Harrells bill didnt lay a finger on the leg of M-CORES known as the Northern Turnpike Extension, which was declared to be in the strategic interest of the state. The senator explained this by saying, We have over a thousand people a day moving to the beautiful Sunshine State. She claimed her bill builds on the task force recommendations. Providing timely responses to inquiries from the press, government officials, and the public is a crucial function of the Florida Department of Transportation. An FDOT map shows the four corridor alternatives for the proposed Northern Turnpike Extension. High 78F. Stone's proposal reminds FDOT that "our adopted comprehensive plan protects the Farmland Preservation Area (FPA) regarding the development of expressways or toll roads." Bowing to community pressure, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Thursday it will halt the northern turnpike extension project at least temporarily. Citrus County commissioners last month backed the no build option for the northern turnpike extension at least for those routes that would go through Citrus County. "What happens to rural Florida and our lifestyle is up to you and the local governments that are in the paths of this destruction," McDavid said during the workshop. During a special meeting held at . The routes are unlikely to meet the requirement that tolls generated by traffic flow fund 50 percent of debt service at the 12th year of operation. The map showed "avoidance and attraction" areas for the toll . The award is given to those who have made a significant contribution to the preservation of horse farms in Marion County. Bridlewood General Manager George Isaacs accepted the award. On Tuesday, June 14, the Sumter County Board of Commissioners got an earful from close to 120 concerned voters adorned with bright pink "Rural Florida Says No Toll Roads" stickers, waving neon green "No Build" signs, and donning "#NoBuild No Turnpike Extension" T-shirts; a loud and clear sign that Sumter residents want no part of the proposed Northern Turnpike . Completing the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) section of the beltway, the five mile segment links Kelly Park Road with the Mt. "The Suncoast Parkway extension is a substantial piece to building regional connectivity in West Central Florida, specifically for the residents in Hernando and Citrus counties, said Nicola Liquori, Floridas Turnpike Enterprise executive director and CEO. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. He was referring to how powerful planner Robert Moses employed new roads and bridges to limit opportunities for non-white New York residents, as recounted in Robert A. Caros award-winning biography, The Power Broker., Among those Fox-centric pols who responded with derision was Gov. The recommendations closely follow what 1000 Friends advocated from day one: make identified improvements to I-75 to alleviate major traffic . We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. There was a problem saving your notification. Phone: (850) 414-4050Email questions and comments to: Maps & Publications Sales at co-mapsandpubs@dot.state.fl.us, FDOT605 Suwannee St.Tallahassee, FL 32399Phone: (850) 414-4100Customer Service Portal. Brigitte Smith of Ocala said her daughter lives in Rolling Hills and the roadway would negatively affect that neighborhood. Providing timely responses to inquiries from the press, government officials, and the public is a crucial function of the Florida Department of Transportation. This new 49th Street will also meander eastward, curving to become NW 35th Street and ending at NE 58th Avenue. Instead, on a contentious 3-2 vote, the commission agreed to send a letter to the Florida Department of Transportation, urging it to give Marion County governmenta seat at the table as the state studies the proposed highway. Its proposed route ran straight through a part of Marion County thats been dubbed the Horse Capital of the World, home to Floridas $2.6 billion equine industry. "This does not send a signal to our community that the project is dead, and until FDOT makes its position crystal clear, we will remain vigilant and involved. I-595 Express Lane Projects. White, in apresentation to the council and those in attendance, showed pictures of what could happen if the roadwaycomes near the area. I talked to one of them, Laura Parks Catlow, 64, a former travel industry employee, who said the route runs right through her property. Consider adding two new lanes, following a study now being done by the Florida Department of Transportation. Instead, the agency would focus on improving Interstate 75. He says the Department of Transportation study does not look at what he called "smart build" options. A road is a choice, you see, and clearly the Legislature and DOT were choosing to value pavement and development over the things that make life in Levy County appealing. Google Maps / State transportation officials are moving ahead with plans to extend the northern end of the Florida Turnpike beyond where it now ends at Interstate 75 in Wildwood. #5315 220 0 obj <>stream Sally McDavid, a fourth-generation Floridian, said getting away from urban sprawl is why many people moved to Citrus County. State transportation officials on Thursday officially killed a proposal that would have extended Florida's Turnpike from where it now ends at Interstate 75 near Wildwood east to connect with U.S. 19. In 30 years at the Tampa Bay Times, he won numerous state and national awards for his environmental reporting. Steve Newborn is a WUSF reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area. An extension of the Suncoast Parkway opened Monday, the Florida Department of Transportation announced in a press release. If you need special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or require translation services (free of charge), please contact the Project Manager using the contact information listed on this page. Local attorney Jimmy Gooding saidcounty commissioners should be involved in the process so they won't be left behind. North A and North B routes (red and blue) impact southwest Marion County more than Central and South (yellow and purple). I am talking about the Northern Turnpike Extension, which is supposed to branch off from the Florida Turnpike in Wildwood and head north toward some as-yet-unnamed terminus. '1800108\K`c;T"H62j]p}Z3 joY]Yw@ r Citrus County. Though these are the four proposed routes, the study areas is all of Marion, Levy, Sumter and Citrus counties (outlined in dark green). Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Theypacked the auditorium. FDOT. The southernmost road would have demolished habitat for our official state animal, the panther. FL's Northern Turnpike Extension threatens to pave over historic Black community Founded by freed slaves, Royal faces obliteration by road-builders Craig Pittman May 19, 2022 7:00 am A child stands in a tobacco field in the Royal community during the 1950s. In a broader sense, the choices we make for highway routes demonstrate what we value as a society. Amy Agricola, a local Realtor, told commissioners thatMarion County is unique and beautiful, and commissioners should reject the road plan. "We are gravely concerned that the announcement ended with the projects website, www.floridasturnpike.com/NTE, will remain active as a resource for project updates," Costello said. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 955-8770 (voice). Scott loved toll roads almost as much as he loves his Navy ballcap, but he clearly didnt like this ruckus. In a press release issued Wednesday . "Smart build, that first seeks to expand existing infrastructure, avoids damage to our ecosystem, the nature in the Nature Coast and the foundation of our ecotourism and our rural lifestyle that many value here," Seveska said. The PD&E starts in early to mid-2021. The route would travel through North Sumter County, running northwest through the northeast portion of Dunnellon into the Levy County city of Bronson and end in Chiefland. On August 4, 2022, FDOT announced it was suspending planning for the corridor: "The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed the Alternative Corridors Evaluation (ACE) Study for the Northern Turnpike Corridor without recommending a specific corridor and will not pursue the project any further until options can be reassessed to MCORES is short forMulti-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance, a 2019 state plan that called for building new toll roads in Florida. Lonny Powell, CEO of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association, said, It was great seeing a legacy farm like Bridlewood Farm accepting the Acorn Conservation Award today. We continue the fight to stop the Northern Turnpike Extension toll road and the sprawl inducing expansions along US 19/98. The decision is considered a win for environmentalists, who have been lobbying various cities and counties to come out against the project. Who benefits from it? That next phase is currently under design, and funding is expected next year. by Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2021. The proposed letter said, in part:"Marion County's foremost objective is to remind the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) that our adopted comprehensive plan prohibits the development of expressways or toll roll roads within the Farmland Preservation Area (FPA).". We use our collective power to take a very hard line against these "Roads to Ruin". Work on the proposed extension, Perdue said, will start up again in the next year or so with the agency re-engaging the potentially affected communities. No additional submittals have been received or nor any requests for permits from either project, she said. Search All Exits along Florida's Turnpike traveling Northbound in Florida. Department officials recently released four proposed routes of the turnpike extension, three of them cutting through southwestern Marion County. Whos hurt by it? Talk to others. If you dont know the history of M-CORES, heres the Readers Digest version: The then-Senate president, Bill Galvano, met with some people who build roads, the Florida Transportation Builders Association, after they gave his political action committee a big campaign contribution. We know it connects to I-75.. The commission majority said it's better to be involved so the county can monitor the process andpersuade state officials to make the best decisions possible to protect Marion's residents and environmentally sensitive areas. A report summarizing the status of the Project Development and Environment Study must be submitted to the Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the Florida House by December 31, 2022. 07/25/17. I learned about the politics of road-building growing up in the Panhandle. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. The Legislature finds that the extension of the Florida Turnpike from its northerly terminus in Wildwood to a logical and appropriate terminus as determined by the Department of Transportation is in the strategic interest of the state, the bill states. 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It went on to say that the county "encourages FDOT to consider the following items while developing the final alignment as authorized by House Bill (HB) 763," and then listedfour recommendations. County crews showed up and paved a one-mile stretch directly in front of the mans house. For instance, in 2016, when the Florida DOT went ahead with building an extension for the lightly-used Suncoast Parkway, they cut through the Withlacoochee State Forest and obliterated the site of an ancient turpentine camp named Etna which was on the National Register of Historic Places. Citrus County's elected leaders agreed Friday that the "no-build" option for a possible Florida Turnpike extension is no option for them. But Stone said Bryant's language was tantamount to supporting the "no build" option. After spending years as a nighttime sports copy editor and page designer, I made the move to digital editing in 2000. They said it would threaten Rainbow Springs, one of the state's largest springs. Ruthie Davis Schlabach. No one likes to drive State Road 200! she said to audience approval. The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike ( HEFT ), designated as unsigned State Road 821 ( SR 821 ), is the southern extension of Florida's Turnpike, a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. McGrath said it's clear that Dunnellon residents are overwhelmingly opposed to the four proposed paths, and he hope all the local governmental bodies whose communities will be affected by the roadway will unite in opposition. Map of the Sawgrass Expressway, including exits, toll locations and available plazas and rest areas. Motorists in Hernando and Citrus counties now have an easier way to travel to and from the greater Tampa Bay region. SR 869/SW 10th Street Connector from Florida's Turnpike/Sawgrass Expressway to SR 9/I-95. %PDF-1.7 % Take a look. The first goal of the Ocala Gazette is to deliver trustworthy local journalism so corruption, misinformation and abuse are not hidden from the public or unchallenged. Map of the Suncoast Parkway, including exits, toll locations and available plazas and rest areas. Then, in a move even a dung beetle would call stinky, Galvano announced that he had had a brilliant idea: Florida should build a bunch of expensive roads that the DOT didnt have on any of its maps, and it should do this really fast. If you choose to provide feedback on this site or in an email, such information is a public record under Floridas Government in the Sunshine Laws and available for public inspection upon demand. The board will discuss that, along with the Audubon packet, at its meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Citrus County Courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness. The project will also extend the Suncoast Trail to State Road 44, and a pedestrian overpass will be build over US 98. The 'North A' route would cut Levy County into two parts. The DOT secretary wrote a letter saying they would abandon their Coastal Connector plans and instead work on making Interstate 75 better. I was reminded of the never-say-die saga of Michael Myers the other day when I got a call from a very angry lady from Levy County who was upset about the M-CORES toll roads. The 25 mile long Wekiva Parkway currently extends 19 miles north from Orange Blossom Trail in Apopka to SR 46 west of Sanford. The rest of the Legislature kowtowed to Galvanos clout and in 2019 approved the bill creating the M-CORES. There are four separate proposals to the Florida Turnpike that would extend the interstate from Wildwood through combinations of these counties: Citrus, Levy, Marion and Sumter. 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They also said the project would destroy homes and the environment. But the potential northern extension of the turnpike was allowed to proceed to the study phase. Two of the alignments cut swaths through Sumter, Marion and Levy counties, meaning they are almost certain to fail. FDOT officials determined all of the routes had concerns . They won again a year later, when the Florida Legislature forced the DOT to start planning for the three toll roads known as M-CORES. Milepost 263 Instead of saying the state should "further examine and evaluate the MCORESrecommendations," Bryant wantedto ask the state to adhere to the MCORES recommendations one of which is that the highway notcross the Cross Florida Greenway in Marion County. WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), which is part of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), held the kickoff event to start the planning of a potential turnpike extension that would start "from its northerly terminus in Wildwood to a logical and appropriate terminus as determined by the FDOT, per Senate Bill 100." Ocala, FL 34478 The commissioners promised to write to the governor and the DOT demanding an explanation of this latest outrage, Catlow said. At the films climax do I really need yell SPOILER ALERT here for a 43-year-old movie? Citrus County commissioners are opposing proposals to extend Florida's Turnpike through rural counties north of the Tampa Bay region. You have permission to edit this article. But when the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the M-CORES price tag suddenly seemed too high and the state made another choice. 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