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<br />Oct-26-00 09:45 <br /> <br />P.02 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Florida Department of Transportation <br /> <br />JEB Bt:SH <br />GOVERNOR <br /> <br />16411 SpriooaJlill Drin""""'.,J'L_-;tU 797-51110. J.-216-T.I28 <br />JloriU O"'--'...T....,.....m. _..iII. M__I6411 ~ _ o.ift <br /> <br />THOMAS F. BARRV, JR. <br />SECRETARY <br /> <br />October 26, 2000 <br /> <br />Bill Burgess <br />Building Official <br />City of Zephyrhills <br />5335 Eighth Street <br />ZephyrhiUs, FL 33540 <br /> <br />RE: Section 14050. SR 41, US 301, M.P. 6.232LT.; Access Permit No. 99-A.798-0057 <br />Florida Eye Care & Cata.~ct Center <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Burgess: <br /> <br />This is to advise you that the Department of Transportation's Access Management Review <br />Committee heard an appeal yesterday, October 25,2000, from Dr. Kaufinan regarding the median <br />opening on US 301, north ofFt. King Hwy. The median opening was re-constructed as a directional <br />opening, as part ofthe work by the developers of the Walgreens Store. because the Department of <br />Transportation determined there was not sufficient sight distance and storage to justiiY a full median <br />opening. Developers of the Walgreens also were responsible for improvements to the frontage road <br />connecting the store to the median to the south. The engineer 0 f record for the referenced permitted <br />work, Ed. Rogers, P.E. ",,-ill make a detennination if a safe sight distance can be accomplished <br />according to AASHTO standards. The median could be made a fuU opening pending Mr. Rogers' <br />analysis. <br /> <br />According to the approved pemrit drawing, and the city's approved site development plan, the <br />Florida Eye & Cataract Center is responsible to construct an access connection to the frontage road, <br />and improvements to the road abutting the property up to the edge of the travel lane of US 30 I. <br /> <br />On April 7, 2000, construction in the right of way began on both the Eye Care Center and the <br />Walgreens Store. I met with both contractors, and determined that since the Eye Care Center's <br />contractor, Ryman, or their sub-contractor began construction of the side drain pipe at the south <br />connection of the frontage road, responsibility for compaction testing for the pipe back fill, placement <br />oflime rock base and asphalt smface would be theirs. The contractor for the Walgreens, EarthTech, <br />or their su~ntractors would be responsible for demolition of the other driveway cormections to the <br />frontage road, construction of a new connection in front of the store, drainage improvements, sodding <br />and resurfacing of the frontage road up to the north property line of the Eye Care Center. As far as <br />I knew then an understanding and agreement was made at that time. <br /> <br />www.dot.state.fl.us <br /> <br />~ RECVCl.EO P-'PER <br />