Citrus Park Drive Extension From Sheldon Road to Countryway Boulevard CIP Project: #61134 Hillsborough County Public Works Department

Citrus Park Drive Extension Scope of the Project Project Goals Project Improvements Schedule Information Outreach Today we will go over the scope of the project and how it fulfills the Purpose and Need developed in the PD&E stage and how we accommodated requests for bicycle and pedestrian safety for the benefit of local residents and the needs for Deer Park Elementary. We will also touch on the cost, schedule and our continued public outreach.

Location Map new signals Here is our location map starting at the intersection with Countryway Blvd. and ending at Sheldon Road. <CLICK> Note the project has 2 new signals at both Fawn Ridge Blvd. and Deer Park Elementary

Project Need and General Information Connects End Points of Citrus Park Drive Extends from Sheldon Road to Countryway Boulevard – over 2 ½ miles Four-Lane divided Urban Road – 6 foot wide buffered bike lanes + sidewalk

Project Goals Provides East-West Mobility in NW Hillsborough Reduces volume for existing roadways Linebaugh Avenue South Mobley Road Mobility includes pedestrian and bicycling users Safe Routes to School Bike Boxes Connectivity to Upper Tampa Bay Trail

Citrus Park Drive – West End Here is a view of the western end of the project. Currently Citrus Park Drive in this area is 2-lane road which ends in a cul-de-sac. The new improvements show a 4-lane roadway with modified entrance to Deer Park Elementary.

Citrus Park Drive and Countryway Blvd. Adding new sidewalk (west) on Countryway Blvd. from Citrus Park Drive to Racetrack Road One of the major features of the project will be to improve the bicycle and pedestrian access in the area. Notice the green bicycle box intended to benefit cyclists that use the new 6ft. Wide bicycle lane. Also note that as part of the new crossings at Countryway there will be a “Blank Out” box letting drivers know not to proceed northbound on Countryway when pedestrians are in the sidewalk. In addition <CLICK> we will be adding a new sidewalk on the western side of Countryway from Citrus park to Racetrack Road. Citrus Park Drive and Countryway Blvd.

Deer Park Elementary – Ingress / Egress In this slide we show the future circulation patterns for the school. Right now the parents queue up at the cul-de-sac before getting into the school. Here we have a left turn-in (in orange) at a signalized intersection for both cars (yellow) and buses (red), where the buses turn left for drop off. The parents can enter either the east or west entrance for dropping off and picking up (noted in yellow). Note that we included long turn lanes at both the left turn in and the area for a U-turn to the east to help accommodate traffic. Deer Park Elementary – Ingress / Egress

Deer Park Elementary – Ingress / Egress To Parent Drop Off To Bus / Office Here is a close up of the intersection at Deer Park Elementary. We will be closing the connection for exiting parents so that the on site queue for pick up can be maximized. The orange arrows indicate driving patterns for parent drop off and red for the buses entering and dropping off. The yellow arrows show the exit patterns. Deer Park Elementary – Ingress / Egress

Citrus Park Drive – East End Here we are reconfiguring the entrance to Fawn Ridge, where the existing entrance off Sheldon will now only be open to residents south of Citrus Park Drive and the residents of Fawn Ridge will have a new signal onto Citrus Park Drive. These improvements also include new pedestrian access and turn lanes into Citrus Park Drive.

Total Construction Cost = $57M Current Schedule Final Design Spring 2018 Procurement Summer/Fall 2018 Construction Winter 2018 We have finalized design pending some outstanding permitting items and intend to go to bid later this summer with a construction start date of late this year. Total Construction Cost = $57M Total Project Cost = $65M

For More Information… hcflgov.net

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