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UPDATE ON CITY PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 1: UPCOMING PROJECTS:
Bike Route through Galt Shoppes Area with sharrows and • Speed Radar Signs along
signage – (Galt Mile) Cypress Creek Rd/NE 62nd
Street in partnership with
• Access Road (east side of Intracoastal Waterway):
Combination of sharrows and designated bike lanes (under Broward County are currently
being installed in the first few
the bridge) is being studied for structure, survey and utility.
A typical section will be prepared as the design months of 2018 by Broward
County. Four total signs will
progresses. The preliminary FDOT concept was for all
sharrows; however, City staff pushed to ensure that bike be installed per discussions.
lanes were provided under the bridge for all users’ safety. DATES TO CALENDAR:
2/5 Pre-Agenda Meeting
• NE 33rd Avenue: Sharrows from Access Road
(north of Oakland Park Boulevard) to NE 34th Street Beach Community
Center – 6pm
• NE 34th Street: Sharrows from NE 33rd Avenue to A1A
2/6 Commission
• Middle River Drive – Bike Lanes and Sidewalks - Staff Meetings City Hall –
attended the 9/27/17 Coral Ridge Association Board 1:30pm and 6pm
meeting to share the concept and received unanimous
support to move forward into design. 2/19 Pre-Agenda
Imperial Point Hospital,
• NE 32nd Street – Designated bike lane from NE 26th South Entrance – 6pm
Ave to NE 30th Ave to Access Road. The concept was
shared with the HOA president of Coral Ridge Country 2/20 Commission Meetings City Hall – 1:30pm and 6pm
Club Estates and he provided written support of the project 3/5 Pre-Agenda Meeting Beach Community Center – 6pm
on behalf of his neighborhood.
3/6 Commission Meetings City Hall – 1:30pm and 6
Fire Station #54: The construction phase is currently 20%
3/13 GET OUT AND VOTE
complete. Burke Construction Group (BCG) has completed
the block walls around the first floor. The contractor is 3/19 Pre-Agenda Meeting Imperial Point Hospital,
currently placing I-beams for the second level floor deck South Entrance – 6pm
and installing metal decking. The block wall for second 3/20 SWEARING IN OF NEW MAYOR AND
floor has also started. COMMISSION – 11AM – CITY HALL CHAMBERS
COMPLETED PROJECTS: 3/20 Commission Meetings City Hall – 1:30pm and 6
• Signal Repaired at Galt Ocean Drive north of
OFFICE CONTACT: Robbi Uptegrove – 954-828-5033;
NE 36th Street
email: ruptegrove@fortlauderdale.gov
• 6 radar signs in the Coral Ridge Community
In addition to hosting two pre-agenda meetings twice a
• 2 Speed humps on NE 29 Ave north of NE 68 Street month, I am also available to attend your HOA meetings to

• 4 speed humps on NE 68 Street east of NE 31 Ave update your neighborhood on what is going on in the City
as well as answer any questions/concerns you may have.
• Striping/swale work on Yacht Club Blvd.
Please contact Robbi to schedule.
• District-wide speed hump restriping including
EMAIL LIST: If you would like to be on our email list so that
Bayview Drive
you receive information pertaining to the City – especially
• 1 Radar sign on NE 55 Street west of bridge District 1 (i.e. news releases, meeting notices, events),
please let Robbi know and she will add you.
• Speed hump installation on NE 24 Terrace north of
NE 62 Street

• Installation of flexible delineators on NE 62 Street Bruce Roberts
east of NE 18 Ave District 1 Commissioner

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