2024 – A landmark year for Alachua County road projects
Press release from Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – As 2024 draws to a close, Alachua County is pleased to share its progress on road projects.
The funding sources for these road projects include the voter-approved Wild Spaces Public Places surtax (placed on the 2022 ballot by the Alachua County Commission), gas tax, property taxes, and grants. Between now and 2032, Alachua County will devote over a quarter of a billion dollars to road projects through these sources.
“Investing in our roads is investing in our community’s safety, connectivity, and future. Thanks to the support of our residents and the strategic use of resources, 2024 has been a landmark year for improving Alachua County’s infrastructure,” said Alachua County Commission Chair Charles Chestnut IV. “From neighborhood roads to major thoroughfares, these projects are enhancing the quality of life for everyone who lives, works, and travels in our county.”
During 2024, nine projects totaling $5.61 million were completed (two of the nine projects include 10 smaller road segments within subdivisions). Another eight road projects totaling $17.85 million are underway.
Standout projects include:
- Northwest 23rd Avenue: This $9.3-million project stretches from Northwest 58th Boulevard to Interstate 75 and includes the addition of turn lanes and a multi-use path to enhance traffic flow and pedestrian safety.
- Southwest 170th Street (CR 241): This $4.37-million major rehabilitation includes widening County Road 241, stretching from Southwest 134th Avenue to the Levy County line.
Looking ahead to 2025
Alachua County has another 19 road projects slated for construction or in the procurement/design phases (10 of the 19 projects include 67 smaller road segments within subdivisions).
Standout projects include:
- County Road 234 ($5.92 million)
- Northeast/Northwest 53rd Avenue ($7.53 million)
Northwest 23rd Avenue: Anyone driven this since the County spent all the money at to replace the asphalt?
Yes, it’s definitely better than before, but it seems like they just paved over the bumps in the road rather than improving the underlayer of the road .
Perhaps the trucks are causing it, but given the bumps, I don’t see this lasting very long and feel that they could have done a better job to make it last longer.
That is Alachua County!! There is no reason why we should have the worst roads when we are one of the highest taxed counties in Florida.
Everyone is lining their pocket and building side walks in B F E,
They Are NOT EVEN CLOSE to finishing the Paving of NW 23rd Ave! They still have another layer to put on!🙄😳
Paving existing bumps probably isn’t going to work well in the long run.
What about NW 53rd by the water plant. Road is way to dangerous for a 50 miles per hr speed limit. When its raining, its a death trap
As soon as I saw the ridiculous headline, I knew that there would be these italics at the top of the article: “Press release from Alachua County.”
What’s taking so long? At their current pace, they may be finished with the projects currently slated by 3025 – then they’ll have to make more excuses, add another tax, and start all over again.
What a waste . Tower Rd , 23rd , NW 98street , should all be 4 laned.
Don’t forget the nightmare of NW 34th st that road should’ve been four laned years ago all the way to HWY 441, nothing but a time wasting bottleneck from University Ave all the way to 441.
They have done “ZERO” maintenance for 40 years and now they want to act all proud of what they are doing. Anything they do is for the roads is a joke.
Enjoy and remember this leftist propaganda all the while dodging potholes and bouncing down the road.
As usual, the county Democrat politicians think they are “improving infrastructure”, when in reality, they are not even keeping up with deteriorating infrastructure (roads going bad faster than they fix them. but all the beautiful bike and jogging trails, OH BOY!)
Anybody been on 39th ave headed west toarwd I-75??????
The sad part is that stretch is about 20 years old – new by Alachua County Standards.
I wish 39th Ave would be resurfaced from 43rd to I75. It’s like driving on a dirt road. A lot of people try to avoid the potholes which creates dangerous driving patterns. It’s an accident waiting top happen.
Needed but only a drop in the bucket to what is needed and only in areas where it is more populated. County road 325 from Highway 20 to Cross Creek is destroying our vehicles. Now the asphalt is collapsing where it joins the bridge over Cross Creek and I emailed the county numerous times about this with no response. There is no reason to throw our hands up and clap like county officials are doing a good job