HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-423 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-423
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT A MIDWAY ROAD IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Midway Road is a 12-mile paved roadway from S. Indian River Drive to
Okeechobee Road (SR 70). The County's Public Works Department is working
to implement an improvement project to resurface the road, install guardrail, and
improve public safety (the "Project"). The project limits extend from FDOT 1-95
ROW to FDOT Okeechobee Road (SR 70) ROW, a distance of approximately 4.5
miles.
2. The County desires to improve public safety by installing 1.5 miles of guardrail on
the north side of Midway Road from Shinn Road to McCarty Road; and
3. The County desires to resurface Midway Road, and:
a. Install a safety edge on both sides of the road.
b. Install new line striping and reflective pavement markings.
c. Install an asphalt weed control barrier to help control erosion around the
guardrail and canal bank to the extent practical.
4. There are several physical conditions that are unique to the project that create a
difficulty with placement of the guardrail:
a. There is a very deep canal adjacent to the north side of Midway Road from
Shinn Road to McCarty Road.
b. Guardrail should be placed between the canal and the roadway at the
proper elevation to improve safety, but may not provide increased
shoulder widths or meet offset distances from the road and canal.
5. The existing road conditions do not meet current design standards; and
6. Implementing the Project will improve the existing conditions and make Midway
Road safer for the traveling public; and
7. The decision to implement the Project is a planning level decision initiated by the
Board of County Commissioners and is intended to make Midway Road safer for
the traveling public.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. The Findings set out above are approved.
2. Based on the findings set out above, the Public Works Department is directed to
implement the Project.
3. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chair Sean Mitchell AYE
Vice Chair Frannie Hutchinson AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 14th day of December 2021.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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