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State Road (SR) 68/Orange Avenue Resurfacing Project

Financial Number: 446169-1-52-01

Project Length: 1.915 miles

Project Limits: State Road (SR) 68/Orange Avenue from North 32nd Street to west of SR 5/US 1 in the City of Fort Pierce.

Virtual Public Meeting: Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please use the following link to register: https://bit.ly/49CZwXR . You may also call +1 (914) 614-3221 Access Code: 232-057-547.

In-Person Construction Open House: Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the River Walk Center, located at 600 North Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.

Start Date: May 28, 2024

Completion Date: Summer 2025

Contractor: C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.

Estimated Construction Cost: $5.4 million

Scope of Work:

The project improvements consist of milling and resurfacing the existing roadway, installing bicycle shared-lane markings (sharrows) on travel lanes from east of 13th Street to SR 5/US 1, reconstructing pedestrian sidewalk curb ramps to meet current Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards, upgrading lighting at signalized intersections to improve pedestrian lighting at the crosswalks, upgrading pedestrian signalization at signalized intersections and installing a new pedestrian mid-block signal at South 8th Street, adding reflective border to existing traffic signal backplates for increased visibility of signal lights, upgrading vehicle detection at the signalized intersections of 5th Street and 7th Street, and upgrading signage and pavement markings.

Point of Contact:

Para información y preguntas en Español, por favor llame al (954) 777-4302.

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Project Photos

Pre-Construction

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12Crosswalk on Orange Ave and N 25th streetRight shoulder onto 32nd street facing east
Orange Ave faing west just south of 7th streetPedestrian crosswalk on N 25th street and Orange Ave (1)





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