Plantation planning board endorses brick facade, side-mounted sign and Victorian lighting for Midtown bridge

Samira Shalane, the city engineer, asked the Planning & Zoning Board on April 8 to recommend an aesthetic alternative for the Midtown Bridge so staff could present a recommendation to City Council the next day. “Tonight we prepared a brief presentation for you to give you an update on the progress of the Midtown Plantation Midtown Bridge,” Shalane said.

The board heard a status update from Jeff Widener, chief planner with Marlin Engineering, who described the project scope and schedule. “It’s a 200 foot long bridge, with 3 lanes,” Widener said, and explained the design includes pedestrian and bicycle accommodations, high-emphasis crosswalks, flashing in-road lights for the greenway, and new pedestrian lighting on the corners and at points along the greenway. Widener also summarized recent approvals, including federal acceptance to break the limited-access line adjacent to…