Project History

• 1980
  • Third East-West Corridor and river crossing was adopted into the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
• 1989
  • Study was conducted to determine the project need and alignment.
• 1993
  • City sold their land along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River (NFSLR) to State of Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with an understanding that a river crossing would be pursued at a later date.
• 1998
  • Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) placed the corridor project on their priority list.
• 1999
  • City adopted a resolution supporting the need for the corridor, and authorizing the City to secure an easement over the NFSLR from the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of Florida.
• 2001
  • City meets with Representative Harrell, FDEP, SFWMD, and FDOT to discuss permitting requirements for a River Crossing, and partnering with agencies.
• 2003 to 2005
  • Numerous agency and stakeholder meetings were held and reports were developed concerning the project alternatives and analyses.
• April 2005
  • Draft Notice of Intent submitted for review, leading to the questioning of the project’s limits (Logical Termini).
• June 20, 2006
  • Tentative Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) agreement that Logical Termini should be extended westward to Manth Lane and that the alternatives analysis be revised accordingly.
• June 2006
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) mandates that the project go through the Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) process pursuant to federal legislation (SAFETEA-LU - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users).  The Act requires that Environmental Impact Statements where the Notice of Intent was not published prior to October 2005 must go through the ETDM process.
• August to October 2006
  • FDOT initiates ETDM process (Programming Screen), resulting in agency red flags (disputes) along multiple corridor alternatives.
• November 2006 to February 2008
  • Informal Dispute Resolution among FHWA, FDOT, the City, and State and federal resource and regulatory agencies.
• March 2008
  • Formal agreement:
    1. that the project can move foward as an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS);
    2. six corridor alternatives will be evaluated;
    3. the project limits will be from Manth Lane at the Crosstown Parkway to U.S. 1; and
    4. that disputes can be addressed during the EIS.
• April to June 2008
  • Project schedule development and approval.

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