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Punta Gorda council directs staff to pursue FDOT design grant for South Fork Alligator Creek pedestrian bridge
Summary
Council voted to pursue a Florida Department of Transportation design grant (no local match) to plan a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over South Fork Alligator Creek, directing staff to seek design funding while avoiding immediate city construction costs and minimizing staff burden.
A majority of the Punta Gorda City Council on Jan. 14 directed staff to pursue a Florida Department of Transportation design grant to create plans for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the South Fork of Alligator Creek.
Grants coordinator Rick Lehi told the council FDOT has approximately $821,000 available for design only and that there is no local match required. "If we don't move forward with it, then money goes away," he said, urging the city…
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