now
completed by FOOT which have resulted in stormwater
runoff drainage being improperly diverted upon
properties contiguous to the D.SHl/S.R.% right-of-way
as well as within said right-of-way fronting the
properties in question.
d. At Mile Marker 30 on Big Pine Key - project would
include a right turn deceleration lane for southwest
bound traffic and a left turn storage lane for
northeast bound traffic for the D.S. Post Office
facility at that location.
e. At Mile Marker 31.2 on Big Pine Key - project would
include a right turn deceleration land for northerly
bound traffic on the curvilinear portion of D.SHl/S.R.S
to serve the St. Peters Catholic Church property at
that location.
2. The Florida Department of Transportation is further
requested to consider installation of proj ect "b" above at D. S .111
and Spanish Main Drive on Cudjoe Key in conjunction with their
currently planned Federal Aid resurfacing and repaving project,
WPIH6116794, from Bow Channel to Kemp Channel, now scheduled for
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fiscal year 89/90 in the FDOT's draft five year work program and
that said project, as modified by incorporating project "b" above
be accelerated to FY88/89.
3. The Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners is
hereby instructed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution
to Mr. John Taylor, District VI Deputy Assistant Secretary for
FDOT at 401 NW Second Avenue, Room 220, Miami, Florida 33128.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 17th day of February, A.D., 1987.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Attest: DANNY L. ROmAGE, Clerk
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