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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #24 |
| Metro Parkway Widening-Lee County |
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| Requester: |
Donald DeBerry |
Organization: |
Lee County Department of Transportation |
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| Project Title: |
Metro Parkway Widening-Lee County |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 12:09:57 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The portion of SR 739 (Alternate 41/Metro Parkway) that is the subject of the request, from Six Mile Cypress Parkway to Daniels Parkway is currently 2 lanes. North of Daniels Parkway the roadway is currently 4 lanes. South of Six Mile Cypress Parkway FDOT is pursuing a 6-lane extension, which thanks to a successful state TOP grant and SIB loan has been scheduled for construction in FY 2003/04.
While the 2-lane portion has been targeted for 6-laning in the long-range plans for Lee County and a PD&E Study has been completed, FDOT has not been yet been able to program the widening in its Five Year Work Program. The design phase for the 6-laning was scheduled by FDOT in FY 2004/05, but Lee County provided funding to advance the design to FY 2003/03 and it is underway. The County's commitment was a recognition of the importance of getting the 2-lane segment ready for widening as soon as possible. FDOT has proposed adding the right-of-way acquisition phase in FY 2007/08 in the tentative update of its Work Program, but the construction phase is not scheduled. At the current rate of programming, the construction phase would not be scheduled until FY 2009/10, meaning a 2-lane bottleneck between the 4- and 6-lane sections of this important part of the State Highway System would exist for a minimum of 5 years.
The requested funds would cover the 6-lane construction effort, which could be completed quickly and allow the avoidance of the bottleneck situation that will be created by the 6-lane extension to the south.
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| Recipient: |
Lee County Department of Transportation |
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Contact: |
Donald DeBerry |
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1500 Monroe Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 479-8503 |
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Ft. Myers 33902 |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| widen exisiting Metro Parkway from 2 lanes to 6 lanes from Daniels Parkway to Six Mile Parkway. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| to reduce conjestion on US 41 and I-75 |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$6,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$10,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$6,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction, right of way construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
LRTP |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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No |
