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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA,SUPPORTING THE CONFIGURATION
OF A NEW TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE AT MIDWAY ROAD IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has made the following determinations:
1. The Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) has completed a PD&E (Project Development &
Environment) study and held a public hearing in July 2021 for turnpike facilities from
Jupiter to Fort Pierce.
2. The FTE is planning to widen from a four-lane facility to a ten-lane facility.
3. The PD&E document includes a new turnpike interchange at Midway Road.
4. The County passed Resolution 20-267 on December 1, 2020, in support of the
Alternative B tight urban diamond interchange(TUDI)for the Midway Road interchange
configuration and is reflected as the preferred alternative in the PD&E public hearing
documents.
5. The Midway Road bridge over the Turnpike must be widened to accommodate the
interchange and expanding the corridor to a four-lane roadway.
6. The FTE plans to construct the interchange in phases, with the south ramps funded for
construction in 2027.
7. The Midway Road widening project, including the Turnpike Interchange, is included in
the Governor's Moving Florida Forward (MFF) legislative proposal.
8. The TUDI concept requires right of way donation from the parcel in the northeast
quadrant of the interchange for the north ramps.
9. The parcel in the northeast quadrant of the interchange has been purchased by
Contender Boats, Inc., a St. Lucie County Targeted Industry, and has submitted for a
major adjustment to the site plan.
10. The major adjustment application includes buildings that will conflict with the
northbound ramps of the TUDI,thereby rendering the north ramps in the TUDI concept
infeasible.
11. Contender Boats Inc. is unwilling to adjust the site plan design to accommodate the
future northbound ramp.
12. An alternate interchange configuration,Alternative A Partial Cloverleaf(Parclow) does
not require right of way donation from the Contender Boats, Inc. parcel.
13. The County is requesting the FTE change their recommended Midway Road
interchange configuration from a tight urban diamond interchange(TUDI)to the Partial
Cloverleaf (Parclow) as shown in the Midway Road Interchange Alternatives public
document.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim its support for a change to the interchange
configuration to Alternative A (Parclow) for the new turnpike interchange at Midway
Road.
2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
3. The County Administrator is directed to send a copy of this resolution to the County's
state legislative delegation and to the Florida Turnpike Enterprise.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 4th day of April 2023.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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