Alachua County roads update: 42 projects completed, 44 underway
Press release from Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County continues to deliver on the County Commission’s historic $250 million investment in the 10-year Transportation Capital Improvement Program (TCIP).
Since voters approved the Wild Spaces & Public Places surtax, 42 transportation projects, totaling $46 million, have been completed. This represents improvements to over 110 lane miles of roadway and nine new crosswalk/signal projects.
Projects completed in the 3rd quarter of FY26 include:
- Northwest 23rd Avenue ($11.6M)
- Northeast/Northwest 53rd Avenue ($8.5M)
- Garth-Davis, Lake Shore subdivision roads ($398K)
- Kincaid subdivision roads ($369K)
- Idlywild subdivision roads ($380K)
- Lake Ridge subdivision roads ($340K)
- Orange Heights subdivision roads($269K)
- Burritt Estates subdivision roads ($142K)
- Pennington subdivision roads ($144K)
Projects Under Construction
Twelve transportation projects totaling $20.4 million are currently under construction, including four added in the 3rd quarter.
Projects under construction include:
- Northwest 122nd Street ($4.5M)
- Two segments of Northeast County Road 1471 ($5M)
- Northwest 202nd Street ($2.8M)
- Fort Clarke Boulevard ($2M)
- Southwest 122nd Street ($1.8M)
View all construction projects.
Pre-Construction Projects
Thirty-two projects totaling $53.6 million are in the pre-construction phase, including three projects added in the 3rd quarter.
Projects in the pre-construction phase include:
- Two segments of County Road 235 ($10.4M)
- County Road 234 ($3.7M)
- Holden Park Road ($3.4M)
- Kincaid Loop Trail ($3.2M)
- Northwest 39th Avenue ($2.9M)
Apparently, Alachua County only gets interested in fixing roads after getting called out on TV20. That’s how 219A got fixed. A couple of weeks ago I watched Mark Sexton brag on this County Comission and how they were really proactive on the roads issue (not). He then stated that the County had hired consultants to tell them which roads needed fixing and the order in which to fix them. Alachua County has four P.E. s in supervisory positions in Public Works. And I’m pretty sure they have P.E.s that report to them. What are they doing? Why pay for outside professional help when there is professional help on staff. And, do none of these people drive anywhere in Alachua Couny? Pitiful.
When are they fixing the road in front of Santa Fe College? One of these days I’ll have to be taken to the hospital with brain shaken syndrome 😉
How is NW 98th Street from Newberry Road to 39th Avenue not on any of these lists? It’s one of the worst in the county.
Funny how little goes to the east side of town where the roads are the worst, except for Kincaid Loop which is where their friends with big spreads along the edge of Paynes Prairie live.
In the interest of full disclosure, what is the time period (in mo/yr) you are bragging on? Are the county’s roads you are responsible for (in total) in better or worse condition today than before this period.
If it is better, why is NW 53rd av. growing top layer potholes between 34th blvd and NW 43rd st? If it is better, why is CR-231 deteriorating and also having ROW grass and weeds OVER SIX FEET TALL?
The county commission deserves no credit for repairing the roads. The cost of today’s road work is all being paid by part of the penny sales tax, not the general fund that the commission controls.
Almost 50 years ago, the state shifted the costs of maintaining secondary state roads to the counties. Ever since, generations of Alachua county commissions have used that as the excuse why they can’t sufficiently maintain any county roads from the general fund. This is in spite of general fund budget that has grown from escalated property values and corresponding property tax revenue.
When the homestead exemption is on the ballot this fall, voters should remember that the current road work is financed separately from the property taxes.
How is NW 98th Street from Newberry Road to 39th Avenue not on any of these lists? It’s one of the worst in the county.
“Alachua County continues to be EMBARRASSINGLY LATE on delivering the County Commission’s historic $250 million investment… *TOO MANY* ROADS STILL REMAIN FULL OF POTHOLES AND UN-PASSABLE.”
— there, fixed it for you.
FIX. OUR. ROADS.
Please email bocc@alachuacounty.us (the Board of Commissioners) any concerns you may have about a specific road. They are anxiously awaiting to hear from you!
The County’s diagrams of the construction projects are really ridiculous to look at. Are they supposed to impress us with all those colors and the dollar amounts?