Comments on: FDOT Studies Widening Nine Mile To Six Lanes, But Four Lanes Aren’t Done. Escambia Commissioner Questions Why.

By: jtr32533

jtr32533 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 02:14:25 +0000

CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED MAXIMUM DONATIONS FROM ROADS INC. which ones?

By: WM

WM — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:20:01 +0000

Project Overview
Project Number 218605-3
Work Type Add Lanes & Reconstruct
Status UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Project Limits
From SR 297 (Pine Forest Road) To SR 95 (US29)
Project Length 2.411 miles
Estimated Completion Fall 2020
Est. Construction Cost $16.7 M
Project Manager Ben Smith

Contact this guy if you want action on the 9 Mile Rd Project
Ben Smith
850-981-3000
Benjamin.Smith@dot.state.fl.us

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 03:45:50 +0000

WOW!!! I should get into the orange barrel rental business. Looks like very long term rentals.

By: Sidewalk Engineers

Sidewalk Engineers — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:39:58 +0000

Sidewalk Engineers LOL. That’s a good description of all the people involved in these projects. From the six guys leaning on shovels watching one person work to the self-important clipboard carrying project overseer. Incompetence at its best!

By: Hmmmm

Hmmmm — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:34:22 +0000

None of you seem to know that Panhandle is doing 1 portion of this project and Roads the other, or that its FDOT not FLDOT.

Sidewalk Engineers. GEEZ!!!!

By: bklein

bklein — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:59:51 +0000

Hey Klondike kid,
Do you remember the name of the idiot woman that was doing the word vomiting at that if the FLDOT meeting you went to?

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:48:24 +0000

John boy- LD’s are not how it works for these state contractors. Once they get the contract, they come up with 1 million reasons why it will take longer and be more expensive than they quoted. They ask for approval for the delays, and Tallahassee gives it to them, and actually pays them MORE, and EXPANDS their contract instead of penalizing them. See how that works….?…. The state contractors intentionally fail so that they can soak almost endless amounts of money out of the state. The key for them is to get far enough along in the project that they have “too big (far along) to fail or stop now” status. At that point they will endlessly pull money out of the state to enrich themselves (and kick back money to Tallahassee lawmakers). That is why road projects that seem like they should take 6 months end up lasting 8 years. When the corruption at the state level is as out of control as it is in Florida, the fraud (especially road construction) is absolutely rampant. You should look into the TOTAL racket they’ve created in constructing and managing toll booths in central Florida! Our state legislature in Florida is PURE organized crime through and through. They don’t even bother hiding it these days.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:36:30 +0000

They drag out every single project they work on. It’s amazing that they get a single contract.

By: John boy

John boy — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 03:16:11 +0000

If they are going on 24 months behind, can someone please tell me why they are not being hit with LD’s ? Money talks ! I have seen day after day of NO ACTIVITY. There is no excuse for taking so long. I will say this much, ALDOT would not stand for this. Don’t know why FLDOT is.

By: D.O,

D.O, — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:48:23 +0000

That’s right, I remember the FDOT deciding to squeeze a campus with 10,000 employees onto a 2 lane county highway bordered by an interstate. there’s a whole lot of county north of 1-10 doing nothing. Darn FDOT Bad