R93-28RESOLUTION NO. R93-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO~4ISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
URGING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE FOR APPROPRIATE
TRAFFIC SEPARATORS WITHIN THE MEDIANS OF
INTERSTATE 95 WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO
REDUCE THE LOSS OF LIFE FROM CROSS-MEDIAN
ACCIDENTS.
WHEREAS, since January 1, 1987, forty-four (44) people have
been killed in 35 cross-median accidents in Palm Beach County; and
WHEREAS, since December 1,
killed in cross-median accidents
them since January 18, 1993; and
1992, six (6) people have been
in Palm Beach County, four of
WHEREAS, the increasing urbanization of Palm Beach County an~
the resultant increase in traffic on all roadways, including 1-95
gives rise to the need for increased safety efforts; and
WHEREAS, members of the Florida Highway Patrol familiar with
the situation on 1-95 in Palm Beach County have gone on record in
support of the need for the provision by the Florida Departm~ent of
Transportation of appropriate traffic separators or median
barriers to address a growing problem; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated to cost from $1.95 million to $5.2
million to install an appropriate traffic separator along the
applicable portions of 1-95 in Palm Beach County, a small price to
pay tO reduce these human tragedies; and
WHEREAS, Federal matching funds equal to 90 percent of the
cost of said construction is available.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Florida Department of Transportation is
urged to proceed forthwith with the construction of an appropriate
traffic separator within the medians of (I-95 within all
applicable areas of Palm Beach County.
Section 2. The elected membership of the Palm Beach
County Legislative Delegation to the State House and Senate are
urged to use their good offices to bring forth necessary State
funding to empower the Florida Department of Transportation to
expeditiously proceed with this important transportation
construction project.
Section 3. Representatives of the people of Palm Beach County
in the United States House of Representatives and the United State
Senate are urged to use their good offices to bring forth
necessary Federal funding to empower the Florida Department of
Transportation to expeditiously proceed with this important
transportation construction project.
Section 4. The leadership of the municipal and county
governments of Palm Beach County are urged to support this
important transportation construction project for the safety of
the people of Palm Beach County and all persons traversing
therein.
Section 5. The City Clerk if hereby directed to forward
a copy of this Resolution to Florida's United States Senators,
members of Congress representing Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach
County Legislative Delegation, the Board of County Commissioners
for Palm Beach County~ each municipality in Palm Beach County,
Governor Lawton Chiles, the Secretary of the Florida Department of
Transportation, the District Engineer for the Florida
Department of Transportation and the Secretary of the United
States Department of Transportation.
Section 6.
upon passage.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~ day of March, 1993.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
I~a~or-
9i~ Mayor
ATTEST:
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Commissio~
Ci~. Clerk
(Corporate Seat)
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FDOT.Sup
2/25/93