Florida lawmakers are second-guessing plans to build three major toll roads.
Florida toll road project uncertain
IS CRUCUAL." FRIED IS EXPECTEDTO CHANGED DESANTIS IN THEUPCOMING 2022 RACE FOR GOVERNOR.FLORIDA LAWMAKERS ARSECOND-GUESSING PLANS TO BUILDTHREE MAJOR TOLL ROADS IN THESTATE.TODAY, MEMBERS ADVANCED A BILLDEFENDING AND REPEALING THECONTROVERSIAL M-CORES PROJECT-SENDING THE POLICY TO THE SENATEFLOOR.M-CORES CALLS FOR EXPANDING THESUNCOAST PARKWAY NORTH,FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE WEST, ANDCREATING A NEW CORRIDOR THROUGHRURAL SOUTH-CENTRAL LAND.
S-B100 WOULD INSTEAD MOSTLY FOCUSON BOLSTERING EXISTING ROADS.THE BILL’S SPONSOR SAYS THECHANGE IS NEEDED AS FLORIDASTILL FACES A PANDEMICSHORTFALL.We have 1,000 people a daymoving into Florida.
You can’tnot build roads.
The questionwhere do you build them?
How doyou build them?
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