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North Lauderdale commission reviews redesigned Southwest 80th Avenue surtax plan, orders engineering amendment
Summary
Commissioners heard a revised traffic-calming plan for Southwest 80th Avenue — lane‑narrowing, textured intersections and a diverter at 17th Street — and authorized $68,500 in additional engineering for redesign work tied to the Broward County surtax project.
The City Commission of North Lauderdale on a May workshop reviewed a redesigned traffic‑calming plan for Southwest 80th Avenue tied to the Broward County surtax program and approved an additional $68,500 in engineering for redesign work. Public Works and consultant teams presented narrowed lane widths, textured intersection pavement, and a “peanut” diverter at 17th Street to reduce crash risk near Pinewood Elementary.
The new cross‑section keeps the roadway as a multi‑lane facility but reduces individual lane widths from 12 feet to 11 and 10 feet to create a two‑foot buffer and 4‑foot bike lanes; textured thermoplastic at three intersections and raised diverter elements were proposed to slow speeds. Consultants said Broward County…
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