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County Administrator's Report 13. 13.

BCC Regular Meeting

Technical/Public Service Consent

Meeting Date:	06/26/2014
Issue: Escambia County Functional Classification Map
From:	Joy D. Blackmon, P.E.
Department:	Public Works
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Escambia County Functional Classification Map - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the Escambia County Functional Classification Map:

A. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution approving the Escambia County Functional Classification Map for the Adjusted Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Urbanized Area; and

B. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Escambia County Functional Classification Map.

BACKGROUND:

Federal functional classification is required by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The principal purpose of roadway classification is to establish the relativity of candidate roads in the overall hierarchy of roadways. Functional classification is used for planning, budgeting, programming, and for fiscal management.

The Escambia County Functional Classification Map is based on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Pensacola FL-AL Urbanized Area Boundary Map. The FHWA Urbanized Area Boundary Map is used to establish the boundary between urban and rural areas for Federal Highway Functional Classification purposes and is reviewed every ten years as part of the Census. Factors affecting the classification of a roadway are traffic volumes, level of mobility, trip type, etc. As part of the boundary review, the Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations Division staff, along with FHWA, FDOT, and City of Pensacola staff, have identified the following local roadways listed in the chart below for functional classification re-designation. The third column in the chart states the proposed new functional classification designation for each roadway. The re-designation from a local road to either a collector or principal roadway allows the roadway to be eligible for future Federal-Aid funds.

Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) completed its review of the 2010 Federal Functional Classification with its Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) staff review in early 2014 when the TPO Chairman signed the Baldwin County Functional Classification Map on February 3, 2014.

The Escambia County Functional Classification Map has been developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with input from the FL-AL TPO staff and the Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations Division.

The changes provided by the Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations staff are as follows:

		Proposed Classification
West Quintette Road	48000091	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 - 1.811
Ten Mile Road	48733000	Urban Major Collector	0.000 - 0.886
Guidy Lane	48000019	Urban Major Collector	0.000 - 1.003
Longleaf Drive	48000012	Urban Minor collector	0.000 - 0.999
Kemp Road	48000013	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 - 2.294
North 65th Avenue	48528000	Urban Minor Collector	0.377 - 1.393
North 61st Avenue	48528500	Urban Minor Collector	0.423 - 1.432
Tonawanda Drive	48000022	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 - 1.381
North "T" Street	48500100	Urban Minor Collector	0.114 - 1.787
Campus Drive	48000016	Urban minor Collector	0.000 - 1.369
Leesway Boulevard	48000040	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 - 0.832 (City of Pensacola)
Eight Mile Creek Road	48590000	Urban Minor Collector	5.158 – 6.989
Wild Lake Boulevard to SR 297/Pine Forest Road	48000149	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 – 0.514 Draw in on map
SR 297 /Pine Forest Road	48190000	Urban Principal Arterial Other	0.000 – 3.501
US 90/SR 10A Mobile Highway	48020000	Urban Minor Arterial	0.000 – 3.501
US 90/SR 10A Scenic Highway	48020000	Urban Minor Arterial	23.296 – 26.822
SR 298/Lillian Highway	48110000	Urban Minor Arterial	3.971 – 10.808
East Maxwell Street	48000045	Urban Minor Collector	2.168 – 2.373
Maxwell Street	48000109	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 – 0.695
Jordan Street	48000070	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 – 0.913
North Spring Street	48000113	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 – 0.591
North Baylen Street	48000114	Urban Minor Collector	0.000 – 0.969

The Escambia County Functional Classification Map was reviewed and approved by the FL-AL TPO at its meeting on June 11, 2014.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney, reviewed and signed off on the Resolution and the Escambia County Functional Classification Map.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations staff will continue to coordinate with Florida Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and the West Florida Regional Planning Council/Transportation Planning Organization.

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Resolution
Map
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