The FAMU Way Extension Project is a $37 million investment
that will extend FAMU Way from Wahnish Way to Lake Bradford Road. In addition,
enhancements will be made to the existing FAMU Way corridor between Wahnish Way
and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. When complete, the roadway will feature
several roundabouts, beautiful landscaping, on-street parking and create a much
needed east-west corridor to help alleviate traffic downtown.
The FAMU Way Extension Project will be completed in three
phases, with construction of phase one beginning on April 1. Phase one consists
of the reconstruction of the existing roadway from Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard to Wahnish Way, and will extend FAMU Way westward from Wahnish Way to
Pinellas Street. Local contractor M of Tallahassee, Inc. will construct the
first phase with an expected completion date in 2016. An estimated 75
construction jobs will be created or maintained as part of the project. More
than 20 percent of the work will be sub-contracted to minority-owned
businesses.
The second phase of construction will include extending the
improvements from Pinellas Street to Gamble Street and should be complete the
following year.