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<br /> <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: The Honorable City Commission and <br />City Manager <br /> <br />Fr~~aas <br /> <br />Date: May 15,2008 <br /> <br />Subject: Vehicular Bridge <br />Support of Position <br /> <br />The position of City Manager, John Szerlag, in reference to construction of a <br />permanent, vehicular bridge with pedestrian access is supported by the Police <br />Department and its Chief of Police. <br /> <br />The infrastructure of the interior roadways are insufficient and antiquated to the point <br />that they are not capable of handling the diverted traffic off of Collins Avenue when that <br />roadway is mandatorily shut down due to emergency. Insofar as there is no other <br />north/south route connecting the city it is impossible for emergency vehicles to respond <br />in a timely manner to locations in the city when Collins Avenue is shut down or has <br />limited lanes open. <br /> <br />Collins Avenue is additionally impacted by high volume because local residents in many <br />cases must travel that thoroughfare to reach their destination, regardless of how short a <br />distance, since there is no alternative north/south route. <br /> <br />It is our position that an alternative for the local residents and in time of emergency or <br />disaster on Collins Avenue that an alternative north/south thoroughfare will not only <br />save lives but be effective in traffic control. <br /> <br /><ih('lln.l'] 11l\,j".' I",,,kra l'h,d'\Ia",20111< \kmoSurP"" Bfld!,\.:d,,,, <br />