What’s next for Florida’s controversial toll road projects? Here are three ways they could be stopped.
By Lawrence Mower
Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, Bradenton Herald
TALLAHASSEE — The three groups authorized to make recommendations on a controversial proposal to build 330 new miles of toll roads in Florida finished their reports on Thursday.
All three reports had two main recommendations: The routes should build on top of existing roads, rather than constructing new ones, and the routes should avoid environmental areas.
They did not give any consensus on whether the roads should be built at all, though.
With their work completed, the reports now go to the governor’s office and Legislature — neither of which has to take any action on them.
The road projects, revived by former state Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, in 2019, have been highly controversial. Both environmentalists and many local elected officials who live along the proposed routes have given the project a lukewarm reception.
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