Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
FDOT kicks off PD&E study for Courtney Campbell Causeway; water quality and resiliency top public concerns
Summary
FDOT opened a PD&E study for the 9.4-mile Courtney Campbell Causeway corridor on Oct. 8, saying the study will evaluate structural condition, traffic capacity, safety, resiliency and water-quality measures, with a public hearing planned in 2026.
The Florida Department of Transportation on Oct. 8 presented the kickoff for a project development and environment (PD&E) study of State Road 60 / Courtney Campbell Causeway, a roughly 9.4-mile corridor that stretches from McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater east to just west of the Veterans Expressway in Tampa.
Craig Fox, FDOT project manager, said the study will evaluate structural needs (the oldest structures on the corridor are more than 50 years old), safety improvements, corridor resiliency against flooding and storm damage, traffic capacity up to the design year 2050, and potential water-quality measures such as additional openings to improve tidal flushing. Fox said the corridor currently carries traffic volumes and has a crash rate (expressed in vehicle-miles-traveled) about 2.7 times the statewide average for comparable facilities; the highest crash…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
