Capital Circle Northwest
Groundbreaking Ceremony - November 14, 2005

Congressman Boyd to attend Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Capital Circle Northwest $25.5 Million Construction Project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in conjunction with The City of Tallahassee – Leon County
Blueprint 2000 & Beyond Intergovernmental Agency, and the Northwest Florida Water Management District, will
kick-off the construction of Capital Circle Northwest with a Groundbreaking Celebration on Monday, November 21, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.

Congressman Allen F. Boyd, Jr., together with representatives from the offices of U.S. Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez, will attend the Groundbreaking Celebration on this construction project, which includes
federal funding secured by Congressman Boyd, Senator Nelson, and Senator Martinez. Others attending include Chairman of the Leon County Board of County Commissioners, Mayor of the City of Tallahassee, representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Northwest Florida Water Management District.

This multi-lane project consists of reconstructing the existing three-lane undivided rural road to a six-lane divided urban roadway. The 1.9-mile project extends from US 90 / West Tennessee Street to Interstate10 and will include new sidewalks and bicycle lanes, drainage and water quality improvements, traffic signal upgrades and landscaping along the corridor.

The project is being constructed and managed by the Florida Department of Transportation, with funding provided by: Blueprint 2000, the Federal Government, Florida Department of Transportation, and a Florida Forever Capital Improvement Grant from The Northwest Florida Water Management District.