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Projects in Homestead, Florida

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Homestead is $516,100,000

Description	City	State	Jobs	Cost	Program Type	Vote Ratio
North Canal Dr Expansion: Widening of Rdway from 2 lane to 4 lane Median Divided Rdway w/ dedicated Left Turn lanes. From SW 137 Ave to US1. Improvement will reduce travel time & congestion, carbon footprint & improve the quality of life & environment.	Homestead	FL	70	$21,000,000	Streets/Roads	-9
Campbell Dr Improvements: Widening of Rdway from 2 lane to 6 lane Median Divided Rdway with dedicated Left Turn lanes. Campbell Drive - from SW 157 Ave to SW 182 Ave. Improvement will reduce travel time & congestion thereby reducing the carbon footprint.	Homestead	FL	70	$20,000,000	Streets/Roads	4
Campbell Drive widening from 4 lane divided to a 6 lane divided roadway. Improvement will reduce travel time, traffic concurrency and congestion. It will improve traffic concurrency and new businesses.	Homestead	FL	100	$20,000,000	Streets/Roads	8
Citywide Sidewalk construction program. Project includes the addition of sidewalks on all city roads. Project will encourage the use of alternative transportation modes & reduce impact of carbon emissions by providing a clean & safe mode of travel.	Homestead	FL	110	$20,000,000	Streets/Roads	-9
Lucy St Expansion (SW 328 St from US1 to SW 187 Ave). Widening of Rdway from 2 lane to 4 lane Median Divided Rdway w/ dedicated Left Turn lanes. (SW 328 St from US1 to SW 187 Ave). Improvement will reduce travel time & congestion, carbon footprint.	Homestead	FL	70	$8,000,000	Streets/Roads	-15
Additional Turnpike Access Ramps at Campbell (SW 312 Street): Additional West to North and South to West Ramps. Improvement will reduce travel time & congestion thereby reducing the carbon footprint & improve the quality of life and environment.	Homestead	FL	80	$7,000,000	Streets/Roads	-4
New Turnpike Access Ramps at North Canal Drive (SW 328 Street): New West to North and South to West Ramps. Will reduce travel time and congestion thereby reducing the carbon footprint and improve the quality of life and environment.	Homestead	FL	80	$7,000,000	Streets/Roads	5
SW 162 Ave Expansion from SW 312 St to SW 328 St. Widening of Roadway from 2 lane to 4 lane Median Divided Roadway with dedicated Left Turn lanes (includes Bridge replacement).	Homestead	FL	65	$6,500,000	Streets/Roads	-3
Mowry Dr Roadway Improvements: Widening of Roadway from 2 lane to 2 lane w/ dedicated continuous Left Turn lanes. Drainage system improvements as per highway standards from Krome Ave West to SW 187 Ave.	Homestead	FL	50	$6,000,000	Streets/Roads	-3
Intersection Improvement at SW 328 St and US1; at US1 & SW 312 St; & at Krome Ave and SW 312 St. Projects will improve traffic flow, reducing travel time & impact on the environment from carbon emissions.	Homestead	FL	35	$2,000,000	Streets/Roads	2
Lighting improvements at SW 328 Street: Installation of light poles along SW 328 St from SW 137 Ave to US1. This project would result in safer driving conditions.	Homestead	FL	30	$1,600,000	Streets/Roads	5
Wstwtr Treatment Plant Expansion: Expand treatment capacity...6 MGD to 10 MGD. Rapid population growth resulted in increased demand for wstwtr svcs. Plant expansion would provide needed capacity & meet agencies' anticipated treatment requirements.	Homestead	FL	250	$90,000,000	Water	5
Increase capacity Wtr Treatment Plant: Expand & increase capacity at Wtr Plant. Reverse Osmosis treatment process for treatment will result in better potable wtr quality by removing most constituents & improving health & welfare of the general public.	Homestead	FL	140	$50,000,000	Water	-2
City-Wide Stormwater Improvement: Design and construct storm water collection and storage facilities to improve protection against flooding during and after mayor rain and storm events.	Homestead	FL	150	$25,000,000	Water	5
Headworks and Pre-treatment: Construction of screening, de-gritting and pumping facilities at existing Wastewater Treatment plant. Will provide added efficiency to the current treatment process at the plant resulting in better quality effluent.	Homestead	FL	140	$20,000,000	Water	-4
Water storage tanks: 2 MG storage tank required to increase reliability and handling of peak demands for potable water. This tank is needed to increase storage at the north east section of the city.	Homestead	FL	40	$5,000,000	Water	2
Wrt & Wstwtr Telemetry: Purchase & installation of telemetry equipmt. Telemetry in all pumps station sends flow/performance data & alarm situations to a central location that increase reliability & control before, during & after a disaster.	Homestead	FL	20	$1,500,000	Water	1
Installation of New Generation Units: Installation of two 25 MW units LM2500Â’s to balance system load and resources. The installation of new higher efficiency generators will reduce energy waste and also reduce the carbon footprint.	Homestead	FL	100	$47,000,000	Energy	0
Hardening the 13 kV Electrical Distribution System: Hardening the distribution system in 2 phases; (1) underground secondary services &(2) underground primary Laterals. Also, for OH pole inspection & replacement from wood to concrete or steel poles.	Homestead	FL	90	$12,500,000	Energy	0
138 KV Transmission Loop and Second Interconnection with the FPL BPS: Improving reliability standards building a 138 KV Transmission Line ring between Renaissance and Redland Substations, and create a second point of interconnection with the FPL.	Homestead	FL	60	$5,000,000	Energy	-5
Increase Substations Capacity: Installation of two 40 MVA Power Transformers at Redland & Renaissance Substations due to increase of the system peak from 89 MW to expected 125 MW in 2015.	Homestead	FL	40	$3,000,000	Energy	-5
Administration and T&D Facilities: Construction of a building facility to host Customer Service System Operation & Control Center and the Utility administration area in one location to improve management efficiency.	Homestead	FL	60	$2,500,000	Energy	-7
Electrical Utility System Automation: Installation of intelligent line reclosers and line sectionalizers in the Distribution Circuits to decrease customer minutes interruptions opening faster the faulty distribution circuit section.	Homestead	FL	40	$2,000,000	Energy	2
Police Headquaters' Bldg: The City of Homestead has experienced rapid population growth which requires the expansion of the police depts making the existing bldg inadequate to house and provide the svcs in an efficient manner.	Homestead	FL	200	$40,000,000	Public Safety	4
Construction of New City Hall: The existing City hall is not adequate to house all depts required to provide svcs to the growing population. New bldg was designed to meet strict requirements of LEEDS silver certification as a green building.	Homestead	FL	100	$35,000,000	Public Safety	-24
LEED Certification of City Buildings to meet certified guidelines including major renovations.	Homestead	FL	100	$35,000,000	Public Safety	-17
Citywide Safety Cameras. Cameras will provide increasing coverage of police presence in an effort to discourage & reduce crime activity. Project will provide the general public w/ peace-of-mind & added protection.	Homestead	FL	90	$20,000,000	Public Safety	-40
Citywide WiFi free wireless internet access: This project would create a wireless network to provide free access to all residents of the City. This would enhance the communication between government and general public.	Homestead	FL	40	$2,000,000	Public Safety	-58
Information Technology to include hardening of City infrastructure, upgrade existing fiber infrastructure to single mode fiber and reposition into underground conduit. Install permanent emergency generators at both the City datacenter and PBX.	Homestead	FL	15	$1,500,000	Public Safety	-1

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