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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2384 |
| SR 21/Blanding Blvd. Road Widening Design (Old Jennings Rd to CR 220) |
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| Requester: |
Honorable Christy Fitzgerald, Chairman |
Organization: |
Clay County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
SR 21/Blanding Blvd. Road Widening Design (Old Jennings Rd to CR 220) |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 12:31:39 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This capital outlay initiative: 1) serves important local and regional needs; 2) meets a documented need; 3) addresses a statewide interest; 4) is intended to produce measurable results; and 5) has tangible community support to members of the Legislature and a state agency. Widening of this four-lane road to a six-lane facility will relieve this increasingly congested main link between Clay and Duval Counties. SR 21 serves as a main road linking Clay and Duval Counties, and as traffic increases in Jacksonville, more through traffic is diverted to Clay County's roads, traversing the county between I-95 and I-10.
An issure of statewide importance is the underfunding of road improvements in Clay County. The FDOT District Two office estimates that over the last 15 years the County has suffered a $60+ million dollar shortfall in transportation funds. Funding this request will move toward rectifying this deficit.
Census and other data show that Clay County commuters have the longest commute in the state, at more than 40 minutes. Measurable results will be seen in the restoration of additional road capacity to a road that has failed in regard to adopted traffic concurrency Level of Service standards. FDOT has scheduled design for the year 08/09, but the County wishes to move up this project due to its importance and failing status. |
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| Recipient: |
Clay County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Thad Crowe, Planning Director |
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P. O. Box 1366, 470 Houston Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 269-6375 |
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Green Cove Springs 32043 |
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Contact email: |
thad.crowe@co.clay.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Clay |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Final design study for widening (Project Development and Environmental Study has been completed). |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Almost doubling the road capacity of this road, from 3,390 to 6,100 peak hour trips. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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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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Unknown |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization Long Range Transportation Plan to FDOT |
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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: |
Clay County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/13/2004 |
