MOBILITY 2000

Through Mobility 2000, Governor Bush and the Florida Legislature advanced many needed projects on the Florida Intrastate Highway System which includes the Interstates, Florida’s Turnpike, other expressways and major arterial highways by providing new funding for road building.

Under the Mobility 2000 Initiative, Florida's citizens, visitors, and businesses will benefit from the advanced completion of nearly $4 billion worth of improvements to the Florida Intrastate Highway System over the next ten years in three major areas without raising taxes:

  • Expand Major Roadway Trade and Tourism Corridors. Florida’s continued long-term economic viability depends on reliable freight and passenger mobility through its major gateways.

  • Urban Congestion Relief. Our major urbanized areas need improved mobility and relief from current congested conditions. Construction of cost-effective solutions and better use of technology to move traffic will provide maximum operational efficiency.

  • Hurricane and Other Emergency Evacuation. Adding lanes to routes accessing coastal communities are planned based on analysis of need for quicker emergency evacuation.

    • Mobility 2000 allows projects originally planned over the next 20 years to be built anywhere from one to ten years sooner. These projects are included in locally adopted transportation plans.

    Since Mobility 2000 provides additional recurring transportation revenue, its impact will continue into the future.


    HOW DO WE GET THERE?

    Under the Mobility 2000 Initiative, the advanced completion of major transportation projects will be funded through a combination of:

  • A recapture of state transportation revenue previously diverted to general government needs

  • A conservative amount of short-term Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEE bonds)

  • An increase in federal aid

  • The State Infrastructure Bank (SIB).


    • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

    The Mobility 2000 Initiative will improve the way we move people and goods from place to place. It is a financially sound plan that maintains and enhances our state’s economy without raising taxes. By speeding up the completion of nearly $4 billion worth of major transportation projects throughout the state, our citizens will see easier daily commutes, our visitors will reach their destinations quicker, our businesses will better serve their customers through expanded trade routes, and our coastal residents will have faster emergency evacuation.


    WHERE ARE WE NOW?

    Florida is one of the fastest growing states in the country. Our population has more than doubled since 1970 to more than 15 million today, and we expect to grow to about 20 million by 2020. The number of annual visitors has grown to 49 million in 1998, and may reach 83 million by 2020. Florida’s economic growth has outstripped the nation’s as a whole in the 1990s and shows few signs of slowing down.

    The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Transportation Cornerstone study concluded in 1999 that Florida is poised for continued growth in three areas: as a pivotal "crossroads" economy (for trade among the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean), as part of the next generation of global high-tech centers, and as one of the world’s leading tourist and convention destinations.

    Florida now faces the challenge of meeting the transportation needs generated by a rapidly growing population and economy.
    Between 1980 and 1997, total vehicle-miles traveled increased 99 percent, but state highway lane-miles rose only 20 percent. (Florida Department of Transportation)
    More than 25 percent of urban freeway miles are moderately or severely congested. (Federal Highway Administration: 1998 Highway Statistics)
    A 1999 analysis of needed improvements on the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) has identified a shortfall of more than $20 billion by 2010. (Florida Department of Transportation)

    MOBILITY 2000 IN PALM BEACH COUNTY

  • $350M to expand I-95 in Palm Beach County

  • Accelerated Construction Program

  • No tax increase "Your Gas at Work"

  • Expansion from 6 to10 lanes from Gateway Boulevard to PGA Boulevard