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<br />COUNCILMAN JOHNSON: Let's assume that eventually we could <br />do something with that bridge over 694. Is it'your intention <br />then to widen it sufficiently enough to provide five lanes, <br />plus pedestrian? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. LEONARD: That's correct. <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN JOHNSON: So if you ever do something with it, <br />it will ultimately match the rest of the profile on Lexington? <br /> <br />MR. LEONARD: That's the proposal at this point. yes. <br />In fact. it will be 72 feet instead of 68 (inaudible). <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: County Road E is apparently not going to <br />have its bridge changed. We've asked for it before. and it's <br />not (inaudible) enough to have a priority, not even a low <br />priority. Anything further from the Council? <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN McALLISTER: I've asked you before - eventually, <br />where the plans (inaudible) north on Lexington - you're taking <br />it up to the driveway at Control Data. Then what? <br /> <br />MR. LEONARD: Our original proposal here, a few years back, <br />was to improve it all the way to Trunk Highway 96. First of <br />all, this improvement, the width of this improvement. was <br />anticipated to narrow down as soon as we got on top of the hill <br />there by the next entrance to Control Data, to a 52 f,oot road- <br />way, more nearly similar to Lexington Avenue to the south. <br />Because the gas tax receipts have held rather constant on a <br />cents-per-gallon income and construction costs have gone up <br />considerably, we have cut this project back this far. We do <br />not presently have scheduled when we will be able to fund the <br />next piece on up to 96. But it's still in our program. it's <br />something we would like to do, but the money just isn't there. <br />(Inaudible) maybe this will bring in some additional funds. <br />Construction costs have gone up faster than the receipts, and <br />we just cut the project'down. Someday maybe. This isn't for- <br />gotten. <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: What are your traffic projections on <br />Lexington? Do you think they'll change with this? If so, <br />where would they subtract from, if anyplace? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. LEONARD: We don't anticipate that this project will <br />be subtracting any numbers of traffic, with the exception <br />probably of Victoria, where people may be getting off Victoria <br />and going around and coming through "F" from thai: direction. <br />There may be some influence seen (inaudible). We anticipate <br />increased traffic here, but what's happening is Control Data <br />and Deluxe Check and Land O'Lakes - as the development in the <br />area that is being served here at 694 and off of "E" - that <br />is building up the traffic increase. We don't anticipate a <br />great deal of traffic coming off of other roads that are <br />being used (inaudible). We see the need is there now. The <br />road is overloaded. There is every indication that additional <br /> <br />6 <br />