Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: May 27, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Joseph C. Kunkel, P.E., Director, Public Works Department
CONTACT: Brett W. Blackadar, P.E., PMP, PTOE
PHONE: (407) 836-7805
DIVISION: N/A
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of (1) Locally Funded Reimbursement Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and Orange County Financial Project Numbers: 456096-2-52-01 456096-2-A8-01, (2) Resolution of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners regarding the Locally Funded Reimbursement Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation concerning the advancement of the construction schedule for the planned widening of State Road 50 extending from Avalon Park Boulevard to Chuluota Road, and (3) Three-Party Escrow Agreement by and between the State of Florida Department of Transportation, Orange County, and the State of Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Treasury. District 5.
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PURPOSE:
This proposed Locally Funded Reimbursement Agreement is intended to enable the advancement of the construction schedule for the planned widening of State Road (SR) 50 extending from Avalon Park Boulevard to Chuluota Road. The Florida Department of Transportation currently anticipates widening SR 50 into two separate phases: from Avalon Park Boulevard to east of the Econ River Bridge in FY 2027 and from east of the Econ River Bridge to Chuluota Road in FY 2029. However, pursuant to this proposed Reimbursement Agreement, the widening of SR 50 can be combined into a single project, and the construction schedule can be advanced to FY 2027.
Subject to the County's approval of the Reimbursement Agreement, the County will make a payment of $20,000,000 to the State towards the combined cost of the proposed widening project (approximately $50,000,000) extending from Avalon Park Boulevard to Chuluota Road. In effect, the County's c...
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