Legislature fails to fully OK DeSantis' $7 billion infrastructure ask
The state budget passed by lawmakers last week includes $4 billion for transportation projects, but a start date for I-95/U.S. has not been set.
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The state budget passed by lawmakers last week includes $4 billion for transportation projects, but a start date for I-95/U.S. has not been set.
The four-year “Moving Florida Forward” plan calls for general revenue transfers of $4 billion to the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the use of “innovative financing tools, contracting and proposed policies” to deliver the $7-billion program.
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.”
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