| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #8 | |||||||||
| Orange Avenue (SR68) Kings Highway to Okeechobee County Line | |||||||||
| Requester: | Douglas Anderson | Organization: | St. Lucie County BOCC | ||||||
| Project Title: | Orange Avenue (SR68) Kings Highway to Okeechobee County Line | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 3:39:04 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Machek | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The widening of SR 68 will provide safer transportation. Heavy semi-truck use on this currently narrow highway has resulted in increased fatalities and accidents in recent months | |||||||||
| Recipient: | St. Lucie County BOCC | Contact: | Donald West | ||||||
| 2300 Virignia Ave | Contact Phone: | (772) 462-1659 | |||||||
| Ft. Pierce 34982 | |||||||||
| Counties: | St. Lucie | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project involves planning & permitting for the widening of SR 68 to provide a two lane roadway with 4" wide paved shoulders & 8" wide stablized shoulders. St. Lucie COunty has recently widened the road to 24". However, the road has no shoulders | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Safer State highway & improved emergency evacuation route given that vehicles with mechanical failures will be able to utilize road shoulders & will not impede traffice | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,020,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $9,113,020 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $1,800,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $6,293,020 | To Fund: | Construction | ||||
| 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: | During 1999 & 2000, over 200 accidents documented by FHP & St. Lucie Sheriff' | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | St. Lucie County BOCC | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 09/24/2002 | ||||||||