Vice Mayor Atwater told the Town Council May 22 she is restarting efforts with the Florida Department of Transportation for a pedestrian-activated crosswalk at the southern end of Indian River Shores, near the CVS/7-Eleven area. Atwater said FDOT recently hired a new bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for District 4, Martha Morales, and that she has resent annotated maps and analysis to reinitiate the project with the county MPO and FDOT.

"I put an analysis together with Google satellite maps, annotated maps, description, and so forth. So, I don't give up on these things," Atwater said, adding that she had first pursued the crossing in February and that work had stalled when a consultant was handling the file.

During the same meeting, council members discussed a separate FDOT roadway issue on State Road A1A: a test installation of audio-vibratory (AVT) rumble strips that contractors placed in the wrong location. Public works representatives said the strips were laid outside the intended position, effectively narrowing the bike lane, and were inconsistent in placement so that bicyclists experienced strong vibrations that in some cases caused falls. FDOT contractors began filling and smoothing the affected areas with asphalt to remove the hazard.

Public works staff described the project as an FDOT test that was not correctly sited: "They put them in the wrong spot ... it actually had the effect of narrowing the bike lane," a staff member said. Council members noted that FDOT decided not to continue the AVT installation in the area and that remedial paving is underway.

No formal votes were taken on the crosswalk request or the A1A rumble-strip remediation. Councilmembers said they will continue pressing FDOT and the MPO for the crosswalk review and will monitor the A1A repairs to ensure the bike lane is restored.