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Additional infrastructure associated with the proposed aerial crossing of the Baldwin Trail, and within
the roadway corridor, includes a storm drain system and an underground electric system. The proposed
design also includes lighting of the Con Span unit.
Use of the Baldwin Trail will not be disrupted during construction of the Pritchard Road Extension. A
temporary detour has been planned to facilitate trail use during construction. The construction staging plan
has been prepared to accommodate this special detour scenario.
All permits have been secured for the proposed roadway project. These permits include: St. Johns River
Water Management District, Army Corps of Engineers, City of Jacksonville, NAVY, JEA, FDEP [Water and
Sewer].
Reason for Proposed Crossing of Baldwin Trail by Pritchard Road Extension
A Development of Regional Impact Development Order was adopted by the Jacksonville City Council by
Resolution 73-1109-319, on November 13,1973.
The developer commitment, as written in the development order for Westlake, included the
realignment and construction of Pritchard Road as a four-lane thoroughfare from the eastern to the
southern Westlake DRI boundary. From that southern boundary, the developer committed to construct
the remainder of Pritchard Road as a two-lane thoroughfare south to a new intersection with Old Plank
Road, impliedly crossing the then-existing CSX rail corridor in order to reach Old Plank Road.
This DRI commitment was established before the warranty deed executed between CSX Transportation,
Inc., and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida on
December 14, 1992, by which the abandoned Jacksonville to Baldwin Rail Corridor was conveyed to the
State of Florida . The abandoned rail corridor eventually became the current Jacksonville-Baldwin Rails
to Trails (also herein referred to as the "Baldwin Trail").
A roadway connection must be made from the Westlake DRI to Old Plank Road as has always been
contemplated since the City of Jacksonville's adoption of the referenced development order in 1973, and as
was specifically committed to by SRIR as the developer. Because the Baldwin Trail now exists in the place of
the former CSX rail line, the Pritchard Road extension must cross the Baldwin Trail in order to reach Old Plank
Road.
Estimated Construction Timeline
Construction of the proposed aerial crossing, and the need for the temporary construction easement, is
expected to last approximately 18 months.
Trail Design Criteria
As specified in the document, OGT Reference and Resource Guide (version 7/1/05)' the following
resources were utilized in the design of the Baldwin Trail improvements:
Florida Department of Transportation Plans Preparation Manual, Chapter 8
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