The proposed Northern Turnpike Extension project would extend the turnpike's northern terminus from Wildwood/Interstate 75 west to U.S. 19. But six bullets didnt end Michael Myers, and I doubt it would end this latest M-CORES monstrosity. Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike. P.O. The speakers said state officials should have conducted an independent study on the proposed paths and more strongly considered expanding existing roads. The turnpike extension was a result of Senate Bill 100, which repealed the 2019 M-CORES (Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance) toll road mandate that required state transportation officials to build three new turnpikes in 2023. He just happened to be a Mar-A-Lago member and a DeSantis contributor, and he also just happened to own 561,000 acres in Lafayette, Dixie, and Taylor counties that are ripe for development. maps and exits. 07/25/17. He says the Department of Transportation study does not look at what he called "smart build" options. SR 9/I-95 south of SR 870/Commercial Boulevard to north of Cypress Creek Road Interchanges. Nearly 200 people packed into the commission auditorium in Ocala. 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. 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. We want that something to continue to provide the needed transportation while embracing and maintaining the character of your community.. Each of the routes would pave over large swaths of rural areas. Directions & Map, 1996 - 2020 Three of the four proposed routes go through Marion County. Map of Florida's Turnpike, including exits, toll locations and available plazas and rest areas. It would have impacted large areas in either Citrus, Sumter, Levy and Marion counties. But the potential northern extension of the turnpike was allowed to proceed to the study phase. 87 0 obj <> endobj Jeff Arms, program manager associated with the Northern Turnpike Corridor Task Force explains to commissioners why the state has provided no proposed routes for the toll road. SR 9/I-95 from SW 10th Street to Hillsboro Boulevard. The commissioners told the crowd they just found out about the DOTs plans, too, she said, and they appeared to be just as ticked off as their constituents. PO Box 188 DeSantis signed the repeal into law without saying one word about his apparently contradictory stance. No one likes to drive State Road 200! she said to audience approval. It sounds ridiculous, but that was enough to nail down his familys votes. Theyre trying to sneak this in through the back door! said Robbie Blake, the 75-year-old Levy County activist who called me. Procedurally, Stone and Gold were prohibited from asking for a reconsideration of Stone's original motion. In February, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) said the four proposed routes for the northern turnpike extension have the potential to adversely affect its conservation lands. Alisha Hart told commissioners that she had 250 signatures from residents living in the Florida Highlands indicating their desire not to have the roadgo through Marion County. They also said the project would destroy homes and the environment. Think about it. City Council members Jan Cubbage, Louise Kenny, Valerie Hanchar, Anita Williams and the mayor all voted yes for the resolution. 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 Levy County routes steamroll right through the longleaf pine flatwoods and swamps of the 58,000-acre Goethe State Forest, as well as smashing a hole in the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross-Florida Greenway, a currently unbroken 110-mile linear park that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The Homestead Extension (HEFT) provides an alternate route to metropolitan Miami from the Overseas Highway, avoiding much of the congestion along U.S. 1 (Dixie Highway). They (figuratively) got shot and fell off the balcony! Moving from statewide to more local transportation issues, Assistant County Administrator Tracy Straub spoke about scheduled traffic projects coming up quickly in Marion County, including improvements needed to take some of the strain off of State Road 200. 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). The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/Florida's Turnpike Enterprise has released 4 options to extend the Florida Turnpike from Wildwood to US19/98. Northern Turnpike Extension FPID 449743-2 . Citrus County commissioners are opposing proposals to extend Florida's Turnpike through rural counties north of the Tampa Bay region. No additional submittals have been received or nor any requests for permits from either project, she said. There was a problem saving your notification. %PDF-1.7 % Making County Road 484 four lane east to SR 200. He lives in St. Petersburg with his wife and children. In 2020 the Florida Heritage Book Festival named him a Florida Literary Legend. Thats how we wound up with approximately 437 sequels, remakes, and reboots with titles like Halloween 29: Michael Myers vs. the Lord of the Dance.. Toggle navigation. Select an exit, travel plaza, toll plaza or other location from the map, or use the location list to get information and a close-up . If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. We had a wily Escambia County commissioner named Grady Albritton who some people dubbed the King of the County. He was so powerful because he controlled the road crews in his district and he knew how to use that to swap favors. )G!RJrqj2cW@\YZ8\RF@I5 E4h=>cE$Ey8h>| {]8)h*N}A `'$-?mn`rVtV}!0l]h_wq{mn"02pGQ7NhnOBl(Ta9K. Who benefits from it? Critics dubbed the M-CORES Billionaire Boulevards.. The latest news and how to stay informed. Northern Turnpike Extension We are pleased to report that in December 2022, FDOT submitted its required report on the Northern Turnpike segment to the Governor and leaders of the House and Senate. The latest news and how to stay informed. We continue the fight to stop the Northern Turnpike Extension toll road and the sprawl inducing expansions along US 19/98. There are four alternative routes being proposed. Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. Editorial:Don't extend turnpike, build other new highways through North Florida. If the projects move forward with 100% build-out as currently proposed, the county has projected the need for traffic improvements at well over $60 million. One challenge, she said, is We dont know if both projects will come in at the same time. The developers would be responsible for 98% of the road and intersection(s) costs. North A and North B routes (red and blue) impact southwest Marion County more than Central and South (yellow and purple). We count on community support to continue this important work. The map showed "avoidance and attraction" areas for the toll . Talk to others. 0:30. I wasn't always a morning person. :dm_`m`jR(U-JURT}-Ji(v#TuQKg'LPm8a'\s#^RQb5-FB1jvc,0*;soQ>WWc~[QwSLkNfCvw{SO,O5NfipPO.*sqQc0dgHq'Wu6.'-NhF2~ %;BRoZLjj- M R4b"gWD\TIuuyu>$uD+*g5iDAMz`3FY4+xfuGYPdAoZ c \H9p#S5x(2k(iNE6~;/`$!{>PD Phone: (850) 414-4050. The real growing need in our state is to save some green space from being wiped out, not for another toll road. Bryant said asking the state to adhereto the MCORES recommendations was consistent with the language of the state law that authorized the turnpike expansion study. Florida's Turnpike. Another group backs turnpike no-build option, 5455 S Suncoast Blvd, Homosassa, FL 34446, 1206 SE US Highway 19, Crystal River, FL 34429, 6460 W. Gulf To Lake Hwy , Crystal River, FL 34429, 611 NE 5th Terrace, Crystal River, FL 34428, 547 SE Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, FL 34429, Florida Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers, 7449 W Gulf to Lake Hwy, Crystal River, FL 34429, 1045 E. Norvell Bryant Hwy., Hernando, FL 34442, The Salvation Army Center for Worship & Services, 4196 S Pleasant Grove Rd, Inverness, FL 34452, 2143 West Norvell Bryant Highway , Lecanto, FL 34461, 4455 S Florida Avenue, Inverness, FL 34450, 2420 S Suncoast Boulevard, Homosassa, FL 34448, Gastroenterology Associates - Crystal River, 6410 W Gulf To Lake Hwy, Crystal River, FL 34429, 7939 W. Gulf to Lake Highway , Crystal River, FL 34429, 3638 S Placid Avenue, Inverness, FL 34452, 8010 West Gulf to Lake Highway, Crystal River, FL 34429, 3600 South Florida Avenue , Inverness, FL 34450, 4067 S Highlands Avenue, Inverness, FL 34452, 1250 N Vantage Point DR, Crystal River, FL 34429, 8018 W Gulf To Lake Highway, Crystal River, FL 34429, 4224 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy., Lecanto, FL 34461, 2341 West Norvell Bryant Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461, 2525 Highway 44 West, Inverness, FL 34452, 8328 E Orange Avenue, Floral City, FL 34436, 490 Pleasant Grove Road, Inverness, FL 34452, 507 West Main Street , Inverness, FL 34450, 657 N. Citrus Ave, Crystal River, FL 34428, 101 Courthouse Square , Inverness, FL 34450, 7800 W. Gulf to Lake Highway, Crystal River, FL 34429. We believe something is needed for the future of Florida.. 220 0 obj <>stream But according to Roscow, they built it in Hernando County, not Citrus. 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. 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. Florida Department of Transportation, ALERT : Mainline Converts to Electronic Toll Collection, Suncoast Extension Opens in Citrus County, Constructing full interchanges at US 98 and W. Cardinal Street and a partial interchange at SR 44, Two all-electronic tolling gantries and equipment buildings, Related drainage, lighting, highway signing, traffic signalization, guardrail and sidewalk, The Suncoast Trail, part of Floridas Statewide Greenways and Trails System, will be extended to SR 44 and a pedestrian overpass constructed over US 98. Florida already has more miles of toll roads than any other state. %%EOF Completed in 1974, the Homestead Extension initially features a wide grassy . I think that an extension of the Turnpike would be beneficial to cross-Florida traffic. Contact Editor Diane Rado for questions: info@floridaphoenix.com. 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. The state Department of Transportation held a "kick-off" public meeting on plans to extend the Florida Turnpike north. The 13-mile stretch of the toll road will take it north from US 98 in Homosassa to State Road 44 in Lecanto. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.. If Florida Gov. The recommendations closely follow what 1000 Friends advocated from day one: make identified improvements to I-75 to alleviate major traffic . South EXIT 2X Northwest 199th Street (CR 854) - Stadium Miami, Florida EXIT 4X Turnpike south (SR 821) - Homestead . The road study is set to be completed by 2024. Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118,austin.miller@starbanner.comor@almillerosb. One road, like Michael Myers, somehow survived the execution, crawled away to recuperate, and is now getting ready to kill again. The Northern Turnpike Extension project is not going away, Perdue confirmed. Completing the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) section of the beltway, the five mile segment links Kelly Park Road with the Mt. The southernmost road would have demolished habitat for our official state animal, the panther. Palmetto Express. M-CORES. [FDOT map] The PD&E starts in early to mid-2021. January 24, 2022 Information is preliminary and subject to change. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Last month, because of Halloween, TV was full of horror movies, including one cleverly titled Halloween.. #5315 The project would extend the turnpike's northern terminus from Wildwood/Interstate 75 west to U.S. 19. The 'North A' route would cut Levy County into two parts. I-75 is not a reliable facility now, he said. Staff drew up a resolution to that effect to send to the state. Ocoee, Florida 34761 It is a four-lane toll facility that extends the existing Suncoast Parkway northward for 13 miles from US 98 to SR 44 in Lecanto. SR 9/I-95 at SR 842/Broward Boulevard Interchange. Turnpike Mainline. In addition to transportation information, the HFF team also awarded their Acorn Conservation Award to John and Leslie Malone,owners of Bridlewood Farm, a thoroughbred breeding and training facility. by Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2021. Dunnellon Mayor Bill White said the amount of traffic coming and going through the city would be enormous. Brigitte Smith of Ocala said her daughter lives in Rolling Hills and the roadway would negatively affect that neighborhood. Turns out, it was one of the best moves I've ever made. Meanwhile, reporters dug up the one real beneficiary of all this asphalt: a billionaire named Thomas Peterffy. Jim Tatum from Fort White said the community doesn't need the toll road and there's no benefit of having it. 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