Public Kickoff Meeting

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Public Kickoff Meeting SW 62nd Boulevard Kickoff
Meeting SR 24 (Archer Road) to SR 26 (Newberry
Road)
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Project Understanding

• Project Funding Sources
• SAFETEA-LU
• High Priority Project 3190 2.40 Million
• High Priority Project 3919 1.50 Million
• High Priority Project 2596 1.60 Million
• Federal Earmark Project S117 2.97 Million
• Total Grant Amount 8.47 Million
• Federal Oversight (Recision) (2.00) Million
• Program Amount Available 6.50 Million
• Performed By Alachua County Through A Partnership
  Agreement with FDOT.

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Study Area
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Project Understanding

• Project Needs
• Relieve I-75 Congestion
• Relieve SR 24 Congestion
• Relieve SR 26 Congestion
• Traffic Congestion
• Need for Additional North-South Connectors
• Development Within Study Area
• Traffic Flow Through the Study Area
• Existing Major Traffic Generators
• Future Traffic Generators

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Project Schedule
2010
2009
2008
2007
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Corridor Study (February 2008)
Project Development And Environment
Study (February 2009)
Design (August 2010)
Right of Way (June 2010)
No Construction Phases Are Funded At This Time
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Corridor Study Process
STEP 4 DEFINE ALT. CORRIDOR
STEP 2 DATA COLLECTION
STEP 3 PUBLIC INPUT ON NEEDS
STEP 1 DEFINE STUDY
STEP 6 CORRIDOR ALT. MEETING
STEP 7 RECOMMEND PREFERRED CORRIDOR AND
ENGINEERING CRITERIA
STEP 5 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CORRIDORS
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SW 62nd Boulevard/40th Street/24th Avenue
Extension
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Prior Studies Option M

• Option M
• Widen To Four Lane Divided
• SW 43rd Street (SR 24 To SW 20th Avenue)
• SW 20th Avenue (SW 43rd Street To SW 62nd Blvd))
• 2 New 2-lane Divided Connectors
• Hull Road Extension (SW 34th Street To SE 20th
  Avenue)
• SW 38th Terrace (SW 24th Avenue To Windmeadows
  Blvd)

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Project Approach Corridor Study

• Coordination With On-Going Initiatives
• Urban Village
• Land Use Scenarios
• Traffic Modeling/Assessment (Renaissance)
• SW 38th Terrace Extensions (N S)
• Hull Road Radio Road Extensions
• On-going Transportation Projects
• SW 24th Avenue (SW 34th To SW 43rd)
• SW 38th Terrace (SW 20th To SW 24th)
• SR 24 _at_ I-75 (Turn-lane Improvements)

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Comments
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Opportunity to Comment

• Personnel Are Available To Assist You At This
  Meeting
• Please Contact
• Jennifer Spagnoli
• Alachua County Public Works Department
• P.O. Box 1188, Gainesville, Florida 32602
• Phone [phone]
• jspagnoli_at_AlachuaCounty.US