I: twat-m "u MP.- mu mu. I P. m run my. MI. mu m macaw-.5 M """"' STATE Row DEPARTMENT or FLORIDA "- W M J. m m W 15. 1953 mum-Kn gmmmmum mamtmormtmum bum-u (mutant-tn MW mum-11, 1953,mtbonoo-ndnuano¢thopm1m mum-unuqmmlmmgcmwntmmmm einitydluhmmwm,ndwmmummmm mmmwnm. Itmquicuymtmmmoder-n mumwmwrmm. mummtmor commu§m1puumm, 1932,MMtb¢mmm'l moolymomd,hutut1utomnorthmm,bothmmuu- wand. nummL-dnulymmtm.studyotthcwol952 mum,umr2,wswummmw mamuxm. wmttmmamwhtwofumt- nmwmtmdmwuamm. Ynth-rmcl utmummamMuMwmvmmm-amm 1952,mutumurmmmwwummmmmh- southwemfomdtoborouiblo. mamMotopmm-mm eh-neonate mummutummmwumwmu ummm. nmmm.m,mmmu Stuart and Hie-i et thie tile, beceuee thin in the eree oi' meteet trettic congestion. There can be no doubt thet thie eree neede trerfic relief et the eerlieet poeeible mt. Fortheebovereeemeueherebyotrerthefollovinsrecm- undeth in ream: to the mm mm: 1. Thet e tollpiiu: be conetructed ee econ ee precticel with its northern extremity in the vicinity of Btuert, end its eouthem extremity in the vicinity of m. not the turnpike be or lieited ecceee, end that oo-erciel eeteblieh-ente on the rint of veer be limited to the leveet mmber oi vendme of food and fuel neceeeery for the comfort end conven- ience o: the trevelins public. Experience in the opereticn of thie turn- pike will deter-inc the advisability of extending it northward. 2. running. He eusaeet tun elternete plane or financing. e. Through the eeJe oi nan recom'ee revenue certificates, with no liebility to the State or Stete Bond Depertnent. Before inning the revenue certificatee the nethod at financing should be epproved by the Tm'npike Authority, the State Road Wat, end the Stete Bond of N1- ninietretion, Wed at the Governor, the Coupth end the Treasurer. While there in e reluctance et thie tine to coneider tine mutate for pub- lic benefite, etill we met remember that private enterpriee ueee this method to edventege. Rnilroede, eir lines, power comeniee, large hotele, eever eyeteme end other capitel undertaking ere lergely tineneed by the sale 0: bonds or revenue certificates. b. Through e pey-ee-you-go pun. Beceuee of the urge mnberofbridge etructurcs itwmmetwtotm'ayeentobuildthil turnpikeunderenyplen. Hevouldfeil inourdutyiivedidnotcell -10- attention to a pay-as-you-go possibility. The money fro- the sale of auto- aobile license tags, (other than that going to schools by constitutional amndnent) is now being diverted to the General Fund. I: this amount of money were appropriated to this turnpike for a little over three years, the highway could be built without interest charges. this would save 50$ or the total, and we would get twice as much highway for the money spent. The tolls could then either came back to the General fund or go to the State Road Department for use on the priaery system. He Inst look ahead to our highway needs. The present revenue is adaitedly inadequate. Revenue Iron a successfhl toll turnpike could solve the financial problems of future florida road builders. 3. That it he built by the Florida Turnpike Authority if such an authority is authorised by the Florida Legislature. That this aethod be followed in preference to rimming through the Mutant Omission. After careful study we recommend the Turnpike Authority rather than the pri- vate systea or building. It is our further recon-endetion that Florida business leaders be drafted to serve on the Authority, and that their terns be staggered to take politics out of the management of this iaportant state OGBDCY- Our reason for recommending against building the turnpike by a private corporation can be sunnarised into three statements. iirat, it it is good for private industry, it is good for the State. Second, it would be necessary to have State control at a private corporation through Inshore on the Board of Directora in order to control costs so that the road could be turned over to the State with all bills paid in the shortest -11- possible time. Third, a private corporation would have to pay corporation inco. tans, advalorsm tax on the highway, and my other taxes which would materially increase the total cost. Our reason for suggesting legislative approval hinges around tvo points. first, many lawyers have considerable doubt concerning the legal authority of the Warrant Omission to undertake a project of this kind. Our second reason is that we feel the project is too large and too important to Ilorida to be determined by nine men. (The Road Board is composed of five numbers, and its chairman is a member of the five-Inn Improvement Omission). Pros: a legal standpoint it would be better to have direct legislative directive. From a democratic standpoint it vould be more desirable that the responsibility for the decision include the people's elected representation in the legislature. h. 111st a continuing study he made of the route to be follow- ed north of Stuart, and that the balance of the north and south route be built if it is determined to be financially sound by the Turnpike Authority and such determination approved by the Legislature. 5. It is our recousndation that the Mike Authority be separate and distinct from the State Road Department, but that overlapping membership would be desirable in order that the Authority night avail itself of the facilities and personnel of the Road Depart-lent organisation. amatmmiwtonoetothostototomuirouoto-hothorouah and eaglete investigation of all poooibilitieo for oolvina the nobles od travelfratheoeorgia linotothoomthernondoirlorino. Itvaoapporeotthottheopoctocularpovthoirloridoin moatyeoroondthedeoiroottmiototovioitallooctiouofl'lorido nabeo oo-emthrauhuorthondsouthhiahuaydooiroblo. Ibex-emu no doubt that a free State financed highway would be not desirable. A through otudy was ado of thin poooibility. The colt of ouch a highvay would be between $175,000,000 and $200,000,000, depending on the route and thetypeofoonotmtiou. You'contootthooemoontaooolinotoxio Mbythooodmnt tonintainandconotnwtthepri-ryhiw inflation. Meant ofmsuolinotubrinao inbctvoonninoondton nillion donate onnually. Taking the high {ism-o, we night expect 0,000,000 of State toads oach year. This can be matched by avail-Diem tro- theroderalnmouotaoadotoraioothetotaltocloooto$50,000,0009er year for prison road purpooeo. Regular maintononco and adainiotrotioo w bo mud, leaving about $36,000,000 mm. for winery construct- ion and rehabilitation. no other three cents or the gasoline tax are going ot the preoent tine to construction and nintenanco of the secondary oyrtol oi roodo. In order to deal in onllor fiauroo, let'o brook thin 0mm. Theroorotivebiotricto inllorido. It in natal Wm divide the money evenly, but for mines: loto break it down that my. Then each Diotrict might expect to spend obout oovon million dollars each yearouprimryhighuayo. torthooxtreneenmplolotuolookotthesoeond Dietrict more closely. 11m District incluiao moon County on the north, theityowaklmml,demtothct.Jm Gaunt: line. It a- mmwmmtbmmotmmzy,mmomm mlmamuvuu. mummmmmmm-umwryw Mummuulmmnmumwmmhm. Hanovknov lb. unatthil nuzunmmnmmatmy lihbhmit. m unlock-tomofthomtcnudl. mmmkumorwube- csmcotthcmdtomthuuportbrid,huthcnmmofthem 1. m Renew/1n. mum. A {in camth by the {mmwmmjom WW 436,000,000, approxi- mlymotthninco-ottbmtthM-wpm. 2. hmmwtou. mum-l1, Inmfaol mmbutrict. Mumnrymummmmnspoopoo uouldnotbechm two. 3. Wino. 8.3Wymechuunoootnt but {my 111a st u coat of th,000,000. 3. Wine 0. 8. mam: u, uncut. $5,000,000. 5. roux--1. and rebuild u. a. 315mm! #19 tron can to magnum. m1. is on. or the nut matron. and most seriously over- locdcd to: in an flu-16A. ran million doll-n could be spent to adv-nt- aco hm. 6. Other-MW tutu-Districtvmeotu at but $33,000,000. mmtmm-mjutmmdm-ndtMutW mum. momdtounccuute, but thcydopointoutthat mthiaonc District W than u and for between mm and one tundra! sultan. of dollars to be expended on psi-:7 Manley Wat. This, of course, is twelve to tom-tun tines the mount of my currently milehle each yeerinthenistrict. Atthecurmtretso: incoueiortoedhuilaing it neuytouethetvemstlmtwlwmbehindmthubutrlct. i'heotherDistrictsu-e nottoodi'ersnt, slthoughtheprohlesofthe Jacksonville luressny nku the needs in the Second District extrsordi- nary. Hiththeebovensedsinsinditnsnottoodifficultto decide that there was absolutely no use to seriously consider the building otenorth tosomhhighsquithsutehmdsto-ettheprssentdsyneeds. me sltemtive considered use the row-leans of U. 8. light #1. While this is eeeentisl and highly desireble, it will not fill theneedforsnorthlndmthmplheunlessloototthscitiessndtoms on its route ere hy-psssed. This hy-pusixu would be very expensive end would nut-in]; lengthen the highway. It is our belief thst this highway is used by sufficient Inn-hers or local people and tourists, with Manners st sou city on the hiahvey, together vith locsl truck. healing, to nice the {Our-1min; of this road necesssry at this tin. This project has been connect! by this Doom. The only other alternative seen to be 3 limited eccees high- veytohepsidtorhythosevhouse it. Porslnoettheesnmsms listed above, other ststes have turned to this type at highway for relief has tretiic congestion ceased by the largest meter of we ever on our hishv vuyeeudhythesppsrentaesireofmn'peopletoeeemreottheirnntive land. The five dsy week in the industrial mes is on actuality. Retire- [5. nent systems and planned vacation tines are taking our people to the high- ways of this country by the millions. The States of Pennsylvania, Maine, Oklahoma, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, In York, New Jersey and Georgia have written turnpike enabling Acts into their statutes. Many other states are now considering similar action. The following are extracts from 1953 messages of Governors to State Legislatures: 601'. Dan Thornton of Colorado: 1! you and I, as leaders of Colorado, have the vision and courage, we can assure Colorado and its future generations the great benefits that will accrue free a modern trans- continental highway by planning now for an adequate tunnel under the Contin- ental divide. (He suggested tolls as one asthod of construction of the tmnel.) Gov. Million 0. Stratton of Illinois: "I suggest that the Legislature give iunediste and serious consideration to the possibility of . super or specialized traffic highways to be financed through tolls. Gov. Willin 8. Beardsley of Iowa: 'Ioua stands athuart a main east-vest artery of highway was of our nation. If we do not furnish the cross-country link, it is probable that other states will do so. with the rapid devalopnent of toll road system in the various states of the nation ve should he prepared to deal with any and all aventuelities." Gov. Edward 1'. Are of Kansas: "A few years hence will un- doubtedly see a turnpike constructed east to west across the nation. Kansas should be preyared to have such a route pass within its borders . I be- lieve the turnpike is the answer to my of our highm problem." Gav.PhilK. Domellyofmi: magnum Assembly . appointedajolnt turnpike emitteeto etudytheaenernl abject of turnpikunnd toll road: . I cell your nttention to the re- port of this connittee and as): that it be given careful consideration." Gov. Alfred !. Driecoll of new Jersey: "I am pleased to be able to report that the pun- for extension or the new Jeraey Turnpike havebeeueubotontinllycolpletednndthotuorkonumnldtheeeexten- eimvlbebeminthenenrfuture." Gov.ne.nninLRoberteotRhodenlnnd: 'Hehevennnyed- vocntesotnlinitedncceuhighvnyto. .mthmghthnouthernpart oftheetnte . .Itnybethetsuchepmjectwouldumnrealneed end increue ourtouriet and recreation insole . We might consider :1- nancing it by n toll system." 00v. Allen Shivers of Texas: "Gretta n toll road wthority, in the hope that properly sponsored and supervised toll roads are the one- war to some of cur grove-t problem in trnffic causation and conetnactioo ooete. Gov. lter 3. Holder, Jr., of Jisccnein: I'I urge that you give your wholehenrted support to the legislative omil propoeel for the establishment of turnpike authority for wuoommf It is interesting to note that the turnpike iden in not new in tloridn. In 19 a proposal for 1; super highway on the But Gout was considered. The brochure on this subject estimates that the road could have been built at that time for around $36,000,000. In or about 198 a printe camera considered ukin¢ for outbox-Ry to build the road no a private nature. A survey van .6. at this ti:- that followed a central Florida route. The Road Department had two unau- and. m 1952, and tho Capital Minus-ins Coup-av of 01mm, PL, has Jut ccqleted another. use mmbymmxmwmmmmwam- ville,undproceedaalmltdxnlouthtothovicinityof0rhndo, Nathan Wwwwmmmtmm. mquthoin- land route is that it would um the great agricultural areas at tho hex-glad and Central Florida. In addition, it mid he traveled by thousoinctoandtmntharupanayarea. MWMWR Mantra-lumen visit son of tin 0mm turnpiktl. Math, a Gal-pun Ml the Board, with our Chief Engineer, visited the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the luv Jersey Turnpike and the Garthn Btm Parkway. Th. latter in still under construction. There can be no doubt that the Pennsylvania and lev Jmutwmammammmmmvbichtuym. MmmlymmamltrQatinancmltWint. Wede conformation with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority and vith than in charge of the low Jersey Turnpike. We diacuand the problem of construction and operation with then. Among other thing. we asked to ace the "(Shoat Ma that the turnpike. are auppoaed to haw created. Ho vere chow thriving cities, both large and nail, on or near the turnpizau, and all see-udtobeprocperoua. Mmemnotelaaadanllindmtrytoahow mtmmemmmvelmthmmtmwomthebummot the tumpikoa. We attach as part of this report a detailed ohm or several Pennsylvania town. by a Pennsylvania W! to support. thin oburvation. In order to observe the value of traffic on parallel high- ways, we left the turnpike at new Brunswick, l. J., and traveled north on 0.3. Manny #1. We found this free roed four-laned and in good condition. It was lined with slow mving traitic. Ve were told that althwah it is notweralilefroathetmpike, it carrieaxmchmre trafficthandoes the turnpike. He fmdtheparallelroada inhothstatea inaoodrapair and carrying heavy traffic loads. Our group returned to Florida feeling that the turnpikea were practical, that they did not tend to her. hy-paaeed mines, and that they had good public acceptance. The last was eqphaaiud in Pennsyl- vania by the statemnt that the Pennsylvania legislature is practically meniscus in each request to add to the turnpike there. Theonethinsthetwedidnothavetheansvertowaa ovill it pay in Florida? It must he quickly admitted that we do not have, in this State, the large centers of population, the industry found in the states visited, or the vast umber of vehicles operating in these areas. It is true that we have more peeple caning into our state for purely recreational ptn'poaeathandotheothera. It isalsosfactthatalargepercentaeeof our ecoumn is agricultural and is dependent upon fast Irving transportation for its very existence. The outside engineers' studies on this problea of the road paying its way were not too convincing to us. Their atudiee indicated to us that the last Coast Route would not pay innediately, but by applying the experience of the other states the induced traffic vould lake it a aucceaa- ful venture. The feasibility rested on this induced or increased traffic. .8- 11' vs could be sure it would nun-nuns, the venture would be successful end the increased trstric would nan unions of sdditionsl dollm to ourpeople. Mostotthose inspositioutokmwsseltotthtII-tths inlsndroute wouldbemhmproiiteble. mislead inclinsdto nurse with this position, slthouh no officisl detsilod study hes been nsds of the inund route. Atthisstscsotmstxmwcslledwnnmomsngineers intbeStsteaosdDepsrtnsntto-ksscostssti-tsofsturnpihsfrou Start to His-1. These engineers put in seven). Ms of mtsnt study onthepmoject. Theyhsn givenus sousveryuettnsndhelpml infor- nstion. Their sstintes of costs are higher end revenue lower then estimted by the outside engineers. Their studies convince us that every prccsution met be taken to svoid the dissetrous mistakes IIdB in the planning of the Buccaneer M1 and the Juisonvills Kareem. A mm- survey is neededby recognisedexperts in this field inordertodeterninethe lengthoftinsneedsdtowfu' snobs highvny. Magmunslsopointedouttousthevsrystsrtnng feet thstthshighvsycouldbebuilt for Justhslithetotelmneyons mas-mum bssis. Construction costs ere higher in this srss then in any others bscsuse more bridges ere needed here. 01 $50,000,000 esti- nted es the ma cssh cost, $10,000,000 would be spent for bridges. (I: s thirty yssr tim bssis $96,000,000 vouldbe required to mm the debt. us win cc-snt further on the psy-ss-ym-ao pun Inter. Ourencineersuereeskedtostulyonhthssreubetveen