The Florida Department of Transportation, District Four is holding a public hearing for the State Road (SR) 710 Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study, Financial Management Number: 419344-1-22-01. This public hearing is being conducted to ...

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Florida Department of Transportation District Four announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Indiantown Civic Center, 15675 S. W. Osceola Street, Indiantown, Florida
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Transportation, District Four is holding a public hearing for the State Road (SR) 710 Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study, Financial Management Number: 419344-1-22-01. This public hearing 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 widening of SR 710 (Beeline Highway) from CR 714 (S. W. Martin Highway) to CR 609 (S. W. Allapattah Road) for a distance of approximately 15 miles and in accordance with Federal Executive Orders 11990 and 11988. The project consists of replacing the existing two-lane roadway with a new four-lane highway that includes a median divider. Other improvements involve linear swales, which will provide the water quality and water quantity treatment required by the South Florida Water Management District, and a bicycle and pedestrian facility with a 12-foot shared use path for the entire length of the project. This project will enhance mobility, safety, emergency access and truck movement within and through Martin County.
The public hearing will also address the reclassification of the existing access management classification for SR 710 within the project limits. A restrictive median is being proposed to separate opposing lanes of traffic as part of the roadway improvements. The access class must be changed to establish minimum median opening spacings per Rule 14-97.005, F.A.C., and FDOT Procedure 525-030-155-c. A “non-restrictive” median allows vehicles to cross the median at any point, such as a center two-way left-turn lane. A “restrictive” median physically prevents vehicles from crossing the median except at designated locations. From SW Martin Highway to S. W. Allapattah Road, it is recommended that the existing Access Class 4 for non-restrictive medians be revised to an Access Class 3 for restrictive medians. An Access Class 3 designation would allow full median openings every one-half mile (2,640 feet) and directional median openings every one-quarter mile (1,320 feet). The ability to add these additional features is subject to safety and operational considerations.
The draft project documents and other information will be available for review from Tuesday, September 14, 2010, to Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at the Elisabeth Lahti Library, 15200 S. W. Adams Avenue, Indiantown, FL. Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 12:00 Noon – 8:00 p.m.; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays and Mondays. These documents will also be on display at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four Office, 3400 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Persons wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the hearing or by sending them to the: FDOT Project Manager, Mr. Patrick Glass, P.E., 3400 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before October 15, 2010, will become a part of the public hearing record.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The FDOT Project Manager, Mr. Patrick Glass, P.E. at [phone] or Toll Free at 1(866)336-8435, ext. 4681. Mr. Glass may also be contacted via e-mail: patrick.glass@ dot.state.fl.us.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mr. Glass, either in writing: The FDOT District Four Office, 3400 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL or [phone] or Toll Free at 1(866)336-8435, ext. 4681. Mr. Glass may also be contacted via email: [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Mr. Glass, or visit our project website: www.sr710beelinepde.com.