Alachua County Reports 50 Road Projects Finished
The county completed $56.9 million in transportation improvements this quarter, with five new projects now under construction and 34 in pre-construction stages.
By Tessa Cooper ·
Alachua County, Florida, completed 50 transportation projects this quarter, according to a November 5 press release. The finished work totals $56.9 million and includes upgrades to more than 120 lane-miles of roadway. The county also completed nine crosswalk and signal projects.
The spending is part of the county’s 10-year Transportation Capital Improvement Program, or TCIP. Voters approved a Wild Spaces and Public Places surtax to fund the historic $250 million investment. The commission stated that the program continues to deliver on that commitment.
Eight specific projects reached completion in the fourth quarter. Northwest 202nd Street cost $2.8 million, while Fort Clarke Boulevard required $2 million. Southwest 122nd Street cost $1.8 million and the Southwest 20th Avenue sidewalk project cost $1.7 million. The County Road 235 and Newberry Lane roundabout cost $1.5 million. Smaller completions included Northwest 39th Avenue at $688, Northwest 128th Road at $110,000, and the Hammock Oaks Subdivision at $80,000.
Five projects totaling $11.7 million are currently under construction. The largest active job is the Northeast County Road 1471 project, which spans two segments and costs $5 million. Northwest 122nd Street is under construction for $4.5 million, and Northwest 110th Avenue is under construction for $2 million. County Road 231 is the smallest active project at $268,000.
Thirty-four projects worth $57.6 million are in the pre-construction phase. Ten of these were added in the fourth quarter. The list includes three segments of County Road 235 at $11 million, Northeast County Road 234 at $3.7 million, and Holden Park Road at $3.4 million. Northwest 98th Street and the Kincaid Loop Trail each cost $3.1 million.
