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Public Works: county faces roughly $2.2 billion transportation backlog; staff outlines multiple revenue options
Summary
Public Works director Mark Bernath told the commission the county’s unfunded transportation backlog is about $2.2 billion and presented a report listing potential revenue options — from fuel‑tax increases to a discretionary sales surtax — that could close the gap over time if the board pursues them.
Public Works Director Mark Bernath told the Board of County Commissioners that Brevard County’s transportation backlog — combining capacity and maintenance needs identified by staff — currently totals roughly $2.2 billion.
Bernath said the county’s “backlog exceeds $2,200,000,000” and that the figure includes nearly $500 million tied to the proposed Wickham Corridor alone. He told commissioners that current, recurring funding covers only a portion of maintenance and capacity needs and that nearly $84 million of the department’s reported $176 million budget is already balance‑forward for multi‑year projects.
The nut graph: Bernath presented a “revenue‑generating report”…
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