TRANSPORTATION
North Fork from Floresta Drive to Cashmere Boulevard in
St. Lucie West, opened in 2008. That was the same year the
infamous Tropical Storm Fay hit, causing massive flooding
and unexpected canoeing opportunities on city streets.
That segment was followed by a new interchange with I-95,
north of Tradition Parkway, in 2009.
In 2011, the next segment, six lanes with linear parks, from
the interstate to Manth Lane on the west side of the North
Fork, was completed.
LONG RIDE
Next came long years and frustrating efforts to get the permits
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to start the bridge.
In 2014, the city got to work on connecting Crosstown to
U.S. 1. The years-long process was complicated and at times,
it may have looked to those on the front lines like it might
never happen.
“It was one step forward and two back,” says Patricia
Roebling, now the assistant city manager. In 1995, she started
working for the city as the assistant city engineer and became
involved with Crosstown right away. “We’d hit a wall and then
try to find our way around it. And then we’d hit another one.
Sometimes it seemed we were powerless over the process.”
The city proposed a multitude of locations for the bridge
crossing. Ultimately, after years of studies required by federal
and state agencies, it chose the path that connects the bridge
to West Virginia Drive, crossing the river, and finally ending
up at U.S. 1.
There is still some controversy though. An unusual intersection
where heavily traveled Floresta Drive meets Crosstown
is currently under construction. It forces drivers headed
for Crosstown to get there by turning right onto Floresta and
then making a U-turn back to Crosstown to get on the parkway.
From the moment the plan was revealed to the public,
critics have been asking for it to be dropped in favor of a
more conventional intersection.
City officials contend that the plan is actually safer than a
conventional four-way intersection. “The reduced conflict intersection
with signalized U-turn at Floresta Drive and Crosstown
will improve travel time and reduce delays as well as
increase safety by reducing conflict points, meaning fewer
and less severe crashes,” says Beth Zsoka, spokeswoman for
the parkway project.
“The design also supports pedestrian safety by providing a
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