SUBJECT
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Approve recommended alignment alternative for the Thompson Nursery Road Phase II/Segment 5 Widening Project (No fiscal impact).
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DESCRIPTION
Thompson Nursery Road Phase II is currently a two-lane undivided east-west urban collector located in the Central Polk County near the City of Winter Haven that will be widened to four lanes. The corridor limits of the proposed project are from Thompson Nursery Road and West Lake Ruby Drive to US 27 (approximately 2.9 miles).
On June 7, 2022, the Board approved professional service agreement #2022-041 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. (Consultant) to update the existing design for Thompson Nursery Road Phase I - Segment 1, 3 and 4 to current roadway standards and obtaining all required federal/state agency permits, to provide project bidding, construction, and right- of-way acquisition support services, and an alignment study of Segment 2 for a total not-to-exceed fee of $$5,088,870.83.
On August 8, 2023, the Board approved professional service agreement #2022-041 Amendment #1 with the Consultant to complete an Alignment Study for Thompson Nursery Road Phase II/Segment 5 Widening Project for a total not-to-exceed fee of $1,092,555.64.
On June 13, 2024, a Public Information Workshop was held at the Chain of Lakes Elementary School Cafeteria, 7001 County Road 653, in Winter Haven, at which all questions and comments provided by the attending public were collected and considered.
The recommended alignment was selected after the Consultant evaluated three viable alternative routes (left, right, and center) to identify the most feasible and cost-effective alternative. After considering the three alternative routes, environmental factors, costs, long range planning, and safety considerations, the recommended alignment is widened to the north side for the first 1.5-miles (from W. Lake Ruby Drive to the first horizontal curve east of Lake Ashton Boulevard) and widened to the center for the remaining 1.4-miles.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board adopt the resolution approving the recommended alignment for the Thompson Nursery Road Phase II/Segment 5 Widening Project.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact with approval of the recommended alignment.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jose Fernandez, Engineer, E.I.
Project Management Section
(863) 535-2310
Jay Jarvis, Director
Roads and Drainage Division
(863) 535-2200