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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1661 |
| Platt Street Bridge |
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| Requester: |
Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Platt Street Bridge |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 1:35:22 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Miller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Platt Street Bridge serves as significant regional transportation and economic asset in the Tampa Bay Community that affect statewide and regional commerce. |
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| Recipient: |
Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Stewart, Public Affairs Officer, Hillsborough County |
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601 E. Kennedy Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 276-2640 |
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Tampa 33602 |
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Contact email: |
stewarte@hillsboroughcounty.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Funding will be used for major structural renovations and mechanical overhauls that will extend the bridge's life for up to 25 years. Built in 1926, the Platt Street Bridge is currently 80 years old, but was originally designed for a 50 year service life. It carries over an estimated 33,000 vehicles a day between vital community engines such as the downtown business district, the University of Tampa, the Tampa Convention Center, the Garrison Channel Seaport District, Tampa General Hospital, South Tampa and MacDill Air Force Base. The bridge is also designated as a hurricane evacuation route.
The Platt Street Bridge is functionally obsolete, and suffers from frequent mechanical and electrical malfunctions that are a risk to the motoring and pedestrian public. Should the bridge fail to operate, the U.S. Coast Guard has the authority to direct that it stay continuously open to maintain waterway navigation, impacting emergency services and economic concerns. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Needed structural renovations and mechanical overhauls that will extend the bridge's life for up to 25 years, maintaining this vital economic and emergency evacuation asset. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$11,600,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$15,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$3,400,000 |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Project Development Study, Federally mandated bi-annual bridge inspection reports |
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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: |
Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/07/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
