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1 RICK SCOT l GOVERNOR ~ ~~ Florida Department of Transportation 3400 West Commercial Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida ANANTH PRASAD, P.E. SECRETARY Mr. Joseph Baird County Administrator th Street Vero Beach, FL Dear Mr. Baird: September 25, 2014 Indian River County SEP Office of the County Administrator SUBJECT: Alternatives Public Meeting Announcement SR 5/US 1 Project Development & Environment Study From South of 53rd Street (MP 9.762) to North of CR 510 (MP ) Indian River County, Florida Federal Aid Project No.: P Financial Project ID No.: Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) No.: The Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT), District Four, will conduct an Alternatives Public Meeting for the above referenced project. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at the Polish-American Social Club, 7500 US Highway 1, Vero Beach, FL The meeting will be held from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. as an open house format. A project newsletter, which includes a location map for the meeting, is enclosed. Notices are being sent to all property owners located within at least 500 feet on either side of the existing roadway and to other public officials, regulatory agencies, organizations, and individuals interested in the project. The meeting is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The Alternatives Public Meeting is being held as part of a current Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study. This study is being conducted to evaluate proposed transportation solutions for this segment of SR 5/US 1 and to provide documented information necessary for FOOT to reach a decision on the type, design, and location of the improvements. The project is being developed to reduce congestion, enhance safety, and achieve an acceptable level-of-service while minimizing potential impacts to the natural and human environments. The purpose of this project is to study the widening of SR 5/US 1 from four to six lanes. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act can contact me at (954) or toll free at (866) RECYCLED PAPER

2 Mr. Joseph Baird September 25, 2014 Page , extension 4474, or by at anson.sonnett@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the meeting. I can also be reached at the phone number or address above if you have questions about the project or this scheduled meeting. Sincerely, Anson Sennett, P.E. FOOT Project Manager Enclosure: Project Newsletter

3 SR 5/US 1 September I 2014 Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study From South of 53rd Street (M.P ) to North of CR 510 (M.P ) Financial Project ID No I Federal Aid Project No P I ETDM No Project Overview The Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) is conducting a PD&E Study to consider improvements to SR 5/US 1 from south of 53rd Street to north of CR 510 in Indian River County. This project is consistent with the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan. This PD&E Study is evaluating many alternatives, including roadway capacity improvements, bicycle and pedestrian accommodations and transit needs. The different alternatives being evaluated include, but are not limited to: Widening SR 5/US 1 from four lanes to six lanes Transportation Systems Management (TSM) (i.e. intersections, signals, sidewalks, bike lane improvements) A No-Build or "No Project" Alternative A Public Kick-off Meeting was held on March 26, 2014 at the Polish-American Social Club. This meeting provided an opportunity for the general public, as well as agency representatives, to become acquainted with the project. Approximately 57 members of the public attended this meeting, as well as three agency members from the Indian River County MPO and St. Johns River Water Management District. The information presented at the Public Kick-off Meeting is available on the project website atwww.uslstudy.com. Adjacent CR 510 Project Indian River County currently has a project (see Inset A to the right) that is in the design phase. This project plans to widen CR 510, from two to four lanes, from SSth Avenue to Shore Lane. Intersection modifications will also be made at SR 5/US 1 and CR 51 O to raise the elevation of the roadway approximately five feet. For more information about this LEGEND project, please contact Chris Kafer, FOOT PD&E Study County Engineer, at (772) Indian River County Project or by at ckafer@ircgov.com. Inset A

4 What's New... Considering the Alternatives The project has been divided into two segments (shown on the map to the right) based on the existing characteristics of the roadway. :J;> Segment 1, from south of 53rd Street to 82nd Street, has rural characteristics with a posted speed limit of 55 mph. );> Segment 2, from 82nd Street to north of CR 510, has urban characteristics with a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Separate build alternatives have been developed for each of these segments. Segment 1 has two alternatives and Segment 2 has one alternative. Each of the build alternatives currently under consideration are depicted graphically in the following sections. The public will have the opportunity to view and comment on these alternatives at the upcoming Alternatives Public Meeting on October 22, as well as throughout the study. LEGEND - segment1 - segment2 SEGMENT 1 BUILD ALTERNATIVES 104' Proposed R/W 104' Proposed R/W 44' 60' Existin R/W 60' Existin R/W 44' ' 6' 5' 29' 3':S' 12' 12' 12' 8' 12' I 12' 8' 12' 12' 12' 5': 3' 29' ' TT.II!T T T T T T T T T T T 11 BUILD ALTERNATIVE 1 Widening the road from 4 to 61anes Adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes Maintaining the speed limit at 55 mph This alternative needs an additional 44 feet of right-of-way on each side of the roadway The total amount of right-of-way needed is 88 feet 80' Proposed R/W 80' Proposed R/W 20' 60' Existin R/W 60' Existing R/W ' 7' 5' 10.5' 6.5' 12' 12' 12' 6.5' 8.5' 18.5' 6.5' 12' 12' 12' 6.5' 10.5' 5' 7 I ill BUILD A LTERNATIVE 2 Widening the road from 4 to 6 lanes Adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes Reducing the speed limit from 55 mph to 50 mph This alternative needs an additional 20 feet of right-of-way on each side of the roadway The total amount of right-of-way needed is 40 feet Other alternatives being considered are a No-Build Alternative and a Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative, which includes lower-investment strategies to mitigate traffic congestion, including intersection and signal improvements, as well as adding bike lanes and sidewalks. 2

5 SEGMENT 2 BUILD ALTERNATIVE,0'! 63' Proposed R/W 63' Proposed R/W I 4' 6' : 4' 12' 12' 12' 11' I 11' 12' 12' :r! I'T T T T 'i' T T T,tl.. 4' Widening the road from 4 to 61anes Maintaining the speed limit at 45 mph This alternative needs an additional 10 feet of right-of-way on each side of the roadway The total amount of right-of-way needed is 20 feet What to expect at the Meeting Project information and graphics depicting each of the alternatives being considered will be on display and members of the project team will be available to answer your questions and receive your input. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the project, the alternatives being considered, and what the project could mean for your community as it relates to traffic, noise, and access to your community facilities. Information will be presented in an open house format. You will be able to make comments and have them become a part of this study. We value your feedback and we want to hear from you. If you can't make it to the meeting, other ways of contacting the project team can be found on the back of this newsletter on page 4. STUDY SCHEDULE: 0 0 v Contact Information FOOT Project Manager Anson Sonnett, P.E W. Commercial Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL (866) ext anson.sonnett@dot.state.fl.us Consultant Project Manager Aniruddha "Rudy" Gotmare, P.E. (561) agotmare@scalarinc.net Project Website study.com The information presented at the Alternatives Public Meeting will also be available on the project website following the meeting. Comments can be made on the website by clicking on the link " Updates" on the left side of the web page. 3

6 FDOj\) CR 510 (85th S 77th ST Time: 5:30-7:30 pm Open House Location: Polish-American Social Club 7500 US Highway 1 Vero Beach, FL MEETING LOCATION Polish-American Social Club 7500 US Highway 1 Vero Beach, FL th ST Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Mr. Anson Sennett, P.E., FOOT Project Manager, at (954) (toll free at (866) , extension 4474) at least seven days prior to the meeting. 4