At its regular meeting June 17, St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners approved resolutions to execute contracts totaling more than $25 million in road improvement projects for State Road 16.
“We are ecstatic about moving ahead on these two critical road improvement projects,” said Greg Caldwell, public works director. “These improvements will reduce traffic delays, increase roadway connectivity and enhance the safety of drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians that use S.R. 16.”
Here are the contracts:
- The construction of roadway-widening improvements on S.R. 16, from International Golf Parkway (IGP) to County Road 2209, was awarded to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc., as the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder for $21,460,052. The scope of this project includes widening S.R. 16 to four lanes from IGP to C.R. 2209, improvements to the S.R. 16 and IGP intersection and construction of the intersection of S.R. 16 and C.R. 2209.
- The construction improvements and signalization for the intersections of S.R. 16 with both Stratton Boulevard and Industry Center Road were awarded to Besch and Smith Civil Group, Inc. as the lowest, responsive,. and responsible bidder for $4,340,464.10. The scope of this project includes the construction of four two-phase traffic signals, the addition of two median openings and the provision of signal-protected crosswalks for pedestrians.
Grants from the Florida Department of Transportation partially fund both projects.
“These S.R. 16 projects are two of the current 42 transportation projects budgeted at more than $205 million in the County’s capital improvement program,” said Caldwell.
