Location |
Collier and Lee Counties, Florida |
Project Sponsor |
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) |
Program Areas |
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Mode |
Highway |
Description |
The iROX project involved the expansion of I-75 through
Collier and Lee counties in Florida. The project had several
components:
- Resurfacing and widening of 30 miles of I-75 from four lanes to six lanes from Golden Gate Parkway in Collier County to Colonial Blvd. in Lee County; addition of 12-foot travel lane and 10-foot paved shoulders
- Reconstructing the Immokalee Road interchange in Collier County
- Coordination with adjacent projects in the corridor including the Regional Traffic Management Center/ITS project, Lee County Estero Parkway extension bridge, I-75/Bonita Beach Rd interchange and I-75 from Colonial Blvd. to SR 82 widening
The six lanes opened one year ahead of schedule, and the I-75/Immokalee Road Interchange opened nine months ahead of schedule. |
Cost |
$458 million |
Funding Sources |
Federal funds - $340 million
State Growth Management Funds (GMR) - $81.6 million
State Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) funds - $4.9 million
State funds (excluding GMR and TRIP) - $26.3 million
Local funds - $4.9 million |
Project Delivery / Contract Method |
DBF (design-build-finance) |
Private Partner |
ACCI/API - Joint venture of Anderson Columbia Co. and
Ajax Paving Industries |
Project Advisors / Consultants |
HDR - Design and construction services
Metric Engineering - Construction engineering and inspection |
Lenders |
Not available |
Duration / Status |
Notice to proceed issued in June 2007. Ground breaking occurred in October 2007. Widening to six lanes opened ahead of schedule in December 2009. The I-75/Immokalee Road Interchange reached final acceptance in September 2010. |
Financial Status |
Closed. The joint venture began receiving payments
from FDOT in October 2007, at first on a monthly basis
and then on a quarterly basis after August 2008 when the
initial funding ran out. Approximately $380 million was
paid out during the project's construction period and $78
million after completion. The last payment to the contractor
occurred in October 2011. |
Innovations |
- Project would have been procured as nine separate design-bid-build projects when originally conceived, but when Florida's P3 law was amended in 2004, relaxing legislative approvals, a DBF approach was pursued.
- First DBF project in the state.
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Related Links / Articles |
Not available |
Contacts |
Florida DOT District 1
Public Information Office
Tel: (239) 225-1900 |