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County engineering outlines 2026 work program and prioritization for roads, drainage and resurfacing
Summary
Flagler County engineering reviewed 2025 completions and the five-year work program on March 16, identifying County Road 205, Roberts Road and Jungle Hut among priorities; staff described project-cost ranges (roughly $750,000–$2 million per mile; a working average ~ $1.215 million) and noted the need for matching funds and readiness to pursue grants.
County Engineering presented the Road & Bridge annual work program and prioritization criteria at the March 16 Flagler County workshop, detailing completed 2025 projects, active 2026 designs and a five-year pipeline for programmed projects.
Richard Zion (speaker 8) briefed the board on 2025 completions (County Road 90, County Road 302 design, Commerce Parkway connector and Old Hall Creek Road resurfacing) and cited project budgets: County Road 90 was completed in two phases at about $3,000,000; a Commerce Parkway connector project came in under a roughly $11,000,000 budget; Old Hall Creek Road work totaled about $7,000,000. Zion said permitting and funding were recurring challenges and praised contractor collaboration on the larger projects.
Looking ahead, Zion said County Road 205 widening/resurfacing is in design and awaiting final steps with the Department of Transportation for advertisement. He listed other projects tentatively programmed in the DOT five-year window, including Roberts Road, Jungle Hut Road and a collection of Daytona North resurfacing efforts, noting the department's prioritization depends on need, safety, environmental constraints, traffic loading, cost per mile and project readiness.
On cost, Zion gave a per-mile range: "depending on the magnitude," projects can range from about $750,000 up to $2,000,000 per mile; he suggested a practical average slightly north of $1,000,000 and referenced "$1.21500000 dollars per mile" as a working figure during the discussion. Zion also said inflation since 2021 has raised local construction costs sharply and that many grants now require local matches — the County’s TPO membership imposes at least a 10% match on some funding and other grants may require 25% or more.
Commissioners pressed staff on coordination with municipalities on shared roads (for example Roberts Road spans multiple jurisdictions), traffic-counting practices, and equity considerations for prioritizing resurfacing versus safety or drainage projects. Zion said staff is updating pavement evaluations with a consultant and will use those results when finalizing next year’s prioritization.
What happens next: Engineering will finalize its prioritization and bring the program back to the board for formal approval; staff will continue coordination with FDOT and neighboring jurisdictions on funding and project phasing.
