Edgewater Drive Phase II

About the Program

Category: Transportation (Best in Category)

Year: 2018

The Edgewater Drive Phase 2 project is located between U.S. 41 and Charlotte Harbor and provides a convenient alternative route to the U.S. 41 corridor. The improvements expanded two miles of Edgewater Drive from two lanes to a divided four-lane residential boulevard, replaced a traffic signal and three bridges and constructed four roundabouts to improve traffic flow on a critical corridor that provides a hurricane evacuation route. The project included neighborhood enhancements, including multi-use pathways, decorative barrier walls, ponds, roadway lighting, landscaping and irrigation. The project included new potable water and sewer pipes, along with a reclaimed water main for irrigation. Edgewater Drive Phase 2 was funded by a voter-approved 1-percent local sales tax referendum ($20 million), transportation impact fees ($6.9 million) and gas taxes ($2.9 million). The total project cost was $29.8 million. Construction began in January 2015 and was completed in October 2017. A county-hired public relations firm kept stakeholders informed throughout the project via a website called GoEP2.com and social media portals and established resident email distribution lists.