U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $7.4 Million for Florida Highway, Bridge Projects |
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Topics: Norman Mineta
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Federal Highway Administration
4 May 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Contact: Lori Irving, Telephone: (202) 366-0660
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Investment Will Fund New Tamiami Bridge, 16 Other Projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced that newly released funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will help reduce congestion, enhance safety and improve traffic flow at key transportation projects around the state. The Bush administration is providing more than $7.4 million for replacement of the Tamiami Bridge in Dade County and 16 other Florida transportation projects.
"Investing in Florida's highways is the best way to get people to their jobs, families to their homes and goods to market," Secretary Mineta said.
Several of the projects will ease congestion on some of the state's most heavily traveled roads. The Bush administration has slated more than $850,000 for replacement of the Tamiami Bridge and more than $1.1 million for improvements to SR-694 in Pinellas Park.
Other projects include more than $375,000 for ferryboats that will provide service for the city of Palatka and more than $565,000 for the Timucuan Preserve Bike Trail.
"The funding we're announcing today is an investment in the transportation infrastructure of Florida and the region," said FHWA Administrator Mary Peters. "The President understands that these investments are important to our quality of life and to keep our economy moving."
The following table shows a list of these grants for Florida.
| Borders and Corridors | $1,159,783 |
| SR-694, Pinellas Park | 1,159,783 |
| Bridge | $1,159,782 |
| CR 309 Georgetown Bridge, Putnam County | 289,945 |
| Tamiami Bridge Replacement | 869,837 |
| Ferry Boat | |
| Capital Cost of Contracting for Water Bus Service | 289,946 |
| City of Palatka Ferry Service | 376,929 |
| Interstate Maintenance | $289,946 |
| Central Sarasota Parkway Interchange at I-75, Sarasota | 289,946 |
| ITS | $3,401,924 |
| Bay County Area Wide Traffic Signal System | 404,991 |
| TalTran ITS Smartbus Program | 944,979 |
| Hillsborough Area Reg. Transit Bus Tracking, Comm.& Security | 404,991 |
| Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Intelligent Transportation Initiative | 404,991 |
| SR 924 ITS Integration Project | 539,988 |
| SR 112 ITS Integration Project | 161,996 |
| Palm Tran, Palm Beach County, FL--Automated Veh. Location & Mobile Data Terminals | 539,988 |
| Public Lands | $1,131,328 |
| Snake Road (BIA Route 1281) Improvement | 565,664 |
| Timucuan Preserve Bike Trail | 565,664 |
| TCSP | $289,946 |
| Central Avenue Parking Facility and Pedestrian Improvements | 57,989 |
| Lakeland In-Town Bypass Phase II | 231,957 |