HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 72/13RESOLUTION NO. 13 -72.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO EXPE-
DITE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED BRIDGE
OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY ON SOUTHEAST
TWELFTH STREET IN DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, living East of the Intracoastal waterway and all
residents of the Town of Highland Beach must cross the In-
tracoastal Waterway for most of their shopping and other
services, and
WHEREAS, there are only two bridges over the Water-
way between Boynton Beach, Florida, and Boca Raton, Florida,
one being at Atlantic Avenue and one being one mile north
thereof at Northeast Eighth Street, and
WHEREAS, the present two bridges are not adequate
for the present traffic using the same and will be less ad-
equate as the population of this area increases, and
WHEREAS, a mechanical failure in the Atlantic Avenue
Bridge could seriously delay emergency vehicles in reaching
the south beach area:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Department
of Transportation of the State of Florida be requested to
take the necessary steps to expedite the construction of
the planned Twelfth Street Bridge in Delray Beach, Florida,
to facilitate movement of traffic and enhance the public
safety of the residents in this general area.
PASSED and ADOPTED on this 8th day of December, 1972.
Commissioner
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Deputy Town ,_C1e7r