Skyway Widening

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Allocation Priority: 4
Project Name: Upper Skyway Widening (Bille to Wagstaff)
Project Type: New Infrastructure Project
HUD National Objective: Unmet Need
Long-Term Recovery Plan: Evacuation Routes
Project Total Cost: $16,500,000
CDBG-DR Project Grant Amount: $16,500,000
Environmental Completion Year: 2025
Design & ROW Completion Year: 2026
Construction Completion Year: 2028

Project Scope

The Upper Skyway Widening project will widen Upper Skyway from Bille Road to Wagstaff Road to include a 12-foot-wide center turn lane, widened shoulders, and a multi-use pathway. The project builds upon the FHWA disaster recovery efforts.

Project Description

Skyway serves as the primary ingress/egress route for Town residents. Widening the road will improve evacuation along this route, provide an adequate shoulder to park disabled vehicles and reduce fire fuel proximity to the traveling public. The project includes a grade separated multi-use bike and pedestrian pathway create an interconnected path system. This pathway can function as an emergency ingress/egress during future evacuation events and provide an additional fire break.