DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Public Works
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FDOT Priority Project Information Packet for SR 776 at the Charlotte County Sports Park
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
Ratify the authorization of the County's Priority Project Information Packet for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in the amount of $1,067,975.28.
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Budgeted Action:
No action needed. A project and budget amendment will be brought to the Board for approval, if awarded. There is a required County match of 20% in the amount of $50,000.00. Grant funding will be provided by Florida Department of Transportation. Matching funds in the amount of $50,000.00 will be supplied from capital gas taxes in the Road Improvement Fund.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
Each year, FDOT coordinates the development of the Tentative Five-Year Work Program with counties in District One. The applications are submitted on an annual basis and due to FDOT by March 31 each year. The projects we submit are tentative and a minimum of 5 years out and can be deferred by FDOT for even longer. This request was for the design, Construction and Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) of exclusive eastbound and westbound right/left turn lanes at State Road 776 and Charlotte Sports Park entrance and County Fairgrounds entrance. At present, there are no right-turn lanes on State Road 776 at the intersection of the Charlotte County Sports Park or the Charlotte County Fair Grounds. The addition of turn lanes to this intersection will improve the traffic flow on State Road 776 (in both directions), as well as eliminate some sideswipe and rear-end crashes at these intersections. This project will alleviate congestion and the need for the Charlotte County Sherriff's Office to be onsite directing traffic during events at the Charlotte County Sports Park & Charlotte County Fair Grounds. This area was inc...
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