Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Steve Hammond (Acting Director)
Department: Public Works Division: Highway Construction & Engineering
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Locally Funded Agreement between Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation for engineering design services for an Adaptive Traffic Control System along SE 17th Street from Miami Road to Holiday Drive and along Sunrise Boulevard from South N. Federal Highway to SR-A1A, at an estimated cost of $297,067 to the County; and authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Commission Districts 4 and 7)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board of County Commissioners' approval is required to enter into legal agreements with the Florida Department of Transportation.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides funding from Broward County to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for design services for an Adaptive Traffic Control System along SE 17th Street from Miami Road to Holiday Drive and along Sunrise Boulevard from South N. Federal Highway to SR-A1A to be included as part of FDOT's Advanced Traffic Management Systems Project.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
This item supports the Board of County Commissioners' Value of "cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network" with the Goal of supporting "the development, design and construction of sustainable, multi-modal transportation facilities throughout the County, to meet the demands of residents, travelers, and businesses."
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is currently in the design process for improvements to SE 17th Street from SR-5/US-1 to Seabreeze Boulevard; Seabreeze Boulevard from SE 17th Street to SR 838/Sunrise Boulevard; and SR 838/Sunrise Boulevard from SR 5...
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