Subject:
Title
Approval, RE: Resolution to FDOT Requesting Reduction of Speed Limit on US192 between I-95 and Simon Road - District 5
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Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Dept/Office:
District 5 Commission Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
Requesting the Board approve the attached Resolution determining that it is necessary to reduce the speed limit for all vehicles on the segment of U.S. Highway 192 (US-192) between Simon Road and Interstate 95 (I-95) from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour and requesting that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reduce the speed limit on such segment of US-192 accordingly from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The segment of US-192 between Simon Rd and I-95, which is approximately 0.85 miles in length and located within Brevard County, is under the jurisdiction of and maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") and there is an increasing amount of commercial and residential development along this segment of US-192, including planned and approved future development, with multiple existing and planned access points with turns into and out of US-192, which will result in increases in vehicle traffic as well as pedestrian and bicycle traffic and overall roadway congestion. This increase in roadway congestion, coupled with drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists seeking access to commercial and residential uses along US-192 between Simon Rd and I-95, will significantly increase the potential for deadly accidents due to the existing speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
Clerk to the Board Instructions: