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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1102 |
| Airport Taxiway C Design and Construction |
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| Requester: |
Broward County Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Broward County Board of County Commisissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Airport Taxiway C Design and Construction |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 1:59:26 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Geller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is the fastes growing large-hub airport, serving in excess of 20 million passengers per year. Of these passengers 19.4 million are arriving domestic and international tourists, contributing to in excess of $2 billion in economic impact to Florida and the region. |
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| Recipient: |
Broward County Aviation Department |
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Contact: |
Walt Houghton |
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320 Terminal Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 359-6124 |
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Fort Lauderdale 33315 |
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Contact email: |
whoughton@broward.org |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The design and construction of Taxiway C at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will provide dual parallel taxiway capabilities on the north side of The Airport, west of the crosswind runway 13-31. This taxiway will provide additional capacity to access the primary runway, Runway 9L-27 R, and offer an increased level of safety for aircraft operating at the Airport. Funds requested by the Federal Aviation Administration. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The parallel taxiway on the north side of the Airport will provide additional capacity to access the primary runway and offer an increased level of safety for aircraft operating at the Airport. It will alleviate congestion on existing Taxiway B, reduce the number of runway incursions, and reduce the number of circling aircraft. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,800,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$14,100,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$12,300,000 |
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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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No |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Both the1987 and 1994 Airport Master Plans |
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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: |
Broward County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
10/26/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
