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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: February 18, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Rick Owen
SUBJECT: Widening Highway 98 Resolution
DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Staff requests Board approval of resolution supporting the
widening of US 98 from County line to Airport Road in Destin.
BACKGROUND: The Florida Department of Transportation is currently in the design phase of
a plan to widen two sections of US 98 to six lanes. One section reaches from Tang-O-Mar Drive
in the Sandestin area to the Walton-Okaloosa County Line and the other is from the Walton-
Okaloosa County Line to Airport Road in Destin. This project will improve and beautify the
roadway providing:
• 26 to 30-foot wide curb & gutter center medians landscaped with trees and other
plantings
• Five to eight-foot wide sidewalks on both sides of the roadway separated from the curb
by landscaped areas when possible
• Four-foot wide bike lanes on both sides of the roadway
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of resolution.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator