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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1621 |
| SR 23/Branan Field Road Widening Design |
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| Requester: |
Hon. Christy Fitzgerald, Chairman |
Organization: |
Clay County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
SR 23/Branan Field Road Widening Design |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 4:52:19 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This capital outlay initiative: 1) serves important local and regional needs;2) meets a documented need; 3) addresses a statewide interest; 4) is intended to produce measurable results; and 5) has tangible community support to members of the Legislature and a state agency. Widening of this two-lane road to a four-lane facility will relieve this increasingly congested third link between Clay and Duval Counties, and this road's function as an eventual western beltway connecting I-10 and I-95 will relieve the crowded Interstates 295 and 95. As traffic congestion worsens in Jacksonville, more through traffic is diverted to Clay County's roads, traversing the county between I-95 and I-10.
An issue of statewide importance is the underfunding of road improvements in Clay County. The FDOT District Two office estimates that over the last 15 years the County has suffered a $60+ million dollar shortfall in transportation funds. Funding this request will move toward rectifying this deficit.
Economic development benefits from the improvement will attract jobs to Clay County's Branan Field Master Plan area, as well as Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville. Measurable results will be seen in the restoration of additional road capacity to a road, open for only one year, that is approaching concurrency failure due to traffic demand. Clay County is partnering with FDOT, the City of Jacksonville, and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to improve this important corridor within the next several years. This improvement was the County's top priority for road funding as requested to the First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization (FCMPO) and FDOT. FDOT has scheduled design for the year 07-08, but the County wishes to move up this project due to its importance and since Jacksonville is moving up construction of the northern portion of this road to 05-06.
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| Recipient: |
Clay County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Thad Crowe, Planning Director |
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P.O. Box 1366, 470 Houston St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 269-6375 |
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Green Cove Springs 32043 |
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Contact email: |
thad.crowe@co.clay.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Clay |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Final design study for widening (Project Development and Environmental Study has been completed, and right-of-way has been acquired for the proposed road widening). |
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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: |
| More than doubling the road capacity of this road, from 1,360 to 3,390 peak hour trips. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,751,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,751,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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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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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
This project is justified by the FCMPO's Long Range Transportation Plan (see attachment), and was th |
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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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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Clay County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/13/2004 |
