Aerial view of home damage from hurricane Ian.

Infrastructure & Public Facilities

About the Program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $201,535,000 to Sarasota County Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), known as Resilient SRQ, to aid the long-term recovery from Hurricane Ian for low-to-moderate income individuals. Resilient SRQ has multiple programs, one of those being the Infrastructure and Public Facilities Program. This program has a total of $70 million allocated for eligible projects for Sarasota County public entities and nonprofit organizations. The South River Road Evacuation Corridor outlined in the HUD-approved Action Plan has an allocation of $25,000,000.

Selected Projects

On Wednesday, May 22, the Sarasota County Commission convened at 1660 Ringling Blvd. to select projects for the Resilient SRQ Infrastructure and Public Facilities Program. The following projects have been selected by the Sarasota County Commission to execute subrecipient agreements.

North Port Boys and Girls Club

Approved: $4,000,000

Funds will support the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility with classrooms, an art studio, enrichment space, a technology lab, a cafeteria, a commercial teaching kitchen, a teen center, college and career space and more.

North Port Salvation Army Social Services

Approved: $3,010,000

Funds will support the construction of a new social services facility in North Port that will provide an array of emergency services to families and individuals in need, including utility and rental emergency assistance and intensive case management services.

Water Control Structure 121 Reconstruction, City of North Port

Approved: $2,042,000

Funds will support the design and construction of a replacement for Water Control Structure 121, a four-gated structure located in North Port. This project will support approximately 15,745 citizens living in the service area.

Water Control Structure 130 Reconstruction, City of North Port

Approved: $2,042,000

Funds will support the design and construction of a replacement for Water Control Structure 130, a four-gated structure located in North Port. This project will support approximately 15,745 citizens living in the service area.

Myakkahatchee Creek Bridge Reconstruction, City of North Port

Approved: $10,314,000

Funds will support the construction of a complete replacement bridge. The bridge will be widened, modernized to contemporary design standards and will feature a sidewalk instead of the pedestrian bridge now in place.

Bridge at North Port Blvd and Cocoplum Reconstruction, City of North Port

Approved: $106,000

Funds will support the full rehabilitation of the bridge, required to ensure the structure’s integrity and to mitigate any future storm impacts.

Sarasota Bay Watershed Flood and Water Quality Improvements, City of Sarasota

Approved: $1,200,000

Funds will support upsizing approximately 2,400 linear feet of existing stormwater pipes, thereby improving the system's capability to handle large volumes of runoff and reduce the incidence of flooding. This project aims to address challenges by enhancing the capacity of the current stormwater management system and includes the installation of a nutrient-separating baffle box. The project will aim to alleviate flooding, significantly enhance the quality of water entering Whitaker Bayou, protect the environmental health of the Sarasota Bay Watershed and ensure the resilience of local water bodies.

South River Road Widening from U.S. 41 to Winchester Blvd, Sarasota County

Approved: $15,000,000 (+ $25,000,000 already outlined in HUD-approved Action Plan)

Funds will support the widening and elevation of approximately four miles of the existing two-lane undivided South River Road from U.S. 41 to Winchester Boulevard. This will result in four 12-foot-wide thru-lanes within a rural divided section with inside and outside shoulders, a grassed median, updated turn lanes, and five new intersections or roundabouts with pedestrian and bicycle trails/sidewalks. The project will also include updated open ditch drainage with cross drains and new storage ponds, floodplain compensation areas, lighting, landscaping, new signing and pavement markings and utility relocations.

Rehabilitation and Storm-Hardening of the Manasota Key Bascule Bridge, Sarasota County

Approved: $2,980,000

Funds will support the strengthening and hardening of the bridge, enhancing the resiliency of critical infrastructure to future storm events and projected sea level rise.

Englewood Coastal Infringement Stormwater Improvements, Sarasota County

Approved: $3,135,000

Funds will support the installation of stormwater management infrastructure in a low-lying portion of Englewood to provide adequate drainage and prevent future flooding of nearby roads and properties. Proposed mitigation measures will provide the required capacity increase of the stormwater system for the identified roads, reducing the risk of future damages and loss of service events, and providing increased protection against flooding.

Carlton Water Treatment Plant Switchgear Improvements and Generator, Sarasota County

Approved: $745,000

Funds will support Phase I design and Phase II construction to rehabilitate the power generation and distribution infrastructure supporting the T. Mabry Carlton Water Treatment Plant (Carlton WTP).

Carlton Water Treatment Plant Infrastructure Retrofit - High Service Pumps, Sarasota County

Approved: $420,000

Funds will support design and construction activities for the rehabilitation of the T. Mabry Carlton Water Treatment Plant (Carlton WTP) high-service pumps. These upgrades will enhance the plant’s reliability and capacity, ensuring its viability for future population growth, and mitigating the potential impacts of hurricanes, drought, and wildfires.

Information Sessions

Resilient SRQ offered information sessions for Nonprofits and Public Entities to share program details on the Infrastructure & Public Facilities application and answered questions organizations had.