HomeMy WebLinkAboutHazardous Road Condition-1982 Winter Springs Police Department
102 NORTH MOSS ROAD • WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32707 • TELEPHONE (305) 327-1000
July 29, 1983
Edward flydron
Assistant Maintenance Engineer
Dept. of Transportation
Rt. 3 Dox 379
Oviedo, Florida 32765
Dear Mr. flydron,
The City of Winter Springs would like to bring a hazardous road condition
to your attention. While the condition is not in the City of Winter Springs,
we receive complaints due to our citizens traveling the roadway and our Police
Department seen traveling the road in their normal patroling around the City.
The hazard is the numerous ruts in the shoulder of SR-419 between the SR 419/
SR 434 intersection and the SR 434/Tuscawilla Road intersection.These ruts are
the result of numerous vehicles driving off the roadway and immediately adjacent
to the pavement. The ruts are of such a depth that once a vehicle enters it,the
outside tires control the vehicle causing the driver_to_ panic or over-react.
Accident reports, taken by the Florida Highway Patrol, will reveal several
accidents which can be atributed to the ruts.
Considering the speed limit of 50mph, with the vehicles traveling at 55mph, the
possibility of a head on collision at the resulting Zl0mph impact will undoubtedly
result in death. These ruts provide such a casual possibility.
Your cooperation in preventing personal injury and property damage by the elimination
of this hazardous condition would be greatly appreciated.
Should there be any assistance needed by the City of Winter Springs in this
matter, please feel free to contact me at 327-1000.
The attached photographs are included to provide additional information for
your use in identifying the extent of this hazard.
Sincerely,
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Chief of Police
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The above was taken to show that in several
places the ruts actually undermine the pave-
ment of the roadway by several inches . Also
notice the scoring of the pavement due to
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This particular rut measured 160 ' in length
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The above rut is an example of several along
both shoulders of SR-419 . This one measures
105 ' in length . Tire tracks in rut were recent
but not by car shown . .
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The above is an example of the depth of the
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ruts in the shoulder of SR- 419 The depth
is sufficient enough to cause rim damage to
vnhirles entering the ruts .