In the state of Florida, located in the southeastern United States, the Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning create a trail of more than 320 kilometers that would connect six different counties in the Sunshine State.
Last Tuesday, June 4, project leaders held a meeting in the city of Bartow to solicit community feedback and hear from residents of the counties involved in the project. “It would go from Marco Island to the Auburndale TECO trail which is in Lakeland,” said Kat Chinault, project manager for FDOT’s Collier to Polk Master Plan, the outlet reported. Fox 13 News.
The ambitious project would connect six different counties within the state of Florida.
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In that sense, Chinault later added that “The goal is to connect cities, heritage and historic sites, and future state parks through trails.“. Although still in the first phase of planning, the project’s PD&E studies are already received the necessary financial support from the SUN Trail Program from FDOT.
What will the route of the trail that will link six Florida counties be like?
The ambitious project that was promoted by FDOT is in the road layout phase in each county through different alternative routes, while in some counties, such as Polk and Collier (the beginning and end of the route), already planning corridors have been defined.
Regarding the paths they can use to link them into an extensive trail, Bartow City Manager Mike Herr said: “We need it in and around commercial developments and where people live so they can use it. There are some trails along here that are cool and beautiful, but they are in the middle of nowhere. Likewise, he predicted that will provide a disproportionate economic boost to the cities that are part of the project.
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