JOC Staff | Feb 01, 2013 2:54PM EST
Gov. Rick Scott’s Florida Families First Budget for fiscal year 2014 fully funds the Florida Department of Transportation’s Work Program $8.3 billion investments in port, highway, bridge and other transportation infrastructure improvements.
The budget includes $3.6 billion for the construction of highway projects; $765 million for maintenance and operation; $401 million for public transit development grants; $288 million in seaport infrastructure enhancements; $287 million for bridge repair and replacement, including the replacement of 31 bridges; $169 million for aviation improvement; and $144 million for safety initiatives.
The FDOT budget is built upon the governor’s vision to lower the cost of living for Florida’s families by prioritizing transportation projects to facilitate economic development opportunities.
