More than 40,000 cars a day travel along 66th Street North between Pasadena Avenue and 30th Avenue North in St Petersburg.
With a proposed median and beautification project on the horizon, some local neighborhood associations are concerned. Can six lanes handle traffic on this busy road?
According to the city of St. Petersburg, the answer is "yes."
Evan Mory, who is the city's director of transportation and parking, has agreed to meet with residents who are concerned about 66th Street North's capacity.
Many new development projects are in the works and James Schattman, of the Crossroads Area Neighborhood Association, hopes the city has a plan.
"How are we going to get in and out of our neighborhoods with all this new development?" Schattman said.
City officials rate all roads with a letter grade. An A road is one with very little traffic and likely already too wide for current usage, while an F road would be the opposite - extremely congested and too narrow for the amount of use.
66th Street North is rated as a D road, which is acceptable by city standards. Over the past 10 years, the amount of daily traffic has never exceeded 42,000 vehicles per day. For the road to drop to an E rating, an additional 3,500 vehicles per day would need to be on the road.
Mory says the Median Improvement Project should meet or exceed the needs of a future 66th Street North.
"The goal of the project is to reduce right-angle and left-turn collisions at median openings," he said. "The objectives are to enhance access management, safety and operations of bicycles and pedestrians, and improve traffic operations along the corridor."