- May 1, 2024
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The total cost of roadway improvements along Cypress Edge Drive, in Palm Coast, is estimated to be $303,103.
Cars turn onto Cypress Edge Drive, in Palm Coast, and head to Walmart, Steak ’n’ Shake, or Sonny’s. And as the traffic gets bottlenecked like a New York City intersection, the area becomes accident-prone.
The likelihood for accidents will increase when more patrons continue toward Cobblestone Village, which will soon be the location of a new hospital facility.
But the city has a plan to help alleviate the problems.
The Palm Coast City Council, at its Oct. 11 workshop, saw a presentation from city staff, which includes the construction of a right-hand turn lane along Cypress Edge Drive, in front of Walmart. The 12-foot turning lane will extend all the way to the east entrance to Walmart.
Palm Coast Senior Planner Larry Torino said it’s imperative the city makes these improvements.
Additionally, another 12-foot turning lane will extend from the eastern-most Walmart entrance, all the way to the Cobblestone Village driveway.
The first phase of this project, which only includes the roadway improvements, is estimated to be $204,854.
City Manager Jim Landon said most of the funds will come from impact fees from the businesses in the area. The city, however, will likely have to pay between $8,000 and $10,000 for the remainder of the project.
However, Torino and Landon said it might be less than that.
“Impact fees from the hospital will take care of Phase I, ideally,” Landon said. “If it’s not enough, the city takes the money out of the street improvement program to pay the difference.”
The project should be completed before the new Florida Hospital Flagler medical plaza is built in Cobblestone Village.
Eventually, the city plans to add timing traffic signals to the area, too. The cost of the entire project is $303,103.
The cost for timed signal controllers in the area would be approximately $69,000. This would tie all the electronic traffic signals together, helping to reduce the congestion in the area, Landon added.
“As the cars go over the sensors and asphalt, (the traffic signals) know how many are there and how many are stacked up,” Landon said Tuesday. “This is that next level of upgrade for signal timing.”
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