Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-605 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Local Funding Agreement with the Florida Department Of Transportation ("FDOT"), District 4, wherein FDOT shall contribute $251,464 and the County shall contribute $500,000 to fund the construction by FDOT of traffic signal mast arms, a turn lane and a pedestrian crosswalk at SR-845/Powerline Road and NW 59th Court near the Cypress Creek Tri-Rail Station in Fort Lauderdale; authorizing the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions; and providing for an effective date. (Commission District 9)

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-11:12 AM)  Approved.

VOTE: 8-0.  Dr. Sharief was inaudible at the time of the vote.

ACTION:  (T-11:13 AM)  Dr. Sharief telephonically requested being shown voting in the affirmative.

VOTE: 9-0.

Puts funding in place for FDOT to construct/install three traffic signal mast arms, a left turn lane, and a pedestrian crosswalk on Powerline Road and NW 59th Court that will allow buses to safely make a left turn when proceeding southbound on Powerline Road onto NW 59th Court to connect with TriRail. Once the construction of the project is completed, FDOT will then turn the project over to Broward County who will maintain and operate the constructed traffic signal system.

June 15, 2010, Item No. 10

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSIT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.

 

This item supports the Boards Value of "Cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network."

As background, the Transit Division (BCT) staff coordinated with FDOT in FY 2013 to provide connectivity between passengers traveling on BCT Route 14 (Powerline Road) to access the Cypress Creek TriRail station along NW 59 Court in Fort Lauderdale. Due to a median blocking access to the station platform on NW 59th Court, this connectivity for passengers traveling southbound on the Route 14  was not possible. Passengers wanting to get to the TriRail station would need to exit on the west side of Powerline road and cross the roadway and walk about a block and a half to the TriRail station. To alleviate this, Broward County Transit (BCT) coordinated with FDOT to provide funding for a project to construct three traffic signal mast arms, a bus left turn lane, and pedestrian crosswalk at SR 845/Powerline Road and NW 59th Court as part of it's roadway project. FDOT and the County are funding the project which is estimated at a total cost of $751,464. Once the construction of the project is completed, FDOT will then turn the project over to Broward County who will maintain and operate the constructed traffic signal system.

In order to construct the project, FDOT requires a Locally Funded Agreement which details each party’s financial commitments  ($500,000 from the County and $251,464 FDOT).

The Locally Funded Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.

Chris Walton, Director, Transportation Department, (954) 357-8451