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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2903 |
| Orange Avenue (SR68) / Kings Highway to Okeechobee County Line |
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| Requester: |
Douglas Anderson, County Administrator |
Organization: |
St. Lucie County |
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| Project Title: |
Orange Avenue (SR68) / Kings Highway to Okeechobee County Line |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 4:03:59 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Haridopolos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The widening of State Route 68 will provide safer transportation. The narrowness of this highway has resulted in increased fatalities and more than 200 accidents in the past two years. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Donald West, St. Lucie County Public Works Director |
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2300 Virginia Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 462-1659 |
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Fort Pierce 34982 |
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Contact email: |
donw@co.st-lucie.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project involves the reconstruction of State Road 68 to provide a two lane roadway with 4' wide paved shoulders and 8' wide stabilized shoulders on each side. St. Lucie County has recently widened the road to 24', but lacks funding to construct needed road shoulders. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Safer State highway and improved emergency evacuation route given that vehicles with mechanical failures will be able to use road shoulders and will not impede traffic. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$9,113,020 |
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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 |
$1,800,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$5,913,020 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
During the past two years, over 200 accidents were documented by the FL Highway Patrol & Sheriff |
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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: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/11/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
