ACCESS MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEARING

A second formal Public Hearing was held on May 12, 2008, at Tallahassee Community College, to address the Access Management Reclassification of Capital Circle NW/SW. A presentation was made describing the project access management and the resulting design changes.

The Capital Circle Northwest/Southwest roadway facility has been designated recently as an emerging Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) connector by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). As a result of the SIS designation, the access management classification for this project was changed from Class 5 to Class 3, which increased the required median opening spacing along the corridor.

Florida’s Access Management Guidelines have been applied to the design of this project. Access management is a policy, supported by Florida Statute, which applies controls to the number of driveways, traffic signals and median openings on the State Highway System. This policy is intended to preserve capacity and safety on the State Highway System.