Hillsborough County, We Give You Permission To Build A Section Of The Connector Trail

SWFBUD joined a bunch of other bicyclists tonight in north Hillsborough County for an update on a segment of the trail that will connect the Suncoast Trail with the Upper Tampa Bay Trail. The county wanted to get comments from the masses last night and SWFBUD offers these two words:

Build it.

For those who would like a rundown on this particular trail project, I offer you this very official-sounding description:

UPPER TAMPA BAY TRAIL PHASE IV “C” CIP# 80222

-- Section “C” is the northern most section of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail.

-- TRAIL DATA: Paved, 12 Feet Wide
4.35 Total Miles
2,475 Feet of Boardwalk

-- CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE: Start: September 2012

-- Substantial Completion: November 2013

-- PROPOSED CONSTR. FUNDING: Existing in CIP 80222 – $791,800
Transfer from CIP 89002 - $1,200,000
Existing from SWFWMD - $630,000
(To be used in the Preserve Only)
Unsecured FDOT LAP Funding - $1,500,000
TOTAL PROPOSED FUNDING: $4,121,800
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $3,750,000