Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What types of improvements are being considered?
A: The studies will consider both interim and ultimate improvements. Interim improvements could include adding general use lanes to the mainline as well as interchange improvements. Sidewalks and paved shoulders are proposed to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. Additional improvements could include interchange modifications or reconfiguration. The improvements to be recommended will be based on engineering and environmental analyses that are currently underway.
Q: How far into the future will the studies consider?
A: This PD&E Study will consider the need for improvements through year 2040.
Q: What Happens Next?
A: The study team is currently gathering information on various social and environmental resources in the project study area. The next step in this process is to collect engineering data to create design alternatives and summarize the recommended improvements to SR 76. Once alternative design concepts are developed, an Alternatives Public Workshop will be held to display the improvement alternatives under consideration and their potential social, economic and environmental effects. Comments received at the workshop will be considered along with the results of the various analyses of this study and will be summarized in project reports that will be available at the Public Hearing. Your questions, comments and participation are very important to us and to the decision making process!
Q: How Do I Become Involved?
A: Information about these projects will be sent to those who are on the mailing list. The mailing list includes: property owners within 300 feet of the project, civic groups in the study area, elected officials, and government and regulatory agencies. To be placed on the mailing list, contact the FDOT District Four Project Manager, Daphne Spanos. Public meetings are also another way to be involved. All meeting dates, times, and locations are yet to be determined. Future newsletters, the project website and advertisements in local newspapers will announce public meetings.
Q: Who do I contact regarding traffic signal timing issues along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: Please contact Erik Ferguson, P.E. (772-463-3229) at the Martin County Traffic Division for more information related to signal timing. The best place for a citizen with a request for work on a County road is to make the request through Martin County’s service portal at www.martin.fl.us. The service portal is located in the center of the page and you will see a symbol for Services & Information.
Q: Who do I contact regarding a request to install a traffic signal along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: It is our policy to perform a signal warrant study in order to determine the need for a new traffic light within the corridor. Please send your request for a traffic signal warrant study to our Traffic Operations Department to the contact shown below:
Mr. Jonathon Overton, P.E., Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Jonathan.Overton@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding a request to install landscaping enhancements along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: Please note that landscaping enhancements are contingent on agreement from Martin County as the maintaining agency. Please contact Ms. Elisabeth Hassett regarding any immediate landscaping issues or Mr. Anson Sonnett who currently has a construction project under design along SR 76 from east of Tropical Ave. to the bridge over the South Fork of the St. Lucie River. Their contact information is shown below:
Ms. Elisabeth Hassett, R.L.A., District Landscape Architect
District 4 Planning & Environmental Management Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 W. Commercial Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Elisabeth.Hassett@dot.state.fl.us
Mr. Anson Sonnett, P.E., Project Manager
Consultant Management
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: William.Sonnett@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding any immediate roadway lighting issues along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: Please send your request regarding any roadway lighting issues to the contact shown below:
Mr. Bernard Freeman, Project Manager
Highway Design Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Edward.Freeman@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding concerns to reconfigure SR 9 (I-95) exit ramps for safer merging onto SR 76 (Kanner Highway) and also the concern about merging/exiting at SR 9 (I-95) interchange and getting to Cracker Barrel, Marriot, etc on SW Lost River Road within the limits of the study?
A: The existing conditions (including roadway geometry) will be analyzed as a part of the study and alternatives will be developed to address deficiencies within the corridor. On December 22, 2008 our Traffic Operations Office concluded that it was not necessary to reconstruct the northbound to eastbound and southbound to westbound exit ramps at the I-95/SR 76 interchange based on an assessment of the crash history that identified a trend of decreasing total number of crashes over time from 2004 to 2008 at those locations. Please feel free to request additional information regarding your concern for reconfiguring the I-95 exit ramps for safer merging onto SR 76 to the contact shown below:
Mr. Jonathon Overton, P.E., Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Jonathan.Overton@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding a request to install special signage with logos for businesses along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study or along
SR 9 (I-95)?
A: Installation of special signage with logos for businesses, etc. needs to be coordinated by the business owners for outdoor advertising within FDOT’s Office of Right-of-Way in Tallahassee. Please send your request to the contact shown below:
John L. Garner, PSM Director, Office of Right of Way
Florida Department of Transportation
Central Office
E-Mail Address: John.Garner@dot.state.fl.us
Q: How do I know if implementation of sidewalks, bike paths, and an analysis of lowering speed limits along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study will be considered?
A: The existing operational conditions (including speed) within the project limits will be analyzed as a part of the study, and alternatives will be developed to address deficiencies within the corridor. Sidewalks, bike paths, and the speed limit will also be analyzed as a part of the study.
Q: How do I know if the need to implement noise abatement walls will be considered within the limits of the study?
A: A noise analysis will be done within the limits of the project after the Alternatives Public Workshop (scheduled in early 2010) to determine which areas may need noise abatement. As a part of the analysis a noise line will be set to assess which properties may be impacted. A reading of the noise decibel levels will be taken at several locations in the field to record the noise levels and calibrate the project noise levels in the model. A Noise Study Report will be done before the Public Hearing (scheduled in early 2011).
Q: What types of improvements are being considered?
A: The studies will consider both interim and ultimate improvements. Interim improvements could include adding general use lanes to the mainline as well as interchange improvements. Sidewalks and paved shoulders are proposed to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. Additional improvements could include interchange modifications or reconfiguration. The improvements to be recommended will be based on engineering and environmental analyses that are currently underway.
Q: How far into the future will the studies consider?
A: This PD&E Study will consider the need for improvements through year 2040.
Q: What Happens Next?
A: The study team is currently gathering information on various social and environmental resources in the project study area. The next step in this process is to collect engineering data to create design alternatives and summarize the recommended improvements to SR 76. Once alternative design concepts are developed, an Alternatives Public Workshop will be held to display the improvement alternatives under consideration and their potential social, economic and environmental effects. Comments received at the workshop will be considered along with the results of the various analyses of this study and will be summarized in project reports that will be available at the Public Hearing. Your questions, comments and participation are very important to us and to the decision making process!
Q: How Do I Become Involved?
A: Information about these projects will be sent to those who are on the mailing list. The mailing list includes: property owners within 300 feet of the project, civic groups in the study area, elected officials, and government and regulatory agencies. To be placed on the mailing list, contact the FDOT District Four Project Manager, Daphne Spanos. Public meetings are also another way to be involved. All meeting dates, times, and locations are yet to be determined. Future newsletters, the project website and advertisements in local newspapers will announce public meetings.
Q: Who do I contact regarding traffic signal timing issues along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: Please contact Erik Ferguson, P.E. (772-463-3229) at the Martin County Traffic Division for more information related to signal timing. The best place for a citizen with a request for work on a County road is to make the request through Martin County’s service portal at www.martin.fl.us. The service portal is located in the center of the page and you will see a symbol for Services & Information.
Q: Who do I contact regarding a request to install a traffic signal along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: It is our policy to perform a signal warrant study in order to determine the need for a new traffic light within the corridor. Please send your request for a traffic signal warrant study to our Traffic Operations Department to the contact shown below:
Mr. Jonathon Overton, P.E., Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Jonathan.Overton@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding a request to install landscaping enhancements along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: Please note that landscaping enhancements are contingent on agreement from Martin County as the maintaining agency. Please contact Ms. Elisabeth Hassett regarding any immediate landscaping issues or Mr. Anson Sonnett who currently has a construction project under design along SR 76 from east of Tropical Ave. to the bridge over the South Fork of the St. Lucie River. Their contact information is shown below:
Ms. Elisabeth Hassett, R.L.A., District Landscape Architect
District 4 Planning & Environmental Management Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 W. Commercial Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Elisabeth.Hassett@dot.state.fl.us
Mr. Anson Sonnett, P.E., Project Manager
Consultant Management
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: William.Sonnett@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding any immediate roadway lighting issues along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study?
A: Please send your request regarding any roadway lighting issues to the contact shown below:
Mr. Bernard Freeman, Project Manager
Highway Design Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Edward.Freeman@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding concerns to reconfigure SR 9 (I-95) exit ramps for safer merging onto SR 76 (Kanner Highway) and also the concern about merging/exiting at SR 9 (I-95) interchange and getting to Cracker Barrel, Marriot, etc on SW Lost River Road within the limits of the study?
A: The existing conditions (including roadway geometry) will be analyzed as a part of the study and alternatives will be developed to address deficiencies within the corridor. On December 22, 2008 our Traffic Operations Office concluded that it was not necessary to reconstruct the northbound to eastbound and southbound to westbound exit ramps at the I-95/SR 76 interchange based on an assessment of the crash history that identified a trend of decreasing total number of crashes over time from 2004 to 2008 at those locations. Please feel free to request additional information regarding your concern for reconfiguring the I-95 exit ramps for safer merging onto SR 76 to the contact shown below:
Mr. Jonathon Overton, P.E., Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Office
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3421
E-Mail Address: Jonathan.Overton@dot.state.fl.us
Q: Who do I contact regarding a request to install special signage with logos for businesses along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study or along
SR 9 (I-95)?
A: Installation of special signage with logos for businesses, etc. needs to be coordinated by the business owners for outdoor advertising within FDOT’s Office of Right-of-Way in Tallahassee. Please send your request to the contact shown below:
John L. Garner, PSM Director, Office of Right of Way
Florida Department of Transportation
Central Office
E-Mail Address: John.Garner@dot.state.fl.us
Q: How do I know if implementation of sidewalks, bike paths, and an analysis of lowering speed limits along SR 76 (Kanner Highway) within the limits of the study will be considered?
A: The existing operational conditions (including speed) within the project limits will be analyzed as a part of the study, and alternatives will be developed to address deficiencies within the corridor. Sidewalks, bike paths, and the speed limit will also be analyzed as a part of the study.
Q: How do I know if the need to implement noise abatement walls will be considered within the limits of the study?
A: A noise analysis will be done within the limits of the project after the Alternatives Public Workshop (scheduled in early 2010) to determine which areas may need noise abatement. As a part of the analysis a noise line will be set to assess which properties may be impacted. A reading of the noise decibel levels will be taken at several locations in the field to record the noise levels and calibrate the project noise levels in the model. A Noise Study Report will be done before the Public Hearing (scheduled in early 2011).
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