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Punta Gorda–Charlotte MPO adopts 2050 long-range transportation plan, adds I‑75/Kings Highway operational study
Summary
The Punta Gorda–Charlotte County MPO board unanimously adopted a financially constrained 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan that shifts emphasis to near-term, high‑value projects and includes an operational evaluation of the I‑75/Kings Highway/Veterans Boulevard corridor.
The Punta Gorda–Charlotte County Metropolitan Planning Organization board unanimously adopted its 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan after a public hearing and board discussion Tuesday, approving a financially constrained list of capital and operational projects and adding an operational evaluation of the I‑75/Kings Highway/Veterans Boulevard corridor.
The plan, which planners described as constrained to projected revenues, concentrates on near‑term intersection and capacity improvements, maintenance of existing transit service, and prioritized bicycle and pedestrian projects. During the public hearing the MPO’s consultant team stressed that failing to adopt the LRTP would jeopardize federal funding flows.
Mark Ispass, a transportation consultant…
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