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Neighborhood Update

LRA Committee Reports

Public Works and Parks and Recreation

Transportation & Mobility A meeting was held with Parks and Recreation regarding
landscape improvements to the Bayview Drive medians, the
The bike lane buffer painting along Bayview Drive has been monument columns and the NE 55th Street entrance. We are
contracted for and the initial work has commenced. Expect expecting a plan of action to be completed by the department
completion in the near term. in the near term, and work is expected to commence in the
Signage has been placed on NE 55th Place and NE new budget year (November-December 2022 timeframe).
31st Avenue to address traffic speed on the sharp curve. Parks and Recreation’s lighting division confirmed the four
Additional striping and signage work is expected. additional wall light fixtures (NE 55th Street entrance) should

A meeting was held with the City’s Public Works Engineering be completed in January 2023.
Department regarding the scheduled work for the flat bridge
on Bayview Drive (north of NE 55th Place), along with several Security

other Public Works matters. Items of interest include: The vendor for the four original LPR Cameras has confirmed
Repair of Spalling concrete on the flat bridge abutment tie- that they will replace the existing LPR cameras with the new
beam should be completed prior to year-end. L6Q, which will provide enhanced features and technology.
The cameras are expected to be released by Motorola in the
The flat bridge structure is scheduled for reconstruction and
refurbishment. This work is scheduled in the CIP Budget first quarter of 2023. Installation will follow with no cost to the
for year 2024. We discussed the importance of the scope Association.
including addressing the need for “the dredging of the The Fort Lauderdale Police Department continue to monitor
channel” under the bridge and twenty feet (20’) either side the LPR’s and utilize the information in various ongoing
of the structural bridge and abutment improvements (to its’ investigations.
original depth) due to the accumulation of oysters, mussels
and the accumulation of sand. The Department will develop a
scope of work to serve as the basis for the process to proceed
and request Community input during the process.

The street light post foundation at the NW
corner of the NE 55th Street Bridge is in need of
straightening and underpinning. This work should
commence in the first quarter of 2023.
Discussions have been initiated with the city for the
improvement of traffic management and lighting within
the medians of Bayview Drive and NE 55th Street.

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