House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2525

Friendship Trail Bridge Underpasses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Debbie Stephenson

Organization:

City of Tampa,  with counties of Hillsborough & Pinellas and City of St. Petersburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Friendship Trail Bridge Underpasses

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 1:15:19 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Chris Hart

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Hillsborough, Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Tampa, Counties of Hillsborough & Pinellas, St. Pete

Contact:

Debbie Stephenson

 

306 E. Jackson Street

Contact Phone:

(813) 274-7427

 

 

Tampa 33602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development and construction of one over/underpass for each side of the Friendship Trail Bridge, connecting Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties' recreational trail systems. This bridge was the old Gandy Bridge, which was aquired by the county governments from FDOT a few years ago.  This bridge is now solely for pedestrian and bicycle use. (Additional information available)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Provide for safe on/off access from future links to both the Pinellas Trail and Hillsborough's Friendship Trail.  This area(State Road 92) has a substantial amount of vehicle traffic; providing a safer way to use the bridge should alleviate any congestion problems that might occur when bikes and pedestrians want to gain access to the trail system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Will ensure a safe transition, over water of Tampa Bay and across heavily traveled Gandy Blvd.(State Road 92) for citizens using the regional link to the two counties.  Should reduce incidence of car-bike interactions and thereby reduce accidents and injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

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

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No