DeSantis Proposes $7 Billion Plan to Fight Florida Traffic Congestion, Improve Safety

Northbound traffic on Interstate 95 flows northbound through Viera, Fla., on Oct. 5, 2016.Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $7 billion initiative on Jan. 30 to speed up 20 infrastructure projects over the next four years to accommodate the growing number of people who rely on the state’s roadways.

Speaking at a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) office in Auburndale, DeSantis said the Moving Florida Forward plan would accelerate projects across the state and “bring them to completion more than a decade ahead of schedule.”