Weekly Traffic Calming Update for Week Ending 7/7/2017

Weekly Traffic Calming Update

WEEKLY TRAFFIC CALMING UPDATE

WEEK ENDING 7/7/2017

Traffic Calming Plan: After months of data gathering and public input, the Village’s traffic engineering consultant, Marlin Engineering presented its recommendations to Village residents during a Traffic Town Hall at Village Hall this past Wednesday, July 5th.

During the meeting, the traffic engineer presented various options for traffic calming devices and other traffic solutions for the Village to consider. The next steps include securing final county approval, local approval by the Village Council, project prioritization, and developing a funding plan. If you were unable to attend the meeting, here is a copy of the presentation.

Toward the end of 2016, Marlin Engineering held district-specific meetings with all three Village districts to introduce the methodology for the traffic data collection in each district and presented the objectives of the Village-wide traffic calming and redirection plan.

Following those meetings, Marlin Engineering began collecting data at 167 Village-wide data collection sites, intentionally avoiding holiday breaks from local schools in order to collect the most accurate traffic counts. The data collection areas were chosen through resident input and using Village administration insight as well as previous traffic data. During the data collection phase, Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) machines were utilized to collect daily traffic volume counts, peak hour volume counts, and 85th percentile speed counts (a speed at or below which 85 percent of people drive at any given location under good weather and visibility conditions may be considered as the maximum safe speed for that location).

Once Marlin Engineering concluded collecting traffic count data, additional district-specific meetings were held with the three districts to present the initial findings. Resident input was continuous through robust discussions at these district-specific meetings as well as through survey participation to collect information form those who could not attend the meetings. In addition to the data previously collected , traffic information from a previous detailed study of the traffic patterns and counts specific to the downtown area was also considered by the engineer in formulating the final recommendations presented this past July 5th.

Strictly Enforced Signs: The Village of Palmetto Bay's Public Services Department has begun installing 200 new vertical "Strictly Enforced" signs that will be affixed to speed limit poles, reminding drivers that speed limits in Palmetto Bay are firmly imposed.

Special Council Meeting: A Special Council Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 12 at 6 pm (before the Budget Workshop) at Village Hall to award the contract for the construction of the traffic circle on SW 168 Street and 82 Avenue.

Speed Tables Update: Installation of temporary speed tables on SW 74 Place between SW 148 and SW 152 Street will begin early next week. Delays can be expected; please use caution when driving in this area. For more information about speed tables, please visit our Traffic & Transit page on the new Village website.

FDOT Project: All traffic on SW 152 Street/Coral Reef Drive from just west of SW 93 Avenue to just west of SW 97 Avenue has been shifted to the south side of the roadway. The westbound and eastbound travel lanes have been reduced to one lane in each direction and shifted to the southside of the roadway. This traffic pattern will be in effect for approximately two more weeks to allow the contractor to repair and resurface the north section of the bridge over the C-100 Canal. Once work on the north section of the bridge is completed, the contractor will place traffic on the newly constructed bridge section and work on the southern portion of the bridge.

Beginning today, July 7, through Friday, July 21, there will be alternating single lane closures on Coral Reef Drive/SW 152 Street from US-1 to Florida’s Turnpike between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. to allow the contractor to reconstruct sections of sidewalks and pedestrian ramps.

Drivers are encouraged to call 511 before they travel or log on to www.fl511.com to get real-time traffic and lane closure information.

According to FDOT the entire project should be completed by March 2018.

Please visit the FDOT website for more details.

Please continue to keep an eye out for our traffic calming information and updates! If you have any further questions, please contact Village Hall at 305-259-1234. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter.

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