Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1339FY0102

WIDENING OF SAND LAKE ROAD

Requester:

RICHARD CROTTY

Organization:

ORANG CO. GOV.

Project Title:

WIDENING OF SAND LAKE ROAD

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 2:41:40 PM

Sponsors:

D. Lee Constantine

Statewide Interest:

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY AND PROVIDES A CRITICAL EAST WEAST LINK FORM THE ORLANDO INTERANTIONAL AIRPORT TO THE TOURIST AREA INCLUDING THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, AND THE DISNEY AREA.� IN ADDITION IT IS ON E OF THE FASTES GROWING AREAS OF ORANGE COUNTY..� DIVERSE TYPES OF DEVELOPM,ENT AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERS CHARCTERIZE THE AREA. INCLUDING LOCHHEED MARTIN AND THE SAND L;AKE TECHNICAL PARK.� THE RATE AND SIZE OF GROWTH ACTIVITES VARY GREATLY.� THE DEVELOPMENT AREA IS PRMARILY COMMERCILA AND INDUSTRIAL IN CHARACHTER WITH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE CORRIDOR.� IMPROVED CAPACITY ON THE SAND LAKE ROAD� WILL LEAD TO A DECREASE IN TRAVEL TIME REQUIRED BY COMMUTERS AND WORKERS, MINIMISING THE AMOUNT� OF WAGES LOST DUE TO LONG COMMUTING TIMES.� THE ADDITION OF TWO LANES TO SAND LAKE ROAD WILL ENHANCE� OUR ECONOMIC COMPETAITVENESS ON A LOCAL , STATE, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELBY ALLOWING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND REMAIN AS AN EASY ACCESS ROUTE� FROM THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO A VIBRANT COMMERCIAL AND TOURIST DISTRICT.

Recipient:

ORANGE CO. GOV.

Contact:

RENZO NASTASI

201 S. ROSALIND AVE.

Contact Phone:

(407) 836-8070

ORLANDO 32801

Counties:

Orange

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

PD&E STUDY OF FOUR MILE AREA OF SAND LAKE RD. FROM TURKEY LAKE RD TO PRESIDENTS DR.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

PD&E STUDY

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$4,000,000

Total cost of the project:

$24,400,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private

Cash Amount:

$3,000,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$10,000,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Non-recurring Construction

Will this be an annual request?

No

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

RECOGNISED BY BUSINESS WEEK MAGAZIBE AS THE FASTES GROWING HIGH TECH CENTER IN THE COUNTRY

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH� PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD

Meeting Date:

10/1/2001