Public Works

Transportation Engineering

Functions

  • Identifies and prioritizes County Road System transportation improvement needs
  • Provides engineering specification and oversees the preparation of design and construction plans and documents
  • Provide engineering assistance to other Public Works offices and programs
  • Identifies funding opportunities for improvement of the County Road System through a close working relationship with both Federal and State transportation agencies
  • Keeps abreast of Federal, State and District stormwater management permitting criteria
  • Provides for transportation planning by maintaining and utilizing a computer mapping and data management system
  • Coordinates County Speed Hump Program
  • Maintains Concurrency Tables for roadways in unincorporated areas.
  • Designs widening, resurfacing, and construction projects for roads, intersections, roundabouts, bike lanes, parking lots and parks
  • Advertises design work for bids
  • Coordinates activities with consultants and developers to see design projects through to completion.

For information on the "List of Priority Projects" please call Jennifer Spagnoli, Civil Engineer, at (352) 374-5245 x223 or email at jspagnoli@alachuacounty.us. For more information on the County Speed Hump Program or current traffic volume information, please call Chris Zeigler, Senior Engineering Technician, at (352) 374-5245 x271 or email at czeigler@alachuacounty.us.

For more information on concurrency, please call (352) 374-5245 x254.

Traffic Calming & Speed Hump Program

Alachua County strives to be a livable community and we recognize that cut-through traffic and speeding can be a nuisance to residents within the subdivision where it occurs. As a result, the Public Works Department has developed and coordinates the County's Traffic Calming Program.

The Traffic Calming Program consists of identifying candidate neighborhoods, conducting traffic studies and placing appropriate traffic calming devices. Currently, the device most often used is a speed table; however, the department continues to develop other, more innovative and cost-effective solutions.

In order to see if your neighborhood is a good candidate for traffic calming, please send a petition to the Alachua County Public Works Department that identifies the neighborhood and streets where a correctable problem may exist. The petition can be in the form of a letter from a Homeowners' Association or an actual petition signed by 10% of the homeowners or residents along the affected street. All petitions should be sent to the following address:

Chris Zeigler
RE: Traffic Calming Program
P.O. Box 1188
Gainesville, FL 32602-1188
374-5245 x271
FAX: (352) 337-6243 email: czeigler@alachuacounty.us

Once we receive the petition, we will begin the process of evaluation and placing of the traffic calming devices in accordance with the Public Works Department's Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy.

Speed Hump Documents: Traffic Calming Policy - Typical Speed Hump Design.