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Old 07-01-2023, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by arbajeda View Post
Good grief! Have any of you read the bill? Here's, verbatim, the first seven lines of it:

An act relating to the use of phosphogypsum; amending
3 s. 336.044, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
4 Transportation to undertake demonstration projects
5 using phosphogypsum in road construction aggregate
6 material to determine its feasibility as a paving
7 material;

It's a feasibility study, not an authorization for use.
It is a feasibility study using demonstration projects. What does "demonstration project" mean to you? I can think of a few "demonstration projects":

1. Widening 75 from WIldwood to Ocala would be a nice demonstration project
2. Widening 301 from Sumterville through Wildwood would be a nice demonstration project
3. Partnering with a developer and using the material in their next phase would be a nice demonstration project
4. Converting a plant to use the new material and then using that for all the projects in 2024 would be a nice demonstration project.

When I read "demonstration project" I get the impression that the author wanted me to imagine a few spots in the Gov's parking lot when in reality what was meant was a green light to do whatever they want under the umbrella of "feasibility study."
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