Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #410FY0102
Capital Circle NW/SW from U.S. 90 to I-10
Requester:		Colleen Roland			Organization:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:		Capital Circle NW/SW from U.S. 90 to I-10			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 4:08:05 PM
Sponsors:		Bev Kilmer
Statewide Interest:
County & State
Recipient:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners			Contact:		Colleen Roland
		301 So Monroe Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 891-8623
		Tallahassee 32301
Counties:		Leon
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is for improvement of the section of NW/SW Capital Circle from Springhill Road (CR2203) to I-10. This will provide a much needed intermodal connector between the Tallahassee Regional Airport and the major limited access highway in the southern United States (I-10). At this time, limited intermodal connections exist in this region. Connections are made to I-10 using urban arterials, which generally impede freight movements, given the amount of local traffic dependent on Capital Circle NW/SW for local area traffic movements. Plans for expansion of the Tallahassee Regional Airport will increase its viability as an intermodal facility. Additional capacity to this most direct connector to I-10 is necessary to insure successful and competitive economic development in this region that serves north Florida, southern Georgia, and southern Alabama.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
While it is difficult to establish exact numbers of jobs that might be created from this proposed improvement, enhanced transportation from the Regional Airport to I-10, along with scheduled Airport improvements, may incubate freight related opportunities which lie dormant in the project area. Expansion of the airport to include compatible airport land uses (industrial park) could in itself create additional jobs ranging from minimum wage to salaries comparable to managers in existing airport industrial locations. The WAGES program has been tapped as a beneficiary of improved transportation into the Regional Airport. The Tallahassee Regional Airport and surrounding ancillary facilities, is the primary intermodal facility in the central Florida panhandle. Unlike other panhandle regional transportation facilities in Panama City and Pensacola, it does not serve a military-dominated economy. Unlike all other Florida intermodal facilities, it does serve the seat of Florida state government. Because of its regional service orientation, and its strategic access to I-10, it serves a large geographic area, including north-central Florida, southern Georgia and Alabama.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$16,000,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2045
Specific Appropriation Title:			Fixed Capital Outlay Transportation Outreach Program from State Transportation Primary Trust Fund
Amount to be reduced:			$16,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$37,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
	Cash Amount:		$21,000,000
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?							Yes
	Agency:		Transportation, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Tallahassee/Leon County Long Range Transportation Plan Blueprint 2000
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Leon County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		9/18/2001