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Lee County to study Midpoint corridor, board supports rephasing Aliko connector
Summary
DOT staff told the Lee County Board of Commissioners that Tier 1 transportation needs total nearly $2 billion and asked the board to authorize a traffic‑engineering study of the Midpoint corridor; commissioners also supported rephasing the Aliko connector and urged exploring alternate funding to accelerate Burnt Store Road.
Rob Price, a presenter from the county Department of Transportation, told the Lee County Board of Commissioners that staff had rescored projects under current criteria and that Tier 1 carries nearly $2,000,000,000 in project costs, of which roughly $1,000,000,000 is budgeted and about $986,000,000 remains unfunded. "One of the things we'll point to here is total project cost is almost $2,000,000,000 in tier 1," Price said.
Price flagged the Midpoint corridor as a particular concern after updated cost estimates grew from an initial 2021 projection of about $194,000,000 to a current estimate near $600,000,000. He asked the board to concur with a corridor‑wide…
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