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The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.

As Florida lawmakers put the finishing touches on this year’s legislative session, they approved a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis to help speed 20 highway projects across the state under the banner of “Moving Florida Forward.”

The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.

Projects in the state budget for Lee County included $51.67 million for Sanibel Causeway corridor repairs where Ian made initial landfall, $12.4 million for repairs in the Matlacha corridor and $6 million for studies on the Big Hickory Pass, Little Carlos Pass and New Pass bridges.

One of the projects is upgrading the I-95 Golden Glades interchange

Lawmakers approved a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis to help speed up 20 highway projects, some in Central Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis requested $4 billion to expedite 20 highway projects spanning from Central Florida to South Florida, under the banner of “Moving Florida Forward.”