R67-URESOLUTION NO. 67-U
WHEREAS, The Road Planning Committee of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
will present to the State Road Department its recommendations
regarding 1-95 Interchanges and Grade Separations at a Special
Meeting to be held on the 26th day of October, 1967, and
WHEREAS, said recommendations were accepted at a Special Meeting of
the City Council on the 25th day of October, 1967;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, hereby authorizes Mr. Henry E. Thompson,
Chairman of the Road Planning Committee to present to the State
ii Road Department recommendations as set forth in said report,
and which is made a part of this resolution together with
attachment and map.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 25th day of October, 1967, A.D.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
(Seal)
City Clerk
By:
Michael V. Mich. ael, Mayor
Thom~ A. Summ~s.~ Vic~e. Mayor
~GmX~'ber't ~ins, Counci~an
Leonard E'. Nylund, Q~uncilman
Clyd~ Wo~rell, gr., ~uncilman
REPORT OF CITY ROAD PLANNING COMMITTEE
TO: City Manager, Fmyor and City Councilmen
SUBJECT: 1-95 Interchanges and Grade Separations
Because of the recent step-up in time schedule ordered by Govenor
Kirk for the completion of 1-95, County and State Road officials
had asked the City to be ready at an early date with proposals for
1-95 Interchanges and Grade Separations.
Fortunately, the State Road Dept. has indicated to our County Engin-
eer, George Frost and our County Commissioner, George Warren, that
our 15th Ave. South has been accepted in planning for an Interchange.
Likewise, 23rd Ave. South has been accepted in planning for a Grade
Separation. Of course, it necessarily remains to have 15th Ave.
completed Westward to at least Congress Ave. prior to construction
programming of 1-95.
Two principle recommendations are required from the City. No. 1
requires that we decide between 22nd Ave. North and 17th Ave. North
for a Grade Separation. Secondly, the State Road Department has
been looking with some disfavor at the traffic congestion problem
which they feel may develop at the proposed 2nd Ave. interchange
site across the street South from the Boynton Beach Jr. High School
location. Accordingly, they have asked the City to make recommenda-
tions for a different type of interchange perhaps or at least to be
firmly resolved as to what the City wants in the form of an inter-
change for 1-95 in this general area.
The main part of this report will be delivered to you gentlemen
verbally, but in brief, the following is the official recommendation
of the City Road Planning Committee, after having a study made by
its 1-95 Sub-Co~Littee, chairmaned by Mr. George Wilde:
The Committee recom,~ends that 22 Ave. North be utilized as
a Grade Separation for 1-95 rather than 17th Ave. North.
They further recommend that 22nd Ave. be extended Westward
to Congress Ave., the right of way being assured by the
owners and developers of the land west of the Seaboard tracks
to Congress Ave. Because this road will then skirt the
northern boundaz7 of our Industrial Park area, it is further
recommended by your City Road Planning Com~ittee that it
would be urgently necessary to provide access to this indus-
trial park area by extending Industrial Ave. from its southern
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extremity at N.W. 2nd Avenue, Northward and across the Boynton
Canal by bridge and thence Northerly continuing through the
industrial park area until it intersects 22nd Ave. North in
its new proposed extension to Congress Ave. This will accom-
plish another North-South road bridging the Canal and will
tie together two existing industrially zoned park areas which
are inaccessable one to the other because of the Canal. It
will also protect with proper road access and egress existing
industrialist, Curt Joa, Inc., who is well qualified and
prepared to assist us in bringing additional nationallyknown
industry into this area if this road exists. Likewise, it
provides an outstanding grid pattern for industrial develop-
ment in our North-west sector TO INCLUDE THE PROPOSED LOCATION
OF A LANDING STRIP FOR AIR FREIGHT DELIVERY.
The City Road Planning C?mmittee further recommends, as[er
drawing attached, that 1-95 be elevated over both Ocean
and N.W. 2nd Ave. and that the congested Cloverleaf pattern
presently planned east of the Seaboard Railroad tracks and
eastward to in front of the Boynton Jr. High School be changed
to accomodate existing roads whichwould empty onto Ocean Ave.
and access roads to 1-95 from 2nd Ave. North. It is further
recommended that neither 2nd or Ocean Avenues at this time be
made One-way streets but that this should be a consideration
in future years as the increased contemplated traffic flow
developes toward its projected 1985 20,000 cars a day total.
It is recommended that traffic flow be maintained in both
directions on these two Avenues and it is felt that this will
accomodate proper road control for many years. It is speci-
fically recommended that the southern access road to 1-95 be
placed West of the Seaboard tracks and further that it be
ramped upward and over the Seaboard tracks so as to eliminate
traffic conjestion and blockage at this point.
This concludes the report of your City Road Planning Comaittee with
the exception of the fact that must be pointed out that regardless
of our recommendations to the State and County Road officials on
Thursday, October 26, 1967, the fact remains that 15th Ave. South
and 22nd Ave. North in their Westward extensions will have to be
constructed prior to the construction of 1-95. This matter requires
serious consideration of our City Council together with full coopera-
tion, which has already been offered by the County Co,~.,isstoners and
County Engineer towards accomplishing the financing and construction
of said roads, Respe~//s
/~enry E~ Thompson, Chairman