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$300 Million In Transportation Projects Announced
December 3, 2013
Over $300 million in transportation projects were announced Monday by the Florida Department of Transportation, including several significant projects in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
In Escambia County, newly announced projects include:
- Funding for the design of increased capacity for SR 10 (US 90A) 9 Mile Bridge from SR 8 (I-10) to SR 297 Pine Forest Road.
- Funding for the resurfacing of SR 295 Navy Blvd from East of New Warrington to SR 10A (US 90).
- Funding for the resurfacing of SR 742 Creighton Road from East SR 291 Davis Highway to SR 10A (US 90) Scenic.
In Santa Rosa County, the funding includes:
- Funding for the construction of SR 30/10 US 98/90 corridor management improvement projects.
The $300 million includes additional projects in Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Walton and Washington counties.
The projects will be officially unveiled Tuesday during a public hearing in Chipley.
“Growth and development in Northwest Florida depend on an infrastructure that can attract and support more economic activity that creates more jobs,” Senate President Don Gaetz said. “Over the next five years, the State of Florida will invest more than $3 billion in our region’s ports, bridges, roadways and railways. Many of these items have been priorities of local communities for years. This level of commitment is rocket fuel for Northwest Florida’s economy.”
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7 Responses to “$300 Million In Transportation Projects Announced”
Olive Road improvements are in design.
Hey!!! I agree with Chris. Olive road from 9th avenue to old palafox need resurfacing and widening. Last I checked creighton road was fine.
“This level of commitment is rocket fuel for Northwest Florida’s economy.”
Wait, I thought government didn’t create jobs. A quick google search revealed that at least 30 million of that total came from the Federal government.
I am betting the resurfacing of Creighton Rd. will include widening or adding lanes. THAT is deserately needed on that part of the road. Traffic is very heavy during rush hour and accidents are common.
The north end of Escambia County is left out again…..don’t forget we pay taxes too…
Resurface Creighton???? Are you kidding me??? There is nothing wrong with it! Both sides of Olive rd. need widening and paving, Blue angel needs to be 4 laned, and im sure there are roads in the north end of the county that need it more.
“$3 billion in our region”. “This level of commitment is rocket fuel for Northwest Florida’s economy”.
I wonder how long officials have known of this 5 year plan and whom have they shared this information with?