Holly:
I have been advised the following from our city manager. The 17th Street bridge will be mostly open for traffic before the west Venetian bridge project begins. With respect to measures in the short term, (i) we are working on adjusting the traffic signalization at the intersection of Alton and Dade. That should be done this week. (ii) We will be implementing a detour for traffic heading north on Alton that will enable them to go through the commercial area in Sunset Harbour and not have to wait for the light at Alton and Dade. This will at least offer an alternative and perhaps reduce the cars in the queue at the light. (iii) We are going to have police out enforcing block the box. It does not make sense to have officers waive cars through since that would adversely affect the north-south traffic on Alton. But they can at least keep the box open.
With respect to construction projects on the Centennial concert day, we are going to do our best. For those projects we control, we will shut them down that day if they have a traffic impact. For those we don’t control, we will try to get FDOT or any other agency to do the same. The Alton road project will be a problem. Even if they shut down for the day, they will not be able to re-open the street for that day. To do so would require them to demobilize, which would add a couple more days of delay. Staff will be preparing a list of all projects and their status for the birthday. The city manager has also directed police to actively enforce block the box across the city on that day.
Finally, the manager has also directed police to target the Washington and 5th intersection for block the box enforcement in light of some complaints.
Philip Levine
Mayor
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