The City of Port St. Lucie has multiple projects underway to develop a third east-west transportation corridor. The City, along with the engineering firms of Keith and Schnars, P.A. and Culpepper & Terpening, Inc., has been evaluating an area that will extend from I-95 to U.S. 1. The projects consist of the I-95 Systems Interchange Justification Report, the Crosstown Parkway/I-95 Interchange PD&E Study, the Crosstown Parkway (formerly West Virginia Corridor Study), and the Third East/West River Crossing PD&E Study. Each project is being conducted separately and are proceeding according to different time schedules to insure compliance with the processes. All projects are focusing on providing a new transportation corridor to relieve the ever increasing traffic congestion within the City.

The I-95 Systems Interchange Justification Report has been reviewing the traffic demand in the south part of the City to determine if a new interchange is needed at Becker Road based on future traffic demand. Studies have shown that interchanges are justified, therefore a Project Development and Environment Study has been underway for both, Crosstown Parkway and Becker Road. More…