PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
Wiles Road from Riverside Drive to Rock Island Road is a County road located in the City of Coral Springs. The Wiles Road Project is jointly funded by Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation through a County Incentive Grant Program Agreement approved by the Board of County Commissioners on June 3, 2014 (Item No. 8). Under the agreement, FDOT is funding 50% of the construction and inspection services cost, up to $5,625,000. The County is funding the remaining 50% of the estimated $11,250,000 cost.
The project includes widening this approximate one-mile segment of Wiles Road from four to six lanes with Complete Streets elements, including designated bicycle lanes, sidewalks, drainage, street lighting, signalization, landscaping, and irrigation improvements. The landscaping improvements shall incorporate a minimum 50% native species by plant types and shall follow the Broward County NatureScape program and Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles.
Under the proposed agreement with the City, the County will be responsible for all costs associated with the design and installation of the landscaping and irrigation improvements, estimated at $430,000, as part of the project. Upon project completion, the City will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the landscaping and irrigation improvements, including all utility costs.
The agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney and the Risk Management Division.
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