Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #305FY0102

Leon County:� Capital Circle NW/SW Airport to U.S. 90

Requester:

Colleen Roland

Organization:

Leon County Board of County Commissioners

Project Title:

Leon County:� Capital Circle NW/SW Airport to U.S. 90

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 10:08:54 AM

Sponsors:

Alfred Lawson, Richard Mitchell

Statewide Interest:

The Long Range Transportation Plan to Tallahassee and Leon County indicates that this roadway needs to be widened to a four-lane facility.� This will provide a much-needed intermodal connection between the Tallahassee Regional Airport and Interstate 10, a major interstate highway connecting the west coast and east coast of the United States.

Recipient:

Leon County

Contact:

Colleen Roland

301 S. Monroe St.

Contact Phone:

(850) 891-8623

Tallahassee 32301

Counties:

Leon

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

Capital Circle, Northwest/Southwest is a regionally significant roadway from U.S 90 (Tennessee Street) to I-10 is currently under design with funding committed for right-of-way acquistion.� The remainder of this roadway form the Tallahassee Regional Airport to Tennessee Street is five miles long and is currently a two-lane road.� The project is estimated to cost apporoximateely thirty million dollars.� The cost breakdown for the various phases of this project is as followes:

Project Development and Environment Study��� $2,500,000

Design��� $2,500,000

Right-of-Way Acquisition and Construction��� $25,000,000

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

The improvement of this section would compliment the other phases of this project.� It is believed that once complete, the enhanced transportation along with scheduled airport improvements will create freight related opportunites, creating new jobs.� This improvement will also stimulate the creation of new jobs at Innovation Park, a high tech business park located west of the airport.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$30,000,000

Total cost of the project:

$62,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$32,800,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

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:

Tallahassee/Leon County Comprehensive Plan, Long Range Transportation Plan and Blueprint 2000

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Leon County Board of County Commissioners

Meeting Date:

9/18/2001