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Old 05-01-2024, 12:18 PM
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From the engineering standpoint, exactly how will this be constructed? Will the bridge go over the entrance ramp and exit ramp? Those ramps have to accommodate tractor trailers and oversized loads of course. It would be something never built before and will be quite expensive. It wouldn’t be a Bexley cattle bridge idea for sure. You are looking at up to 4 times the cost and a feasibility study. If, big if, it would be at least 5-10 years out. Please cite your reasoning for us all. FDOT doesn’t even have a study yet.
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I agree that it's not feasible to add a bridge incorporating MMPs at that location. Besides, who would pay for the MMP from the Dabney side when those residents have already been issued their bond amount to cover all planned infrastructure. I don't see the developer issuing a special assessment bond to Dabney residents on top of their current bond. Those homes would drop even lower in value if that were to occur.

All new development will be going north-south, so just a handful of tunnels under 470 should handle connectivity for the new homes to the rest of TV. I doubt anyone in villages like Waters Edge will be complaining that there's no turnpike bridge to Dabney.