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Posted on 05/05/2021 3:28:59 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The state’s plan to build three massive toll roads through rural swaths of Florida were scrapped Tuesday, when the House of Representatives cast the last vote needed to repeal the controversial projects and send the legislation to the governor for final review.
But the repeal isn’t exactly a total repeal: The legislation still authorizes new toll roads and highways, including expansion and “road upgrades” along 130 miles of scenic U.S. 19 between Citrus County and I-10 in north Florida, which could impact sensitive parts of Florida.
It’s now in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hands, following the Legislature’s action on 330 miles of planned new construction in three Multi-Use Corridors of Economic Significance, or MCORES, which former Senate President Bill Galvano pushed through the 2019 Legislature.
If DeSantis approves the legislation, it will still authorize new toll roads but not of the magnitude of MCORES.
Instead, Senate Bill 100, sponsored by Senate Transportation Chair Gayle Harrell, a Republican representing parts of Martin, St. Lucie and Palm Beach counties, instructs the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) to plan significant expansion and “road upgrades” along U.S. 19 from Citrus County to I-10, as well as a northwesterly extension of the Florida Turnpike beyond its terminus at Wildwood
Galvano’s successor, Senate President Wilton Simpson, signaled early in the 2021 session that MCORES was on the chopping block, as a cost-saving measure. But the vestiges of the MCORES project will still affect his Senate district, which includes Citrus County.
The idea of the MCORES repeal, Harrell said, is to utilize existing roadways to the fullest extent possible to accommodate growth, rather than build large new ones. She said MCORES Task Force members appointed to study the projects were clear that they found them to be too intrusive and too damaging to the affected counties.
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No major earthquakes in FL, so roll it out!
Good news!
Glad they won’t be tearing up the countryside from Palatka to Mascotte where I have spent so much time, over the years 1981 to 2006, bass fishing...
All because bureaucrats need more taxes to piss away needlessly...
We need this toll road to connect Tampa with Tallahassee.
I-75 and I-95 are crowded with the millions of people who have moved to Florida in the past 25 years.
Armadillos most impacted.
Passing the buck?
Sounds like Rick Perry’s now dead Trans Texas Corridors. Was Florida selling out to the foreign companies, as well?
True 75 and 95 are a mess but I hate to see that part of Florida ruined.
High speed ferries from Ochlockonee Bay/US 98? Although a ferry from Pensacola to Tampa would save a lot of driving.
“””True 75 and 95 are a mess but I hate to see that part of Florida ruined.”””
But do you live in Florida as I do?
“””High speed ferries from Ochlockonee Bay/US 98? Although a ferry from Pensacola to Tampa would save a lot of driving.”””
Do you live in Florida as I do?
What is needed is a high-speed monorail extension from Disney World to Tallahassee.
Call it the Goofy Express.
No, but I’ve been across I-10 too many times over the years. I’ve even been known to take 90 for a chunk of the way to mix things up.
Do not build any toll roads. Build a road but watch out for those endangered boa constrictors.
One of the routes would be from Lakeland to Ft Meyers.
Yes...Im in Broward but don’t brag about it lol.
I was up in Dixie county for a couple of months...looking at real estate and seems all that live in the Tri county are against toll roads. BTW have you been to Cider Key?
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