Lake County Board of County Commission Department of Public Works has initiated a Roadway Conceptual Analysis Study for widening CR 19A in Lake County from US 441/SR 19 to Eudora Road. This project is approximately 2.3 miles long.

WELCOME

Welcome to the CR 19A RCA web site. Within these pages, you can learn about the study process in general and obtain project information. You can also check on the schedule of the study and find out how you can get involved. Opportunities for you to attend meetings regarding this important project will be provided within this website as well.

WHAT IS A RCA STUDY?

The RCA Study process begins with the determination of the need for improvement. This is based on existing and projected traffic conditions, roadway safety, consistency with local comprehensive plans and social/economic demands.

The typical roadway cross section (number of travel lanes, median type/width, inclusion of sidewalks and/or bicycle lanes, etc.) will then be determined and a recommendation of the best alignment of the improved roadway will be made. The analysis evaluates environmental impacts (wetlands, threatened and endangered species, etc.), social impacts (neighborhoods, parks, churches, etc.) and economic impacts (construction costs, relocation costs, business damages, etc.), in addition to a traffic operations and engineering analysis. 

Specific intersection improvements, such as number of turn lanes, pedestrian/bicycle features and signalization requirements will also be determined. The improvement alternatives and results of the analysis of these alternatives will be presented at a Public Workshop.

Reports will document the traffic operations analysis, environmental impacts, the social impacts and costs associated with each roadway improvement alternative. These alternatives will then be compared with each other along with a comparison to the No-Build (Do Nothing) alternative. This will be the basis for Lake County to select the type, design and location of improvements to CR 19A.