| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #24 | |||||||||
| Metro Parkway Widening-Lee County | |||||||||
| Requester: | Donald DeBerry | Organization: | Lee County Department of Transportation | ||||||
| Project Title: | Metro Parkway Widening-Lee County | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 12:09:57 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Saunders | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The portion of SR 739 (Alternate 41/Metro Parkway) that is the subject of the request, from Six Mile Cypress Parkway to Daniels Parkway is currently 2 lanes. North of Daniels Parkway the roadway is currently 4 lanes. South of Six Mile Cypress Parkway FDOT is pursuing a 6-lane extension, which thanks to a successful state TOP grant and SIB loan has been scheduled for construction in FY 2003/04. While the 2-lane portion has been targeted for 6-laning in the long-range plans for Lee County and a PD&E Study has been completed, FDOT has not been yet been able to program the widening in its Five Year Work Program. The design phase for the 6-laning was scheduled by FDOT in FY 2004/05, but Lee County provided funding to advance the design to FY 2003/03 and it is underway. The County's commitment was a recognition of the importance of getting the 2-lane segment ready for widening as soon as possible. FDOT has proposed adding the right-of-way acquisition phase in FY 2007/08 in the tentative update of its Work Program, but the construction phase is not scheduled. At the current rate of programming, the construction phase would not be scheduled until FY 2009/10, meaning a 2-lane bottleneck between the 4- and 6-lane sections of this important part of the State Highway System would exist for a minimum of 5 years. The requested funds would cover the 6-lane construction effort, which could be completed quickly and allow the avoidance of the bottleneck situation that will be created by the 6-lane extension to the south. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Lee County Department of Transportation | Contact: | Donald DeBerry | ||||||
| 1500 Monroe Street | Contact Phone: | (239) 479-8503 | |||||||
| Ft. Myers 33902 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Lee | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| widen exisiting Metro Parkway from 2 lanes to 6 lanes from Daniels Parkway to Six Mile Parkway. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| to reduce conjestion on US 41 and I-75 | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $6,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $10,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $6,000,000 | To Fund: | Construction, right of way construction | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | LRTP | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||