With no lease bids, Alligator Alley in limbo - Broward - MiamiHerald.com
With no lease bids, Alligator Alley in limbo
Friday would have marked a milestone in the history of Alligator Alley, but because no one submitted a bid to lease the storied highway its fate remains uncertain.
BY ALFONSO CHARDY
achardy@MiamiHerald.com
Ever since engineers conceived of Alligator Alley more than four decades ago, the 78-mile toll road that slices across the Everglades from Weston to Naples has spawned controversy.
From the outset, it was fiercely opposed by Dade County, the city of Miami and the American Automobile Association, which dubbed it Alligator Alley -- only to find the derisive term stick.
The latest controversy centers around a plan by the Florida Department of Transportation to lease Alligator Alley for 50 or 75 years to a private company or companies to operate, maintain and collect toll revenue.
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